Susan Lane
Software Engineer at MIT App Inventor
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSusan Lane is a software engineer with seven years of experience currently building and improving the MIT App Inventor platform from Somerville, MA. She brings a broad backend-to-UI skill set honed across long tenures in clinical, enterprise, and web application domains, with past senior roles at DrugDev and POD, Inc. At MIT App Inventor she contributes full‑stack fixes and features—everything from reserved-word checks to Blockly editor enhancements—that directly improve usability for nontraditional programmers and educators. Her background includes robust experience with C#, Java, databases (Oracle, Postgres, MS SQL) and embedded tooling, reflecting a pragmatic approach to maintaining legacy systems while shipping modern features. With an MS in Computer Science and a history of sole‑owner projects, she combines independent accountability with collaborative open-source impact.
7 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Computer Science, Master’s Degree, Computer Science at Indiana University Bloomington
Github Skills (6)
javas10
java10
blockly9
javascript9
ui-design8
documentation7
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mit-cml/appinventor-sources
Sep 2018 - Aug 2022
MIT App Inventor Public Open Source
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:264 reviews, 42 commits, 275 PRs in 3 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Susan's commits focus on enhancing the MIT App Inventor platform. They addressed issues related to component and project naming, implementing checks for Java and YAIL reserved words to prevent compilation errors. Additional contributions include improving Blockly editor functionality by fixing HELPURLs for math and logic blocks, as well as adding features like bitwise operators and documentation. The user's work impacts the overall usability and functionality of the App Inventor platform.
app-inventormit-app-inventorandroidmitinventor
tomiyee/appinventor-sources
Aug 2021 - Jul 2022
MIT App Inventor Public Open Source
Contributions:13 pushes in 11 months
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