MikeĀ Grip
Software Engineer at Benchling
Malden, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolMike Grip is a full-stack software engineer with 10 years of experience building production web applications, currently contributing at Benchling after roles at Handshake, Mentor Collective, and Wayfair. He specializes in frontend technologies like React, Node, and TypeScript, while also contributing backend improvementsāevidenced by substantive contributions to the widely used Prettier PHP plugin that improved PHP AST printing and formatting. With a Mechanical Engineering BSE from the University of Michigan, Mike brings a systems-minded approach to software design and a knack for untangling complex formatting and interoperability problems. Based in Malden, Massachusetts, he combines product-focused front-end craftsmanship with pragmatic back-end fixes, often addressing subtle edge cases that improve developer experience.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Mechanical Engineering BSE, Mechanical Engineering BSE at University of Michigan
Github Skills (6)
pretier10
printer10
prettify10
php10
beautifier9
javascript8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
prettier/plugin-php
Dec 2017 - Oct 2018
Prettier PHP Plugin
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:4 releases, 51 commits, 158 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Mike contributed significantly to the Prettier PHP plugin, primarily focused on implementing and refining the printing of various PHP language constructs. Their work involved adding support for new node types, including traits, constants, and control structures, along with fixing formatting inconsistencies. The user also made revisions to address bugs and ensure the correct formatting of PHP code. The contributions are centered on enhancing the plugin's ability to correctly format and beautify PHP code.
phpprettierprinterphp7php5
mgrip/react-cli
Jul 2018 - Apr 2019
a react renderer for the command line
Contributions:2 releases, 62 commits, 4 PRs in 9 months
command-linereact-rendererreactclireact-reconciler
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