Stijn De Witt
Technical Lead at Foodsy
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolStijn De Witt is a technical lead and seasoned software engineer with 16 years of experience building web platforms, cloud-native solutions, and progressive front-ends. A Cum Laude graduate and certified Google Cloud and Oracle Java professional, he blends formal engineering discipline with self-taught JavaScript and PWA expertise (co-author of Progressive Web Apps with Preact). He has led teams and architecture decisions across startups and consultancies, currently guiding technical delivery at Foodsy while mentoring talent through his Web Wizards work. An active open-source contributor, his frontend fixes and enhancements (e.g., to the nnattawat/flip jQuery plugin) reveal a pragmatic attention to compatibility and UX edge cases. Based in Nijmegen, he pairs practical product instincts with occasional icon/art design and a habit of experimenting and publishing new OSS tools.
16 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
ing., Computer Software Engineering, ing., Computer Software Engineering at Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen
English, German
Stackoverflow
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oauth
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java
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dom-events
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authentication
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react-router
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polymer
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Github Skills (28)
javascript10
npm10
jquery10
front-end-development10
rest10
nodejs10
package-manager10
react-router10
cookie10
react10
authentication9
localstorage9
web-components9
json9
java9
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
nnattawat/flip
May 2015 - Nov 2015
A lightweight jQuery plugin to make 3D card flipping animation
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 releases, 58 commits, 5 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Stijn primarily contributed to the `flip` jQuery plugin, focusing on bug fixes and enhancements. Their work included resolving issues related to integrating the plugin with other libraries like Swipebox, improving backward compatibility, and adding features like auto-sizing and tap event support. The user also updated the distribution files and made modifications to the source code and demo files, demonstrating a clear understanding of the project's frontend development aspects.
animationjqueryjavascriptjquery-pluginflipping
Download/uexpress
Nov 2016 - Jul 2017
Contributions:6 releases, 7 commits, 4 PRs in 7 months
express-likejavascriptexpressroutingdispatcher
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