Donnie West
Android Developer at JBS Custom Software Solutions
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDonnie West is a seasoned developer with 13 years of experience building web and Android applications, currently working from Kansas City and contributing at Jack Henry and JBS Custom Software Solutions. He is proficient in JavaScript/Node.js and Android stacks (Java/Kotlin) and has a strong track record improving language server tooling and editor integrations—contributions to popular projects like ale and several language servers show deep expertise in completions, diagnostics, and Gradle/Android project support. Donnie blends backend systems thinking with developer tooling craftsmanship, having fixed subtle TypeScript and completion bugs and enabled smoother editor experiences. Practical and detail-oriented, he moves between shipping product features and refining developer-facing infrastructure, a combination that helps teams deliver more predictable, maintainable code.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, General Studies, High School Diploma, General Studies at Van Horn High School
English, Spanish
Github Skills (25)
ls10
kotlin10
completions10
javascript10
typescript10
code-completion10
language-server-protocol10
vim-plugin10
java10
vim10
neovim10
javas10
language-server10
checker10
typescript-types10
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
typescript-language-server/typescript-language-server
Oct 2020 - Aug 2021
TypeScript & JavaScript Language Server
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 release, 12 reviews, 20 commits in 10 months
Contributions summary:Donnie primarily contributed to the TypeScript language server, focusing on improvements to the completion and diagnostic features. Their work involved removing warnings from completion results, refining the details returned during completion requests, and resolving errors related to TypeScript type checking. The user also updated dependencies, such as bumping the TypeScript version, and made minor adjustments to the server's internal architecture.
language-javascriptjavascriptjavascript-typescriptlsplanguage-server
artur-shaik/vim-javacomplete2
Jul 2015 - Jul 2018
DEPRECATED in favor of jc.nvim
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:27 commits, 24 PRs, 129 comments in 3 years
Contributions summary:Donnie primarily focused on improving the build process and dependencies of the Java completion plugin. They addressed issues related to Gradle integration, including adding support for Gradle wrapper, handling classpaths, and resolving errors. The user also updated the `javaparser` library and implemented changes to the completion source, refining overall functionality.
vimcompletionsneovimjavanvim
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