Akira Takahashi
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Akira Takahashi
Born March 1, 1985 Miyagi-ken. Japan
Affiliations
- Preferred Networks, Inc. engineer
- boostjp community core member
- cpprefjp community core member
- P-Stade C++ Libraries manager
- Boost Geometry Library contributor
- Boost.StudyMeeting organizer
- C++ MIX organizer
Blogs
GitHub Repository
Contact
- Personal mail address : faithandbrave@gmail.com
- My Company mail address : akirat@preferred.jp
- X : @cpp_akira
Programming Languages
C++, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Elixir, Ruby, C#, Objective-C++, PHP.
Work Experience
- 2005-2007 Delivery management system for a transportation company
- Client program for Windows CE devices (C++), and server program on Windows Server (C++)
- The Windows CE compiler was even more limited than Visual C++ 6.0, so the language was a subset of C++98. I implemented the features of the Boost C++ Libraries that we needed for that environment
- The client communicated with the server in real time over a TCP-based protocol, and the server talked to an Oracle database
- 2008-2009 iOS game development
- Developed Square Enix’s first iOS titles: “Crystal Defenders” and its sequel “Sacred Lands”
- It was the iOS 2.1 era, and the NDA was strict enough that even exchanging information between developers was prohibited. With only the official English documentation and a little forum information available, I translated the documentation into Japanese and shared it within the team
- Written in Objective-C++
- Rendering with OpenGL, music playback with OpenAL
- 2010-2017
- iPhone application about cars for children (Objective-C)
- E-book iPhone application (C++, OpenGL)
- GungHo Online Entertainment’s “Ragnarok Odyssey ACE” (C++,
PlayStation Vita)
- Responsible for monster and projectile movement
- Training and education for professional programmers
- Design, development process, test-driven development, and so on
- 3D browser game (C++, Emscripten)
- Compiled a C++ program using OpenGL into JavaScript with Emscripten, and developed a 3D game running in the browser
- Koei Tecmo (Gust brand) “Trinary Girls” (Kakucho Shoujo Trinary)
- Developed a 3D game for smartphones with the Unity 3D game engine
- Responsible for the client (C#) and the server (Python, Django)
- Real-time strategy game for smartphones
- Developed real-time network battles with the Photon game engine (C#) and Unity 3D
- Server development for a smartphone quiz game
- Developed the quiz game server in Elixir
- Published the programming magazine “Programming no Madosho” (The
Grimoire of Programming), Vol.1 to Vol.3
- In addition to interviews with notable figures such as Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of C++, leading experts on each programming language in Japan wrote articles for it
- With few programming books for intermediate and advanced readers available, I was able to create a programming magazine that collected advanced topics
- 2017- Preferred Networks, Inc.
- Participating in the development of MN-Core, an accelerator for deep
learning
- Developing the emulator, assembler, and more (C++, Python)
- Participating in the development of MN-Core, an accelerator for deep
learning
- 2023- Game development
- Participating in the development of “Theory”, a P2P networking game engine by TVT Inc.
Pictures
Wankuma Study Meeting in Tokyo #22 - “C++0x - Talking about the future of the language”
Developers Summit 2010 “C++0x, Ruby, ECMAScript5 About International Standardization”
Boost.StudyMeeting #6 in Sapporo
GREE Tech Talk #05