Chris Barr
Angular Developer at Landmark Analytics
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolChris Barr is an experienced Angular developer and UI/UX-focused full-stack engineer with 15 years building accessible, high-performance single-page applications for enterprise clients. He combines a formal background in digital art and motion graphics with deep front-end engineering—shipping large Angular apps, designing functional mockups, and optimizing browser performance across devices. Chris has led teams and projects from startup web design to modernized enterprise migrations, including converting AngularJS apps to Angular and rebuilding legacy systems with strong test coverage. He's also an active open-source contributor to notable TypeScript tooling like palantir/tslint and microsoft/tslint-microsoft-contrib, improving linter rules and developer ergonomics. Based in Charlotte, NC, he brings a designer’s eye to engineering decisions and a practical commitment to accessibility and maintainability.
15 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Digital Art and Design, Bachelor of Science - BS Digital Art and Design at Full Sail University
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Github Skills (35)
javascript10
static-analysis10
jquery10
jquery-validate10
typescript10
regex10
case-sensitive10
lint10
file-upload10
typescript-types10
linter10
linting10
typescripts10
tslint10
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Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
palantir/tslint
Apr 2016 - Dec 2017
:vertical_traffic_light: An extensible linter for the TypeScript language
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:18 commits, 24 PRs, 103 comments in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily contributed to improving the TypeScript linter, TSLint, by enhancing rule messages and functionality. They modified existing rules like `no-var-keyword`, `member-access`, `no-consecutive-blank-lines`, and `no-unused-variable` to provide clearer and more informative failure messages. Furthermore, they added new rules, such as `max-file-line-count` and `prefer-for-of`, to enforce better coding practices. Additionally, the user improved the UI of the rule documentation.
linterlighteslinttraffic-lighttslint
microsoft/tslint-microsoft-contrib
Oct 2015 - Jul 2016
A set of TSLint rules used on some Microsoft projects.
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 23 PRs, 27 comments in 8 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily contributed to the maintenance and enhancement of TSLint rules within the repository. Their work included fixing TypeScript compilation errors related to implicit 'any' types, correcting reference paths, and adding support for newer TypeScript syntax features (1.6). They also updated test configurations and ensured proper code formatting. These contributions demonstrate a focus on improving code quality and compatibility within the project.
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