Anders Thøgersen
Senior Software Engineer at Novo Nordisk
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
Summary
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Top SchoolAnders Thøgersen is a Senior Software Engineer with 15 years of experience building web applications and APIs, currently contributing to Novo Nordisk from Copenhagen. He specializes in JavaScript (Node.js and browser), Python, and front-end UX improvements—evidenced by notable contributions to Firefox DevTools’ debugger such as conditional breakpoints and UI refinements. Comfortable across the stack, Anders has a history of designing software architecture and guiding technology decisions, with earlier roots in C++ and systems work. He speaks Danish, English and German fluently and brings a pragmatic, craftsmanship mindset—aptly summarized by his “shaving yaks” approach to solving technical debt and user-facing problems.
15 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Technische Universität DresdenComputer Science, Computer Science at IT-Universitetet i KøbenhavnB. Sc. from, Computer Science, B. Sc. from, Computer Science at University of CopenhagenParkvejskolenBGMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science at the Computer science department at the university of CopenhagenMaster’s Degree, Computer Science, Master’s Degree, Computer Science at Københavns Universitet
German, English, Danish
Github Skills (11)
debugging10
uid10
debug10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
developer-tools10
react10
devtools10
jsx9
css9
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
firefox-devtools/debugger
Mar 2017 - Aug 2017
The faster and smarter Debugger for Firefox DevTools 🔥🦊🛠
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:11 commits, 11 PRs, 37 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Anders primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and functionality of the Firefox debugger. Their contributions included implementing features like the conditional breakpoint panel, improving the search bar's usability by remembering search strings and toggling search types, and fixing the bracket arrow component. They also converted several files to JSX, indicating a shift in the codebase, and addressed an issue related to the symbol search modal.
firefoxsmarterfasterdeveloper-toolsdebugging
aklt/dk.bladre.OrderNotes.xrnx
Aug 2016 - Apr 2024
Contributions:2 pushes in 7 years 8 months
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