Rob Evans
Founder at Irrelon Software Ltd
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRob Evans is a founder and seasoned full-stack engineer with 14+ years building web and mobile applications, leading product teams, and shipping bespoke solutions from his UK-based company Irrelon Software Ltd. He combines hands-on development—ranging from front-end i18n enhancements (notably contributions to jquery-lang-js for language persistence and legacy browser support) to backend and architecture roles—with a track record of consulting for enterprise clients like bet365, IATA and Manchester United. Comfortable switching between startup grit and consultancy rigor, Rob has repeatedly led technical delivery across industries including retail, healthcare, and energy. He also experiments with hardware and domain-specific projects (BattleCore laser-tag systems and a short-lived BattleScript language), showing a taste for playful engineering and product invention. Known for pragmatic problem solving and cross-browser attention to detail, he blends long-form self-learning with formal computer science roots.
15 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at Kingston CollegeHollyfield SchoolComputer Programming, Computer Programming at Lots of Reading and Self LearningCorpus Christi
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Github Skills (20)
javascript10
rails-i18n10
jquery10
backward-compatibility10
browser-support10
ember-i18n10
html10
i18n-js10
cross-browser10
datetime9
timeout9
http9
iso9
nodejs9
javascript-objects6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
Irrelon/jquery-lang-js
Jul 2011 - Nov 2020
i18n Allow instant language switching on HTML pages without reloading the page.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 123 commits, 16 PRs in 9 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Rob primarily focused on enhancing the functionality and user experience of a JavaScript i18n library. Their commits demonstrate a commitment to cross-browser compatibility, particularly for older browsers like IE9, through code adjustments. The user implemented features like handling placeholder text, and button/submit input translations to ensure a more complete localization experience. Furthermore, they integrated cookie-based language persistence, making the user's language selection persistent.
language-switching
Irrelon/irrelon-fsm
Mar 2016 - Jun 2024
A simple finite state machine implementation.
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 5 months
finite-statefsm-libraryfsmstatemachinefinite-state-machine
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