Jasen Lo
Software Engineer
Summary
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RockstarJasen Lo is a software engineer with seven years of experience specializing in front-end development and interactive journalism, currently contributing to The Philadelphia Inquirer’s interactive news projects. He has hands-on expertise building explorable explanations and interactive components, notably implementing Annotation and Preview components in the well-regarded Idyll open-source project. Jasen focuses on improving user experience through thoughtful UI refactoring and component integration, bridging design intent and technical implementation. Colleagues rely on him to translate editorial needs into polished, interactive web features that engage readers in novel ways.
7 years of coding experience
Github Skills (3)
react10
javascript10
css10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
idyll-lang/idyll
Mar 2021 - Jun 2021
Create explorable explanations and interactive essays.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 4 PRs, 3 pushes in 3 months
Contributions summary:Jasen primarily contributed to the front-end development of the `idyll-lang/idyll` repository, focusing on the creation and enhancement of interactive components. They implemented an `Annotation` component, including styling and integration with the existing framework. Further work involved building a `Preview` component and refactoring existing components, which suggest a focus on improving the user interface and overall user experience within the explorable explanations and interactive essays.
live-editingexplanationsessaysinteractive-storytellingidyll-project
jasenlo123/The-Minerva-Quest---Worth-Or-Nah-
Oct 2020 - Apr 2023
Contributions:31 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 6 months
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