Ritwick Dey is a System Engineer based in Kolkata with nine years of professional experience and a strong background in data analysis, machine and deep learning, and NLP for tasks like sentiment analysis and entity extraction. Currently at Tata Consultancy Services, he blends practical ML modeling and EDA skills with hands-on full-stack and front-end engineering demonstrated by active open-source work on live-reload tooling for VS Code and browser extensions. His GitHub contributions show a knack for developer tooling—implementing WebSocket-driven live updates, DOM/CSS injection, and polished UI/UX for extensions—alongside backend integrations such as marketplace API work and test improvements. Ambitious and adaptable, he moves comfortably between research-style data projects and production-focused engineering, often refactoring for clarity and usability. That mix of applied ML knowledge and developer-experience craftsmanship makes him effective at turning experimental models into usable developer tools.
9 years of coding experience
Engineer's degree, Computer Science and Engineering, Engineer's degree, Computer Science and Engineering at Saroj Mohan Institute of Technology - India (Techno India)
VsCode Live Server++ : It's Truly Live 😊 (BETA) -- [NOT RELEASED YET]
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Contributions:66 commits, 4 PRs, 40 pushes in 20 days
Contributions summary:Ritwick appears to be actively developing a VS Code extension, "Live Server++," focused on live-reloading functionality. Contributions include implementing core features using WebSockets for real-time updates, integrating DOM manipulation techniques, and incorporating CSS and JavaScript reloading. The user's commits demonstrate an understanding of both front-end (injecting code, DOM updates) and back-end (server setup, WebSocket handling) extension development.
Launch a development local Server with live reload feature for static & dynamic pages.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:26 releases, 2 reviews, 299 commits in 5 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Ritwick primarily focused on improving the user experience and updating the README documentation. Their contributions involved modifications to the status bar, the addition of a custom browser setting, and fixes for relative URL paths. They also addressed issues related to file extension detection and made refactoring changes to separate code and improve the user interface. These changes demonstrate a focus on enhancing the functionality and usability of the VS Code Live Server extension.
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