Timothy Oxley
Multimedia Programmer at Terrible Software
Greater Brisbane Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolTimothy Oxley is a multimedia programmer with 15 years’ experience blending game-focused C++/Unreal Engine tooling and gameplay design with a strong history in JavaScript, Node.js and React. Based in Greater Brisbane, he founded CampJS and SingaporeJS and co-authored Node.js in Action (2nd ed.), demonstrating both community leadership and deep practical knowledge. As a long-term open-source contributor he’s improved core JavaScript tooling—making tangible fixes and feature additions to npm and creating pedagogical projects like the functional-javascript-workshop. He freelances under Terrible Software, delivering interactive multimedia and tooling across platforms while pivoting between low-level engine work and high-level web systems. Collected work shows a knack for pragmatic refactors and developer-facing UX improvements (e.g., npm CLI enhancements and clearer search/output formatting). His background in programming and design from the University of Queensland gives him a rare dual focus on technical robustness and user-facing experience.
15 years of coding experience
BInfTech, Programming, Design, BInfTech, Programming, Design at The University of Queensland
Github Skills (21)
dependency-management10
javascript10
npm10
npm-cli10
testing10
command-line-interface10
recursion10
command-line10
nodejs10
functional-programming10
package-manager10
cli10
unit-testing9
git9
currying9
Programming languages (29)
Github contributions (5)
timoxley/functional-javascript-workshop
Sep 2013 - Nov 2016
A functional javascript workshop. No libraries required (i.e. no underscore), just ES5.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:188 commits, 29 PRs, 25 pushes in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Timothy primarily contributed to a functional JavaScript workshop, implementing and refactoring various exercises. They focused on implementing core JavaScript functions like `map`, `reduce`, and `every/some` and on the implementation of unit testing. The user made several refactorings, including migrating to `module.exports` and fixing code issues. Additionally, they added new exercises centered around currying, recursion and function calls.
reactes5functional-programmingworkshopunderscore
npm/npm
Feb 2012 - Aug 2016
This repository is moving to: https://github.com/npm/cli
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:19 commits, 1 PR, 63 comments in 4 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Timothy contributed to the npm package manager's core functionality, focusing on improvements to the `npm view` and `npm install` commands. Their work included removing the readme from the default view, adding `save-dev` and `save-optional` options for dependencies, and refactoring the search output. Additionally, they addressed multiple bug fixes and implemented enhancements to the `outdated` command by integrating color support and refining dependency update behavior.
npm-clinodejsnpmcli
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