Edmond B. Atto

I have had a lot of fun working with React over the past year and it has quickly become my primary frontend library of choice. I have worked on a number of personal projects right from project setup all the way to hosting them on Heroku. Along the way, I've used multiple packages like React Router and Redux for state management. I am also co-authoring a React book (coming soon) in order to share the deep understanding of React that I have gained in the past year. Reach out to me if you need help getting started with React by understanding the basic principles.

I am a massive fan of using Redux for state management because of the concept of a single store. I decided to use Redux for state management in the React apps I build from early on and I've gained a good understanding of the need for Redux and how to get started. Be sure to reach out if you need help understanding the concept of state management with a single store (Redux).

I've had a ton of experience building and documenting RESTful API's (using Flask and Django Rest Framework) that enforce authentication. I always use a test driven approach as much as reason allows. All the API's I have created use Postgres if data persistence is required and I have had a lot of experience hosting with Heroku. I've also had extensive experience working on mature codebases such as the CKAN project (built with Flask + Pylons) by Code For Africa on which I created and maintained various plugins that extend core CKAN's functionality. Working on CKAN introduced me to Redis, Solr and testing with Selenium. I've also worked on instances of opensource projects such as Wger and Healthchecks, both built with Django.

At it's core, the visual representation of web applications is driven by styling markup. I've had years of experience with HTML/CSS by building numerous personal projects and websites for clients. I've practiced mobile first development for the entirety of my exposure to UI design with HTML and I'm capable of driving the design process for products with heavy mobile usage.

I am a big proponent for Test Driven Development and I've used this in multiple projects that make use of Integration testing as well.

I've worked with Git on numerous projects of varying degrees of complexity. I've worked with teams to help them develop custom workflows (e.g. branching conventions) and integrate continuous integration tools to ensure maximum productivity. I'm in a position to help you with getiing started with Git and setting up processes that maximise your productivity.