Donghwan Kim
Software Engineer at CAN Foundation
Seoul, South Korea
Summary
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Top SchoolDonghwan Kim is a software engineer with 14 years of experience specializing in real-time web and enterprise Java architectures, best known as the author of Cettia and a key committer to the Atmosphere project. Based in Seoul, he blends backend expertise (Java, Java EE, Node.js, API design) with front-end craftsmanship (JavaScript, jQuery integrations) and has hands-on product leadership as Chief Product Officer at Lecle. He has designed RESTful, modern APIs and led developer-focused platforms like Baikal and Annot, applying lean and TDD practices to deliver customer-focused features. His open source work includes client-side enhancements to Atmosphere’s WebSocket ecosystem and creating Vibe/Cettia as the next-generation blueprint for asynchronous Java web apps. Beyond code, he brings a product-minded outlook—translating commercial open-source support into pragmatic product decisions and developer tools.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Materials Science and Engineering, Bachelor's Degree, Materials Science and Engineering at Korea UniversityHigh School, Digital Contents, High School, Digital Contents at Korea Digital Media High School
Korean, English
Stackoverflow
1,131reputation
124kreached
33answers
4questions
websocket
top-5%
Github Skills (14)
asynchronous10
event-driven10
javascript10
websocket10
jquery10
java6
ecmascript6
html6
eclipse6
webworker6
nodejs6
jetty6
react6
facebook6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Atmosphere/atmosphere
Dec 2011 - Oct 2014
Event Driven WebSockets Framework with Cross-Browser Fallbacks
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:20 commits, 11 comments in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Donghwan primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the project, focusing on the jQuery integration and JavaScript modules. They refactored code to use `jQuery.stringifyJSON` for JSON stringification and implemented a namespaced unload event. Additionally, the user added a new JavaScript module to enhance the functionality of the Atmosphere framework, demonstrating a clear understanding of client-side development within a WebSocket-based environment.
spring-bootcross-browserasynchronouswebsocketsbrowser
Atmosphere/bower-atmosphere
Dec 2013 - Feb 2015
Contributions:15 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 1 year 1 month
bowerbower-packageatmosphere
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