Dave Porter
Software Developer at Apple
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDave Porter is a seasoned software developer with 16 years of experience focused on iOS/Swift apps, thick-client web applications, and developer mentoring, currently building software at Apple in Boston. He brings strong front-end expertise demonstrated by significant contributions to the SproutCore framework—improving UI components, touch handling, and ListView performance used in notable projects like Kobo Instant Reader. Previously he led cross-functional teams at BNY Mellon, delivering large-scale automation systems and developer-facing APIs that produced multi-million-dollar efficiency gains. A practiced instructor and mentor, he has trained novice developers and presented performance-focused webinars, combining hands-on engineering with a knack for making complex UIs fast and maintainable. His background in neuroscience complements a pragmatic, user-centered approach to design and problem solving.
16 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, Neuroscience, Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, Neuroscience at Trinity College
French
Github Skills (8)
css10
uid10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design9
user-interface8
graphical-user-interface8
accessibility6
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
sproutcore/sproutcore
Jun 2011 - Sep 2014
JavaScript Application Framework - JS library only
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:297 commits, 2 comments in 3 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Dave primarily contributed to the SproutCore framework's front-end components, focusing on improving UI elements such as segmented views, date pickers, and sliders. Their work included fixing CSS selector issues, enhancing responsiveness, and refining visual theming for the Ace theme. They also made significant improvements to the framework's event handling for touches and improved several aspects of the ListView component, making its performance more robust and reliable.
js-libraryjs-frameworkjavascript-frameworkjavascriptframework
dcporter/didyoumean.js
Jan 2013 - Jun 2021
A simple, optimized JS library & node.js module for matching short, human-quality input to a list of possibilities.
Contributions:16 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 8 years 6 months
js-librarynode-jsmatchingjavascriptnode-library
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