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Scott Ashcroft

Scott Ashcroft contributed to the YosysHQ/yosys repository by delivering reproducible documentation PDF generation and improving cross-platform RTL simulation stability. He updated the Sphinx and LaTeX configuration to ensure that generated PDFs were deterministic, omitting date information and suppressing PDF trailer IDs, which addressed audit and compliance requirements. Using C++ and Verilog, Scott fixed simulator crashes on 32-bit architectures by declaring vector-size integer parameters as signed and enhanced test coverage to reduce CI noise. His work demonstrated a strong grasp of build systems, low-level programming, and testing, resulting in more reliable documentation and robust simulation across multiple platforms.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

50%Features

Repository Contributions

3Total
Bugs
1
Commits
3
Features
1
Lines of code
12
Activity Months1

Your Network

75 people

Work History

March 2025

3 Commits • 1 Features

Mar 1, 2025

Monthly summary for 2025-03 focusing on features delivered and stability improvements in YosysHQ/yosys. Highlights include reproducible documentation PDF generation and cross-platform RTL simulation stability improvements, which together strengthen build determinism, CI reliability, and cross-architecture support. The work delivered measurable business value through deterministic docs for audit/compliance and reduced CI/test noise, enabling teams to ship with greater confidence. Demonstrates proficiency in build reproducibility, testing, and low-level RTL simulation fixes.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness93.4%
Maintainability100.0%
Architecture86.6%
Performance86.6%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

C++LaTeXPythonVerilog

Technical Skills

Build SystemsC++Configuration ManagementDigital DesignDocumentationHardware Description LanguageLow-level programmingSimulationTesting

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

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YosysHQ/yosys

Mar 2025 Mar 2025
1 Month active

Languages Used

C++LaTeXPythonVerilog

Technical Skills

Build SystemsC++Configuration ManagementDigital DesignDocumentationHardware Description Language