James Elliott
Founder, DJ at Deep Symmetry
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Elliott is a seasoned software engineer and founder with over a decade of experience building robust networked systems, APIs, and developer tools, now channeling his energies into Deep Symmetry, an open-source integration environment for DJ shows. He has a strong background in IP notification, VoIP/Cisco integrations, and iOS development from senior engineering roles where he invented protocols for IP-enabled paging and mass notification. An O’Reilly author and lifelong coder since the 6502 era, James blends deep systems knowledge (C, networking, cryptography) with modern functional approaches like Clojure and a strong emphasis on tooling, documentation, and developer experience. He contributes to notable open-source projects such as the Open Lighting Architecture and Homebrew, focusing on usability and package maintenance that keep ecosystems healthy. Based in Madison, WI, he pairs academic training (MS Computer Science) with practical product delivery across healthcare, education, and enterprise safety domains. Beyond code, he curates spine-tingling electronic music and lighting as a DJ, applying the same design-minded craftsmanship to performances and software.
13 years of coding experience
31 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Computer Science, minor in Philosophy, MS, Computer Science, minor in Philosophy at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBS, Computer Science, minor in Psychology, BS, Computer Science, minor in Psychology at Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Williams College
Spanish, French, Italian
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Github Skills (22)
formula10
javascript10
homebrew10
front-end-development10
formulas10
html10
software-packaging10
user-interface8
interface-design8
ui-design8
equality6
cocoa-touch6
sorting6
clojure6
iphone6
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
Homebrew/legacy-homebrew
Apr 2015 - Mar 2016
💀 The former home of Homebrew/homebrew (deprecated)
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 11 PRs, 32 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:James primarily contributed to updating and maintaining the `ola` formula, which is likely a software package within this Homebrew repository. Their work focused on upgrading the software to newer versions, as evidenced by the commit messages and changes to the `ola.rb` file. Furthermore, the user also updated the `leiningen` formula, another software package, demonstrating involvement in maintaining the Homebrew ecosystem.
macoshomebrew
OpenLightingProject/ola
Feb 2016 - Feb 2016
The Open Lighting Architecture - The Travel Adaptor for the Lighting Industry
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 3 PRs, 13 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:James primarily focused on improving the user interface of the Open Lighting Architecture project. They added, fixed the location of, and made consistent the insertion of "noscript" tags across multiple HTML files to provide a warning message to users with JavaScript disabled. Additionally, the user made minor adjustments to the wording of the warning, showing an attention to user experience. These changes enhance usability by informing users about the interface's JavaScript dependency.
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