Victor Lap
Senior Software Engineer at Open Walnoot
Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
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Top SchoolVictor Lap is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years' experience building web and Android applications, currently based in Hengelo, Netherlands. He combines hands-on backend expertise in Laravel and Symfony with front-end polish—evidenced by contributions to the popular elninotech/uppload image uploader where he improved cropping UX, accessibility, and tests. As a former tech lead and long-time contributor to the Laravel framework core, he understands both application architecture and framework-level database concerns. He also brings entrepreneurial experience as a co-founder of an e-commerce venture and academic grounding in Business Information Technology and IT management. Notably, he blends pragmatic product focus with a developer-first approach to accessibility and maintainability.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MSc, Business Information Technology - IT Management & Enterprise Architecture, Master of Science - MSc, Business Information Technology - IT Management & Enterprise Architecture at University of TwenteAtheneum, Profiel Natuur en Techniek, Atheneum, Profiel Natuur en Techniek at Bonhoeffer College Castricum
Dutch, English
Stackoverflow
706reputation
61kreached
18answers
10questions
Github Skills (32)
javascript10
laravel-mix10
testing10
schema-design10
ui-design10
laravel10
uid10
php10
front-end-development10
database-design10
image-manipulation10
db-schema10
database-schema10
html10
schema10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
elninotech/uppload
May 2018 - Jul 2022
📁 JavaScript image uploader and editor, no backend required
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 18 commits, 35 PRs in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Victor primarily focused on enhancing the user interface and user experience of the JavaScript image uploader. They implemented a feature to allow users to choose aspect ratios for image cropping, modifying the `crop.js`, `index.html`, and `modules/services.js` files. They also added focus-trap functionality, improving the overall accessibility and aesthetics of the UI. Additionally, the user updated the project's dependencies and fixed tests after the upgrade.
file-uploadwidgetimageno-backendjavascript
laravel/framework
Nov 2018 - Nov 2021
The Laravel Framework.
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 2 PRs, 10 comments in 3 years
Contributions summary:Victor primarily focused on updating the Laravel framework's core database schema functionalities. They modified database schema builder and test files to use `unsignedBigInteger` as the default incrementing type and added tests for `integerIncrements`. They also updated the `LazyCollection` class to allow instantiation from generators and addressed an issue with the `weeklyOn` function parameter type.
laravel-frameworklaravelphpframework
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