Mario Zechner
Developer who created libGDX and the pi coding agent; joined Earendil in April 2026.
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- Mario Zechner is a software developer, coach and angel investor with over 20 years of experience.
- Zechner created libGDX, a cross-platform game development framework, and handed it to a core team in 2016.
- Zechner built pi, a minimal coding agent.
- In April 2026 Zechner joined Earendil and brought pi along.
Key facts
- Work
- Applied machine learning, data science, compiler engineering and computer graphics1
- libGDX
- Created it; handed the reins to core contributors in 20162
- Also
- Spine, a commercial game development tool, for almost 10 years; RoboVM2
- pi
- Minimal coding agent; moved with Zechner to Earendil in April 20262
- Writing
- Musings at mariozechner.at1
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