Esdert Folkers
Software Developer at Brainpink | Digital Growth Agency
Kampen, Overijssel, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolEsdert Folkers is a software developer based in Kampen, Netherlands, with 11 years of experience building web applications across finance, healthcare and travel. He focuses on solving client problems while proactively proposing better solutions and improving user experience. At Brainpink he continues to deliver full-stack work and has a track record of enhancing developer-facing components, notably contributing UX and code refactors to the popular Filament PHP project (forms/repeater). Esdert values knowledge sharing and mentorship, believing collaborative teams outperform individuals. He combines practical Node.js and Laravel/Livewire experience with attention to localization, tooling and maintainable code. Clients and colleagues know him for thoughtful problem-solving rather than quick fixes.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Deltion College Zwolle
English, Dutch
Github Skills (9)
php10
livewire10
laravel10
forms10
laravel-mix10
tailwindcss9
alpinejs9
ui-design7
localization7
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
filamentphp/filament
Jul 2022 - Sep 2022
A collection of beautiful full-stack components for Laravel. The perfect starting point for your next app. Using Livewire, Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 11 PRs, 3 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Esdert primarily contributed to the `packages/forms` directory, enhancing the functionality of the repeater field component within the Filament PHP framework. They implemented features like item cloning, added tooltips and localized labels and tooltips, and refactored duplicate code into reusable functions. The user also made minor style and translation updates, demonstrating a focus on improving the user experience.
cmsfor-humanstall-stackadmin-panelform-builder
needletail/needletail-ui-js
Dec 2020 - Jan 2025
A javascript interface for Needletail
Contributions:142 releases, 7 PRs, 166 pushes in 4 years 1 month
javascriptfrontendjavascript-interface
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