Dylan Schiemann
Co-Founder, CEO at Now4real
Gilbert, Arizona, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDylan Schiemann is a veteran software entrepreneur and technologist with nearly two decades leading web development and open-source efforts, currently co-founding and serving as CEO of Living Spec. He helped create and lead the Dojo Toolkit, co-created the Dojo ecosystem, and later guided SitePen as CEO to modernize large-scale web apps and developer tooling. A long-time JavaScript and open-web advocate, he co-maintains prominent rich-text projects like Slate and Plate, contributing fixes and features that improve cross-browser input and editor UX. He organizes the global HalfStack conference series, blending community-building with practical front-end craft. With an academic background in mathematics and physical chemistry, Dylan combines rigorous problem-solving with an engineer’s pragmatism and a knack for turning messy ideas into delivered products.
19 years of coding experience
B.A., Mathematics, Chemistry, B.A., Mathematics, Chemistry at Whittier CollegeUniversity of California, Los Angeles
Github Skills (25)
javascript10
rich-text10
text-editor10
tool-kit10
css10
typescript10
user-interface10
browser10
ui-design10
uid10
front-end-development10
slate10
typescript-types10
dojo10
typescripts10
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
dojo/dojox
Nov 2007 - Aug 2022
Dojo 1 - extras library. Please submit bugs to https://bugs.dojotoolkit.org/
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 484 commits, 156 PRs in 14 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Dylan primarily contributed to the dojox library, focusing on fixing various issues and implementing updates within the context of a specific project. Their contributions include addressing browser compatibility issues by detecting different devices like iPhones and iPods. The code changes involved modifying existing files to correct typos, address global references, and resolve syntax errors, contributing to the overall stability and functionality of the library. Additionally, they added examples and demos showcasing components for other developers to use.
dojoextrassubmit
dojo/dojo
May 2007 - Aug 2022
Dojo 1 - the Dojo 1 toolkit core library.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 375 commits, 207 PRs in 15 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Dylan primarily focused on improving the Dojo 1 toolkit by addressing various issues related to its JavaScript code. Their contributions included adding unit tests to address whitespace pickiness in dojo.query, and fixing documentation errors, global references, and accidental global references within the codebase. The user's work also involved fixing bugs and enhancing the overall stability of the framework by addressing issues related to RPC services and firebug support.
dojodojo-toolkitjavascriptcore-librarycsharp
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