DaveΒ Leeds
Developer, Author, And Illustrator
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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SeniorDave Leeds is a seasoned software developer, author, and illustrator based in Franklin, Tennessee, who blends codecraft with visual storytelling to teach Kotlin and web/mobile development. Since 2017, he leads TypeAlias Studios LLC, delivering educational content and software projects that make programming approachable for newcomers and seasoned developers alike. His career spans leadership and hands-on roles at Ramsey Solutions and the American Psychological Association, where he supervised application development and built scalable web solutions. A lifelong creator, he has long integrated his childhood love of cartoons into his professional work, turning Kotlin concepts into engaging cartoons and tutorials. He began exploring Kotlin in 2015 and launched a dedicated Kotlin education site in 2017, reflecting a unique mix of technical depth and communication skill. Based in the Nashville area, he continues to publish Kotlin cartooning content on LinkedIn and TypeAlias.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (43)
kotlin10
programming-language10
maven-plugin10
kotlin-library10
intellij-plugin10
gradle-plugin10
webassembly10
json9
compiler9
protobuf8
kotlin-multiplatform8
serialization8
cbor8
kotlin-native6
mws6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
djleeds/kotlin
Nov 2018 - Aug 2020
The Kotlin Programming Language
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
kotlinprogramming-language
djleeds/advent-of-code-in-kotlin-2022
Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:36 commits, 31 pushes, 4 branches in 15 days
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