Edward Loveall
Product Developer at Rootable
Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEdward Loveall is a product-focused software developer with 14 years of full-stack experience, currently building products at Rootable after leading engineering at Relevant Healthcare and thoughtbot. He favors straightforward, self-documenting code and sustainable decision-making that centers users and long-term goals over short-term metrics. Comfortable across SQL to JS, his backend work often uses Rails, Django, and Crystal while his front-end tooling includes React, TypeScript, and Elm. An active open-source contributor, he’s improved core documentation and refactored systems in the Lucky Crystal web framework to boost developer experience. He mentors peers through code review, workshops, and thoughtful communication, and brings an uncommon blend of emotional intelligence and a practiced commitment to integrating DEI into product, hiring, and team processes.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma Music, High School Diploma Music at Vancouver School of Arts and AcademicsDiploma Music Synthesis, Diploma Music Synthesis at Berklee College of Music
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Github Skills (12)
url-routing10
web-framework10
crystal-lang10
documentation10
git9
rspec6
safari6
css6
sourcetree6
macos6
bash6
ruby-on-rails6
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
luckyframework/lucky
Mar 2018 - Aug 2020
A full-featured Crystal web framework that catches bugs for you, runs incredibly fast, and helps you write code that lasts.
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 22 commits, 22 PRs in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Edward primarily contributed to the Lucky framework by adding and improving documentation across various components. They focused on documenting features such as content type helpers, the `expose` macro, routing functionalities, and the `render` macro. Additionally, the user refactored the cookie system and updated the redirectable documentation, demonstrating an understanding of core framework functionality and API design. The contributions involved modifying core files within the framework, indicating a focus on improving developer experience and documentation quality.
full-featuredcrystallucky-frameworkframeworkruns
edwardloveall/lobsters
Feb 2019 - Sep 2024
Contributions:1 PR, 30 pushes, 6 branches in 5 years 8 months
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