shadps4-emu/shadPS4
Dec 2024 – Mar 2026
5 Months active
Languages Used
C++MarkdownNix
Technical Skills
Bug FixSDLSystem ConfigurationBuild SystemsDocumentationBuild Configuration
Connor Garey
PROFILE
Connor Garey
Connor Garey contributed to the shadps4-emu/shadPS4 repository by building and refining core developer tooling and user experience features over five months. He delivered a Nix flake-based development shell to streamline onboarding and ensure reproducible builds, while also enhancing build automation and configuration using Nix and CMake. Connor improved cross-platform reliability by addressing Linux audio stack issues with SDL and maintained documentation to reduce build errors on Fedora. His C++ and CLI development work included user guidance features that aligned CLI and GUI workflows, reducing user friction. Throughout, he focused on code quality, maintainability, and efficient developer collaboration within the project.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
50%Features
Repository Contributions
6Total
Bugs
3
Commits
6
Features
3
Lines of code
292
Activity Months5
Your Network
69 peopleWork History
March 2026
1 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2026Summary for 2026-03: Delivered a Nix flake development shell for shadPS4 emulator to streamline builds and onboarding. This work provides reproducible environments, multiple build modes, and clear developer entry procedures. It also includes repository housekeeping (flake.lock, REUSE.toml alignment) and dependencies adjustments to improve build reliability (libglvnd, xcb-util, libuuid, sdl3 dependencies) and ensure the emulator launches with required X11/Vulkan support.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2026Summary for 2026-03: Delivered a Nix flake development shell for shadPS4 emulator to streamline builds and onboarding. This work provides reproducible environments, multiple build modes, and clear developer entry procedures. It also includes repository housekeeping (flake.lock, REUSE.toml alignment) and dependencies adjustments to improve build reliability (libglvnd, xcb-util, libuuid, sdl3 dependencies) and ensure the emulator launches with required X11/Vulkan support.
March 2026
December 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 monthly summary for the shadPS4 project. Focused on delivering a user-guiding CLI enhancement and improving code quality through targeted compiler fixes, with measurable impact on user experience and maintainability. Key outcomes: - Delivered the CLI-GUI Launcher Guidance feature, adding a direct link in the CLI message box to the GUI launcher, reducing user friction and support load. The work is tracked under commit 954cc77110535ce777fa8be5ce5aea813d75b8f3 and references issue #3885. - Implemented several Clang-related fixes to improve code quality, static analysis results, and cross-compiler stability, contributing to safer releases and easier maintenance. - Maintained focus on performance and reliability while aligning CLI and GUI workflows, ensuring consistent behavior across toolchains. - Strengthened collaboration with the repository by aligning changes with established messaging and code health practices. Overall impact: Improved user guidance for GUI-launch flows, reduced CLI-related confusion, and enhanced code health, enabling smoother future feature work and faster issue resolution under the shadPS4 project. Technologies/skills demonstrated: C/C++ code quality improvements via Clang fixes, CLI/GUI UX integration, cross-toolchain compatibility, version-control discipline, and issue tracking integration.
December 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 monthly summary for the shadPS4 project. Focused on delivering a user-guiding CLI enhancement and improving code quality through targeted compiler fixes, with measurable impact on user experience and maintainability. Key outcomes: - Delivered the CLI-GUI Launcher Guidance feature, adding a direct link in the CLI message box to the GUI launcher, reducing user friction and support load. The work is tracked under commit 954cc77110535ce777fa8be5ce5aea813d75b8f3 and references issue #3885. - Implemented several Clang-related fixes to improve code quality, static analysis results, and cross-compiler stability, contributing to safer releases and easier maintenance. - Maintained focus on performance and reliability while aligning CLI and GUI workflows, ensuring consistent behavior across toolchains. - Strengthened collaboration with the repository by aligning changes with established messaging and code health practices. Overall impact: Improved user guidance for GUI-launch flows, reduced CLI-related confusion, and enhanced code health, enabling smoother future feature work and faster issue resolution under the shadPS4 project. Technologies/skills demonstrated: C/C++ code quality improvements via Clang fixes, CLI/GUI UX integration, cross-toolchain compatibility, version-control discipline, and issue tracking integration.
November 2025
2 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025: Stabilized the shadPS4 development flow by hardening the Nix-based build environment and delivering a user-friendly GUI launcher guidance feature. Key changes reduced build failures, clarified usage, and laid groundwork for broader GUI adoption.
2 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025: Stabilized the shadPS4 development flow by hardening the Nix-based build environment and delivering a user-friendly GUI launcher guidance feature. Key changes reduced build failures, clarified usage, and laid groundwork for broader GUI adoption.
November 2025
June 2025
1 Commits
Jun 1, 2025June 2025: Maintained and clarified Fedora-related build documentation for shadPS4/shadPS4, correcting the OpenAL development package naming to reflect Fedora's current naming. This prevents users from following outdated guidance and reduces build errors across Fedora environments.
June 2025
1 Commits
Jun 1, 2025June 2025: Maintained and clarified Fedora-related build documentation for shadPS4/shadPS4, correcting the OpenAL development package naming to reflect Fedora's current naming. This prevents users from following outdated guidance and reduces build errors across Fedora environments.
December 2024
1 Commits
Dec 1, 2024December 2024: Implemented Linux volume mixer compatibility for shadPS4 by applying SDL_HINT_APP_NAME, ensuring the app name is correctly propagated on Linux. This fixes Linux-specific behavior (issue #1789), improves audio reliability, and enhances cross-platform parity. Demonstrated SDL hints usage and Linux audio stack proficiency, supporting broader Linux adoption and reducing user reports related to volume mixer behavior.
1 Commits
Dec 1, 2024December 2024: Implemented Linux volume mixer compatibility for shadPS4 by applying SDL_HINT_APP_NAME, ensuring the app name is correctly propagated on Linux. This fixes Linux-specific behavior (issue #1789), improves audio reliability, and enhances cross-platform parity. Demonstrated SDL hints usage and Linux audio stack proficiency, supporting broader Linux adoption and reducing user reports related to volume mixer behavior.
December 2024
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Quality Metrics
Correctness93.4%
Maintainability93.4%
Architecture93.4%
Performance90.0%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
C++MarkdownNix
Technical Skills
Bug FixBuild AutomationBuild ConfigurationBuild SystemsC++ developmentCLI developmentCMakeDevOpsDocumentationNixSDLSystem Configuration
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