Jonathan Goode
Learning Technologies Development Manager Software Development Lead at University of Aberdeen
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolJonathan Goode is a seasoned full-stack developer and software development lead with 12 years of experience, currently managing Learning Technologies and software teams at the University of Aberdeen. He blends hands-on backend work in PHP and Laravel with front-end improvements across popular open-source projects—contributions include test automation for Laravel Dusk and UI/pagination enhancements for bootstrap-table. Jonathan has deep experience in calendaring and parsing logic (ics-parser) and automated refactoring (Rector), showing a knack for improving code quality and standards compliance. He thrives on solving tricky problems, mentoring peers, and staying "in the zone" while shipping reliable, test-covered features. Based in Scotland, he pairs an MSc in Advanced Computer Science (Distinction) with a steady track record of practical open-source impact that benefits both university systems and broader developer tooling.
13 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) - Pass with Distinction, Advanced Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc) - Pass with Distinction, Advanced Computer Science at University of Aberdeen
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Github Skills (49)
jquery-plugin10
application-framework10
datetime10
zone10
javascript10
parser10
webdriver10
jquery10
bootstrap10
cordova10
abstract-syntax-tree10
laravel-mix10
testing10
css10
app-framework10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
laravel/dusk
Apr 2020 - Sep 2022
Laravel Dusk provides simple end-to-end testing and browser automation.
Role in this project:
QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:5 reviews, 22 commits, 21 PRs in 2 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Jonathan primarily contributed to enhancing the test suite for the Laravel Dusk framework. Their work focused on adding new tests for existing assertions, including `assertSeeIn()`, `assertDontSeeIn()`, `assertChecked()`, `assertNotChecked()`, and other assertions, increasing the test coverage. They added tests for the newly introduced assertions such as `assertValue()`, `assertValueIsNot()`, and `assertAttributeContains()`. This involved modifying existing test files and creating new test cases to ensure the framework's assertion methods function correctly and consistently.
browser-automationlaravel-dusktestinglaravelwebdriver
laravel/framework
Oct 2020 - Mar 2022
Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 reviews, 9 commits, 19 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Jonathan primarily contributed to the Laravel framework, focusing on scheduling functionality and related testing. They added and modified methods for defining event frequencies, including adding new features such as `yearlyOn()`, and updated existing code to differentiate between day of the month and day of the week. The user also corrected grammatical errors and updated documentation.
laravelphpframework
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