Kevin Hovsäter
Founder at Push Dev
Växjö, Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolKevin Hovsäter is a solution-oriented software engineer and founder with 14 years of experience building reliable systems across startups and product companies from Växjö, Sweden. He blends pragmatic architecture and hands-on implementation, advocating test-driven development and Agile practices while choosing the right tool for each job. As founder of Push Dev and co-founder at Striver, he pairs client-facing delivery with product-minded engineering leadership. Kevin is an active open-source contributor to notable projects like the Roc language, Zed, Oni2 and Helix editors, where his work spans language core features, editor UX, and backend reliability. A father of two who enjoys rainy days and coffee, he brings both steady craftsmanship and attention to developer experience to every codebase he touches.
14 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
IT - Programming, IT - Programming at John Bauer Gymnasiet, Växjö
Swedish, English
Github Skills (43)
editors10
ruby-rails10
programming-language10
text-editor10
configuration-management10
rspec10
rails10
ui-design10
editor10
roc-lang10
reasonml10
ocaml10
ruby10
uid10
lang10
Programming languages (33)
Github contributions (5)
helix-editor/helix
Jun 2021 - Jan 2022
A post-modern modal text editor.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:21 reviews, 13 commits, 13 PRs in 7 months
Contributions summary:Kevin contributed to multiple areas of the Helix editor, demonstrating a broad understanding of its codebase. They implemented features related to picker and prompt UI elements, enabling functionalities such as directory completion and backward movement through completions. Additionally, they addressed core editor functionalities, including improvements to document handling and keybinding behavior, and helped to refine the user interface and overall usability of the editor.
modalvimkakounerusttext-editor
mint-lang/mint
Feb 2020 - Feb 2020
🍃 A refreshing programming language for the front-end web.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:11 commits, 8 PRs, 13 comments in 4 days
Contributions summary:Kevin focused on core language features and tooling for the Mint programming language. Contributions include defining reserved variable names, fixing formatting issues, and correcting comment typos. They also implemented the Mint version command, updated the project's scaffold, and added version checking to the `mint.json` file, indicating a focus on language development and build processes.
compile-to-jsmint-langweb-front-endcompilerleaves
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