Tim Cheung
Founder Software Engineer at Zoid
London, England, United Kingdom
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RockstarTim Cheung is a founder and software engineer in London with 10 years' experience building scalable web and desktop apps, currently leading Zoid and shipping Repeek — a browser extension with over 1 million users — using TypeScript, Node.js and Next.js/React. He bridges product and engineering: from migrating legacy Angular stacks to React/Next.js and championing TypeScript at Deliveroo, to building Electron desktop UX and CI/CD automation at FACEIT and NewStore. An active open-source contributor and former HannoverJS organizer, his OSS work spans front-end UI polish and build/tooling improvements (notably meru and redux-actions). Known for pragmatic performance optimizations, linting and tooling upgrades, he helps teams ship faster while keeping codebases maintainable.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
German, English
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Github Skills (31)
javascript10
electron10
testing10
css10
redux10
javascripts10
npm9
webpack39
webpack9
linux9
babel69
webpack59
windows9
webpack-39
webpacker9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
redux-utilities/redux-actions
Apr 2016 - Jan 2023
Flux Standard Action utilities for Redux.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:16 releases, 11 reviews, 62 commits in 6 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Tim made significant contributions to the `redux-actions` repository, focusing on refactoring the build process and adding new functionality. They implemented UMD builds, refactored the build process to use npm scripts and Babel, and addressed bugs by omitting payloads and removing FSA checks. The user also updated dependencies and improved the test suite by formatting files and adding test coverage.
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timche/meru
Apr 2016 - Aug 2022
:postbox: Nifty Gmail desktop app for macOS, Linux & Windows
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:146 releases, 23 reviews, 798 commits in 6 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Tim primarily contributed to the front-end and UI aspects of the Electron-based Gmail desktop application. They focused on modifying and refactoring the codebase for better styling, incorporating features such as account switching, and fixing user interface elements. The user also introduced and implemented linting tools like ESLint and Stylelint, alongside the integration of features like context menus, enhancing the overall user experience of the application. Furthermore, they refactored the project structure and updated dependencies.
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