Landon Crapo is a Senior Software Engineer in Provo, Utah with 11 years of experience building full-stack JavaScript applications, React front-ends, and test automation. He has a strong background in information modeling and a Bachelor of Computer Science from Neumont, and has spent nearly a decade shaping browser-based desktop simulations and developer tooling. At TestOut he combined web technologies with automated testing to streamline product development, and he now applies that expertise at Techcyte. An active contributor to webpack, he enhanced the CommonsChunkPlugin to improve code-splitting and handle deep dependency cases—demonstrating attention to edge cases and backward compatibility. He also shares his knowledge as a former bootcamp instructor, blending hands-on engineering with mentorship.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science at Neumont College of Computer Science
Itineris Early College High School (Salt Lake Community College)
A bundler for javascript and friends. Packs many modules into a few bundled assets. Code Splitting allows for loading parts of the application on demand. Through "loaders", modules can be CommonJs, AMD, ES6 modules, CSS, Images, JSON, Coffeescript, LESS, ... and your custom stuff.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:12 commits, 3 PRs, 28 comments in 8 days
Contributions summary:Landon primarily contributed to the webpack project by implementing and refining the `CommonsChunkPlugin`. Their work involved adding features like `deepChildren` support and enhancing the plugin's functionality to handle complex module dependencies, especially within the context of code splitting. They also addressed compatibility issues, specifically fixing errors related to Node v4 in the tests, and corrected examples to demonstrate the plugin's features, including the use of async and deepChildren configurations. This indicates a focus on improving the module bundling capabilities and addressing edge cases.
Contributions:8 releases, 47 pushes, 8 branches in 3 months
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Landon Crapo - Senior Software Engineer at Techcyte