Matt Pocock
Independent Educator
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolMatt Pocock is an independent educator and TypeScript specialist with 14 years of software experience who built and sells the $2.5M Total TypeScript course while teaching workshops and producing hundreds of advanced TS resources. Formerly on the XState core team and a short-term Developer Advocate at Vercel and Stately, he blends deep technical expertise in TypeScript, React, XState and backend systems with a knack for clear developer documentation and learning experiences. He’s shipped production apps, contributed back-end fixes to an open-source crypto exchange library, and rewrote major docs for tools like Turborepo and Turbopack. Based in Newcastle, he pairs a performance background in voice and public speaking with technical clarity—making complex type and architecture concepts accessible to teams and audiences.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (MA) Practice of Voice and Singing, Master of Arts (MA) Practice of Voice and Singing at Guildford School Of ActingBachelor of Arts (BA) Drama, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Drama at University of Exeter
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Github Skills (16)
cryptocurrency10
javas10
bitcoin10
api10
bitcoins10
apidoc10
java10
javadoc9
html6
css6
twitter-bootstrap6
php6
javascript6
codeigniter6
web-application6
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
knowm/XChange
Oct 2013 - Oct 2013
XChange is a Java library providing a streamlined API for interacting with 60+ Bitcoin and Altcoin exchanges providing a consistent interface for trading and accessing market data.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:9 commits in 16 days
Contributions summary:Matt primarily contributed to the back-end aspects of the XChange Java library, enhancing the functionality of Bitcoin and Altcoin exchange interactions. Their work involved changes to the nonce logic for the BTCE exchange, introducing improvements to handle quarter-second call limitations, and adding new currency pairs like XMP/BTC. Furthermore, the user addressed Javadoc compliance issues, particularly for Java 8 restrictions, by fixing existing documentation and adding prominent TODO notices to highlight areas needing attention.
bitcoinjavatrading
drdozer/finally-tagless-dotty
Jan 2019 - Mar 2019
Contributions:47 commits, 29 pushes, 2 branches in 1 month
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