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Mirko Alicastro

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Mirko Alicastro

Worked on targeted bug fixes in static analysis and backend reliability across the detekt/detekt and apple/pkl repositories, focusing on Java and Kotlin codebases. Addressed false positives in Detekt’s linting by implementing shadowing-aware reporting for fully-qualified Kotlin names, ensuring accurate detection even in complex name collision scenarios. Enhanced static code analysis by refining annotation shadowing logic and simplifying constructor normalization. Improved internationalization robustness in apple/pkl by introducing locale-neutral URI normalization and verifying behavior with unit tests, particularly for Turkish locale edge cases. Emphasized code clarity, reliability, and traceable improvements, leveraging skills in static code analysis, software testing, and backend development.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

0%Features

Repository Contributions

3Total
Bugs
3
Commits
3
Features
0
Lines of code
219
Activity Months2

Work History

May 2026

2 Commits

May 1, 2026

Month: 2026-05 | Focused on improving reliability and internationalization robustness across two repositories (detekt/detekt, apple/pkl). Delivered targeted quality improvements and bug fixes with clear commit traceability, enhancing analysis accuracy and cross-locale URI handling.

April 2026

1 Commits

Apr 1, 2026

April 2026 (repo: detekt/detekt) — Delivered a targeted lint improvement to reduce false positives when detecting fully-qualified Kotlin names during name collisions, increasing accuracy of Detekt's Kotlin analysis and reducing noise in reports. Key changes focused on: implementing shadowing-aware reporting so fully-qualified names are reported only when not shadowed by other declarations; this prevents spurious warnings in complex Kotlin codebases.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness100.0%
Maintainability80.0%
Architecture80.0%
Performance80.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

JavaKotlin

Technical Skills

JavaKotlinSoftware TestingStatic Code Analysisbackend developmentstatic code analysisunit testing

Repositories Contributed To

2 repos

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detekt/detekt

Apr 2026 May 2026
2 Months active

Languages Used

Kotlin

Technical Skills

KotlinSoftware TestingStatic Code Analysisstatic code analysisunit testing

apple/pkl

May 2026 May 2026
1 Month active

Languages Used

JavaKotlin

Technical Skills

JavaKotlinbackend developmentunit testing