Richard Lewis
Senior Software Engineer at Aibidia
Helsinki, Finland
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Top SchoolRichard Lewis is a Senior Software Engineer based in Helsinki with 11 years of professional experience building web applications and developer tools. He began programming in 2004 and combines strong front-end skills with a long history of running Linux in production and on servers. Richard is the creator of Suplemon, a popular Python-based command-line text editor, and has contributed UI and UX improvements to the widely used self-hosted IRC client The Lounge. His work spans startups and product teams where he focuses on shipping pragmatic, user-facing features and improving developer workflows. He has a practical background in technical drafting and design, which informs his attention to detail in interfaces and documentation. Colleagues know him as an open-source-oriented engineer who turns personal projects into tools others rely on.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Technical Assistant, Study Programme in Technical Design, Technical Assistant, Study Programme in Technical Design at Helsinki City College of TechnologyYlioppilas, Ylioppilas at Helsingin aikuislukioHaaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
English, Finnish, German
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Github Skills (21)
javascript10
css10
user-interface10
google-chrome10
firefox10
vue10
html10
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web-development10
irc10
vue-jsx10
java9
angular-material6
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
thelounge/thelounge
Jul 2018 - Jul 2020
💬 Modern, responsive, cross-platform, self-hosted web IRC client
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:7 reviews, 100 commits, 31 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Richard contributed primarily to the front-end of the web IRC client, focusing on user interface improvements and functionality. Their commits implemented keyboard navigation within the user list, added hover selection functionality, and fixed video fullscreen issues. They also worked on making event listeners passive and ensuring the message list scrolled to the bottom when the window was resized.
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richrd/thelounge
Jul 2018 - Jun 2022
💬 The Lounge — Modern self-hosted web IRC client
Contributions:2 PRs, 35 pushes, 17 branches in 3 years 11 months
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