Patrick Decoster
Breda, North Brabant, Netherlands
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Top SchoolPatrick Decoster is a pragmatic full-stack developer and budding product-minded engineer with 14 years of experience building web and cross-platform solutions from CMS frameworks to mobile apps. Currently balancing roles as a full stack developer, ICT operations manager and editorial intern, he blends hands-on front-end skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XAML) with backend experience (PHP, MySQL) and a history of owning projects through his Dev7 Solutions consultancy. He contributes to the popular Uno Platform open-source project, improving XAML controls and UI test reliability, which underscores his focus on polished user interfaces and testable UX. A co-founder and long-term volunteer leader at Stichting ABCafé, he pairs technical delivery with community and operational responsibilities. Curious by nature, he explores next-generation natural user interfaces and prototyping—turning research interests into practical, shipped features.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Technisch Informatica, Bachelor’s Degree, Technisch Informatica at Avans University of Applied SciencesMBO Niveau 4, Mediatechnology, MBO Niveau 4, Mediatechnology at Radius CollegeBerkenhof
English, Dutch
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (22)
uitest10
xaml10
dotnet-core10
uno-platform10
csharp10
ui-testing10
cross-platform9
winui8
xamarin8
wasm-pack8
rust-wasm8
ui-design7
elasticsearch6
html6
foselasticabundle6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
unoplatform/uno
Feb 2019 - Jan 2022
Open-source platform for building cross-platform native Mobile, Web, Desktop and Embedded apps quickly. Create rich, C#/XAML, single-codebase apps from any IDE. Hot Reload included! 90m+ NuGet Downloads!!
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:21 commits in 2 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Patrick primarily contributed to the UI of the Uno Platform, focusing on the implementation and testing of XAML controls. Their work involved adding a ProgressRing sample, fixing a slider issue, and creating UI tests for vertical slider tapping, improving UI test compatibility across devices. Further contributions included merging changes related to UI testing and general UI enhancements, indicating a focus on user interface development and quality assurance.
roslynunomvvmc-sharpios
zangai/refinedstorage
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
An elegant solution to your hoarding problem
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes in 7 days
javaminecraftminecraft-modproblem
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