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title: "About François Martin"
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# About François Martin

Senior full-stack software engineer and international speaker focused on software quality: testing, Java, TypeScript, performance, and security.

## Professional background

François Martin is a senior full-stack software engineer at Karakun AG in Switzerland, passionate about building high-quality applications. He co-authored the open-source JavaFX frameworks WorkbenchFX and PreferencesFX, and organizes Basel's Hackergarten to help developers get involved with open-source projects.

François is an Oracle ACE Associate and co-authored the ISTQB Test Analyst v4.0 syllabus. He is also part of the content committees for the BaselOne and DevBcn conferences.

François has given 85 talks, workshops, and mentoring sessions across 18 countries. He has spoken at major international conferences, including WeAreDevelopers World Congress, JavaZone, NDC Oslo, Jfokus, KCDC, Devnexus, and Devoxx Greece. He regularly shares practical insights to inspire developers and help teams build better software.

His work centers on software quality in systems that people depend on. That includes readable Java and TypeScript, reliable automated tests, measured performance work, responsible vulnerability disclosure, and maintainable development practices. The examples on this site come from conference material and public upstream work, so readers can follow the evidence instead of relying on an unverified summary.

## Speaking and open source

François delivers talks, workshops, mentoring sessions, and panel discussions for software teams and developer conferences. Browse the [session catalog](/sessions) for current topics and the [event history](/events) for dated appearances. His [open-source page](/open-source-contributions) links each listed contribution to the original project evidence.

## Sitemap

See the [Markdown sitemap](https://fmartin.ch/sitemap.md) for every page, or [sitemap.xml](https://fmartin.ch/sitemap.xml) for the XML index.