Daniel Compton
Staff Software Engineer at Deps
Waikato, New Zealand
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Daniel Compton is a Staff Software Engineer and founder with 14 years of experience building resilient Clojure and ClojureScript systems, currently leading integrations and the Platform Team at Whimsical from Waikato, New Zealand. He runs Deps, a hosted Maven repository service, and is a prolific open-source maintainer whose contributions span high-impact projects like ClojureScript, Leiningen, Sente, Loom and re-frame tooling. Comfortable across the full stack, he pairs back-end systems work—compiler fixes, dependency upgrades, and web library hardening—with front-end UI improvements and CI/CD automation. His background includes product and program leadership at GitHub and hands-on engineering at Flipboard and Day8, where he also investigated large-scale analytics and designed robust distributed workflows. Known for untangling complex problems, he blends technical depth with product sensibility and an unusual mix of technical degrees from Georgia Tech and a Bachelor of Music, reflecting a creative approach to engineering.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Music Contemporary Performance, Bachelor of Music Contemporary Performance at University of OtagoMaster's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyMorrinsville College
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Github Skills (56)
dependency-management10
code-optimization10
graph-algorithms10
javascript10
develop10
lib10
reagent10
clojure-test10
clojure-cli10
compiler-development10
testing10
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Programming languages (35)
Github contributions (5)
clj-commons/kibit
Sep 2014 - Jan 2022
There's a function for that!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer
Back-end Developer & QA EngineerContributions:5 releases, 120 commits, 40 PRs in 7 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Daniel primarily contributed to improving the Kibit project by adding features, fixing bugs, and improving the testing suite. They introduced support for ClojureScript, CLJX, and other related file types, expanding the tool's capabilities. Additionally, the user refactored existing code, removed deprecated functionality, and updated project dependencies. The user also added and improved tests, ensuring the tool functions correctly across different scenarios.
clojurebabashka
televator-apps/vimari
Sep 2019 - Apr 2021
Safari port of vimium
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 5 reviews, 72 commits in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Daniel primarily contributed to the development of a Safari extension for the Vimari project. Their work involved setting up the basic structure of the extension, including the handler, view controller, and injected scripts. They implemented features such as opening links in new tabs, tab navigation, and closing tabs. They also fixed bugs, improved the user interface, and refactored code, ensuring the extension's functionality.
safarivimium
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