Software engineer specializing in Python, Go, and Identity & Access Management. Technical writer @ Real Python.
Languages: Python β’ Go β’ PowerShell β’ C#/.NET β’ JavaScript/TypeScript
Frameworks: Django β’ Flask β’ FastAPI β’ Gin β’ Hugo β’ ASP.NET
Infrastructure: Docker β’ IaC β’ AWS β’ Azure β’ PostgreSQL
IAM/Security: PAM, FIDO2/WebAuthn β’ OAuth β’ SAML β’ OIDC β’ Passkeys
pyanchor β 66
Python CLI tool for detecting broken links in web projects. Published on PyPI.
pgn-to-sqlite β 21
Python tool for importing chess games from chess.com and lichess.org into SQLite databases. Available on PyPI
python-template-snippets β 14
VS Code extension, with over 100k downloads, for Jinja2 and Django template snippets. Available on VS Code Marketplace.
Go package for health and medical metrics.
- Co-authored the Solid-OIDC W3C specification for decentralized authentication
- Published multiple Python packages on PyPI with active community contributions
- Technical writer creating in-depth Python tutorials and guides
- Contributor to open-source DevSecOps and IAM projects
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rickywhite/
Website: rickywhite.net
Ko-Fi: Buy Me a Coffee π΅
Building secure systems, writing clear code, and sharing knowledge with the developer community.





