Donny Wals
Author, Speaker, And (iOS) Engineer at donnywals.com
Hoofddorp, North Holland, Netherlands
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Top SchoolDonny Wals is an experienced iOS engineer, author, and speaker from the Netherlands with over a decade of hands-on development across Swift, JavaScript, Python, and PHP. He has built resilient SDK features at scale for Disney Streaming Services, tackling complex areas like DRM, token and state management, networking, and local persistence. As a self-published author and former Packt author of multiple "Mastering iOS" editions, he distills deep technical knowledge into practical learning resources and regularly delivers workshops and talks. His background spans native app rebuilds, backend optimization, and front-end performance teaching, reflecting a rare mix of product-minded engineering and pedagogy. Based in Hoofddorp, he continues to write, speak, and consult through donnywals.com while exploring new ways to broaden his technical horizons.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Communication and multimedia design, none, Bachelor, Communication and multimedia design, none at Hogeschool van AmsterdamMBO, Interactive Media, MBO, Interactive Media at Mediacollege Amsterdam
Dutch, English
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Github Skills (118)
messaging10
resumable-upload10
chat10
resumable10
swiftui10
swift-package-manager10
stream10
sdk10
tus10
html10
swift10
stream-chat10
wwdc10
chat-application10
networking10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
donnywals/CustomCollectionViewLayout
Jul 2015 - Oct 2019
Contributions:8 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 4 months
donnywals/swiftui-view-redraw
Nov 2021 - Feb 2022
Contributions:7 commits, 6 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
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