Tom Gilder
Founder And Lead Flutter Developer at Cheeky Pixel
Helsinki, Finland
Summary
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SeniorTom Gilder is a founder and lead Flutter developer with 13 years of software experience and five years leading Flutter projects, including contracted work directly on Flutter DevTools for Google. Based in Helsinki, he specialises in rapid prototyping, project kick-offs, mentoring teams new to Flutter, and shaping app architecture and QA processes for high-profile clients. His hands-on background spans mobile, web and backend systems—from sole full-stack architect for a real-time dating app to leading award-winning fintech and consumer apps. An active contributor to Flutter DevTools UI improvements, he focuses on practical UX and developer ergonomics that speed debugging and development. He also brings an unusual theatre and audio-design perspective to app-driven experiences, producing interactive plays powered by Flutter.
13 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
English
Stackoverflow
1,099reputation
454kreached
16answers
11questions
xamarin
top-5%
Github Skills (16)
debugging10
uid10
debug10
flutter-game10
dart10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
flutter-apps10
flutter10
testing9
xamarin9
unit-testing6
ios6
xamarin-android6
xamarin-ios6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
flutter/devtools
Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
Performance tools for Flutter
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:12 reviews, 5 commits, 8 PRs in 15 days
Contributions summary:Tom focused on enhancing the user interface and improving the usability of the Flutter DevTools. They implemented features such as making the return key submit the connect form, fixing layout overflow issues, and adding text previews to the widget tree within the inspector. Additionally, the user integrated rich tooltips for debug toggles. These changes collectively improve the debugging experience and provide more informative visual feedback to the user during development.
performance-toolsdartperformanceflutterdevtools
tomgilder/CarouselView
Jun 2017 - May 2022
CarouselView control for Xamarin Forms
Contributions:2 PRs, 3 branches in 4 years 11 months
xamarinxamarin-formscarouselview
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