Anton Sotkov
Making Apps at iA Inc.
Helsinki, Finland
Summary
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RockstarAnton Sotkov is a Helsinki-based app maker with 14 years of experience building and polishing mobile and cross-platform applications. Currently at iA Inc. and MirrorMirror, he focuses on delivering thoughtful UX and robust iOS functionality, pairing design sensibilities with low-level debugging chops. His open-source work includes UI-focused CSS improvements for iA Writer templates and substantive iOS debugging enhancements to Facebook's Chisel, addressing 64-bit simulator issues and tools to visualize UI layers. Comfortable bridging visual design and platform internals, he improves both the look and the debuggability of apps. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic fixes that improve developer workflows and end-user polish.
15 years of coding experience
Github Skills (9)
css10
debugging10
ios10
ui-design10
lldb10
front-end-development9
objective-c9
mobile-development8
swift5
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
iainc/iA-Writer-Templates
Jun 2016 - Jan 2023
Preview, create PDFs, and print documents in your own style with templates in iA Writer.
Role in this project:
UI Designer
UI DesignerContributions:4 reviews, 15 commits, 4 PRs in 6 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Anton focused on enhancing the visual presentation and user experience of the project by modifying the CSS styles. They updated the GitHub template's CSS to incorporate night mode support, fixed layout issues, and generally improved the styling for both desktop and mobile. The contributions were primarily focused on refining the appearance and visual consistency across different devices.
pdfpdf-generationia-writerpdfswriter
facebook/chisel
Mar 2014 - May 2014
Chisel is a collection of LLDB commands to assist debugging iOS apps.
Role in this project:Mobile Developer (iOS)
Mobile Developer (iOS)Contributions:14 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:Anton primarily focused on debugging and enhancing the `Chisel` LLDB commands, a tool designed for debugging iOS apps. Their contributions addressed issues related to 64-bit simulator compatibility and graphics context creation. The user refactored existing commands, merging functionalities and adding features to visualize UI elements like images, views, and layers within the Preview.app. They also improved the command's usability by adding error messages and device compatibility.
chiseldebuggingioslldb
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