Gordon Woodhull
Software Engineer at Posit PBC
Summary
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RockstarGordon Woodhull is a seasoned software engineer with 18 years of experience who currently contributes to Quarto at Posit, blending maintenance-focused backend work with front-end documentation and example improvements. He has hands-on expertise in data-centric open-source projects such as crossfilter and dc.js, where he managed releases, fixed core issues, and modernized example UIs to keep libraries accessible and reliable. Comfortable across the stack, he gravitates toward practical, release-oriented engineering and improving developer-facing documentation. Colleagues would describe him as a detail-minded maintainer who quietly ensures projects stay healthy and usable for a broad user base.
18 years of coding experience
Github Skills (20)
javascript10
version-control10
management10
versioning10
d3js10
documentation10
visualization9
charting9
codebuild9
visualizations9
automated-build9
autobuild9
file-merge9
merge9
build-process9
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
crossfilter/crossfilter
Jun 2015 - Aug 2022
Fast n-dimensional filtering and grouping of records.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:9 releases, 1 review, 55 commits in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Gordon primarily focused on maintenance tasks and version management. The commits indicate that they merged fixes from another branch, addressing a specific issue. They also performed version bumps and generated artifacts, suggesting a role in the release process. The code changes reveal interactions with the core functionality of the `crossfilter.js` file.
pythonrecordsn-dimensionaldimensionalfiltering
dc-js/dc.js
Aug 2013 - Jun 2022
Multi-Dimensional charting built to work natively with crossfilter rendered with d3.js
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:10 releases, 30 reviews, 2114 commits in 9 years
Contributions summary:Gordon was focused on improving the user interface of the dc.js library, fixing links to documentation, and providing example pages. They primarily worked on updating the documentation and examples for the new version of the library by incorporating better formatting and addressing bugs in the examples code. A large portion of their work involved modifying the examples to reflect the latest features and ensure they remain functional and easy to understand.
visualizationchartsmulti-dimensionalchartcharting
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