tarkvarapatchimist
Tarkvarapatchimist is a professional who creates and applies patches to software to fix bugs, close security vulnerabilities, mitigate defects, or improve functionality. The role spans development, testing, and deployment activities within maintenance teams, open-source projects, or consulting contexts.
The term is Estonian, combining tarkvara (software) with patchimist (patching), and is primarily used in Estonian-speaking
Core responsibilities include analyzing defect reports and vulnerability advisories, reproducing issues, writing patches in the appropriate
Common tools and workflows include version control systems (such as Git), issue trackers, and automated build
The term is somewhat niche and context-dependent; responsibilities and emphasis may vary between security patches, bug