Matteo Vitturi

Software Engineer with over 30 years of experience. Long-time Forth enthusiast, creator of vForth, and active ZX Spectrum Next developer.

Matteo Vitturi

Senior Application Operations Engineer
Venice, Italy

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Professional Summary

Senior IT professional with over 25 years of experience in technical analysis, application operations, and insurance systems.

Skilled at translating complex business requirements into reliable technical solutions. Deep expertise in low-level programming and a lifelong passion for elegant, efficient code — particularly with the Forth language on retro computing platforms.

Professional Experience

Senior Application Operations Engineer
Capgemini — Venice Area, Italy
2013 – Present

  • Provide application operations support and technical expertise for enterprise clients in the insurance sector.
  • Optimize critical systems, ensure stability, and drive continuous improvement of business processes.

IT Technical Analyst
AIVE BST s.p.a. / AIVE — Venice Area, Italy
1998 – 2012

  • Analyzed insurance procedures and designed/implemented technical solutions.
  • Developed scripts, tools, and integrations to automate and support core business operations.

Education

Degree in Economics
Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia — Venice, Italy
Graduated 2000

High School Diploma
Venice, Italy

Military Service
Lagunari – Italian Amphibious Troops

Technical Skills

  • Core Expertise: Forth (expert level), Z80/Z80N Assembly, low-level programming, cross-compilation for 8-bit systems.
  • Other Languages & Tools: SQL, scripting, process automation, application operations.
  • Special Interests: ZX Spectrum Next hardware integration (Layer 2 graphics, sprites, DMA, copper, sound, NextOS).
  • Quantum Computing: Active contributor on Quantum Computing Stack Exchange (quantum gates, unitary operations, circuit design, Qiskit).

Personal Projects & Community Contributions

vForth & vforth-next (1990 – Present)
Author and maintainer of vForth, a Forth system for the ZX Spectrum 48K and highly optimized for the ZX Spectrum Next.

  • Full support for the Z80N extended instruction set.
  • Deep integration with Next hardware features (Layer 2, tilemaps, sprites, DMA, copper, sound, NextOS file system).
  • Fast Direct Threaded Code interpreter with very small memory footprint.
  • Regular releases, example programs, and utilities.

Technical Writing & Community

  • Regular contributor to the official SpecNext Developer HQ blog (specnext.dev), with in-depth articles on Forth programming for the ZX Spectrum Next, including:
    • “Programming the 80’s way” series (multiple parts)
    • Topics on random number generation, 32-bit arithmetic, integer handling, and advanced Z80N usage
  • YouTube channel @mttsteel: Videos and presentations about vForth and Forth on the ZX Spectrum Next (including FORTH2020 talks).
  • Administrator of the Facebook group “Forth on the ZX Spectrum, Next and 48K” — the primary community hub for vForth discussions, help, and demos.

→ vforth-next on GitHub
→ YouTube Channel
→ SpecNext Developer HQ – Forth Articles

Languages

  • Italian — Native
  • Venetian (Venexian) — Native
  • English — Professional working proficiency
  • French — Professional working proficiency

Additional Information

Born and raised in Venice, Italy. After high school, completed military service with the Lagunari amphibious troops before graduating in Economics.

Last updated: April 2026