Carson Gross /// Senior Software Engineer
Overview
I am a full stack developer comfortable with both front-end & back-end development. I am interested, in particular, in working on hypermedia-driven systems & with people willing to step outside the bounds of what "everyone else" in the industry is doing.
I am not actively looking for a position, however if you are interested in contacting me regarding a consulting engagement through Big Sky Software, please email me.
If you think I am a perfect fit for a full-time position I am happy to chat, with the caveat that I intend to keep teaching part-time at MSU for the foreseeable future.
Work Experience
2020 - Present |
Instructor - Montana State University CS Dept.
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2020 - Present |
Principal - Big Sky Software |
2012 - 2021 |
CTO & Co-Founder - LeadDyno
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2006 - 2012 |
Senior Staff Engineer - Guidewire Software
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Open Source Projects
htmx |
A popular alternative front end library that uses AJAX and hypermedia to enable more sophisticated user interfaces at a fraction of the complexity of Single Page Application (SPA) libraries like React |
_hyperscript |
An event-oriented scripting language for front end development. Built to complement htmx, and inspired by HyperTalk, the scripting language for HyperCard |
idiomorph |
A DOM-morphing algorithm akin to Morphdom, that uses id sets to achieve more stable DOM-morphing behavior with fewer IDs in a document. |
missing.css |
A CSS framework that minimizes DOM intervention needed to achieve good styling and layout, with an emphasis on ARIA-driven styling, sponsored by Big Sky Software |
intercooler.js |
The predecessor to htmx |
jschema |
A schema mechanism for JSON |
gosu |
A byte-code compiled scripting language for the JVM |
Skills
I am comfortable with the following:
- Web & Cloud Development
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I founded LeadDyno, a SaaS product, built in Ruby on Rails and deployed on AWS, with the usual back-end components: MySQL/PostGreSQL, Redis, S3, etc. I have created and maintain two alternative front end libraries, htmx and its predecessor intercooler.js. I also created an alternative front end scripting language, hyperscript
- SQL & Databases
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I have worked with databases for 20+ years, and I teach the database class at MSU
- Java & The JVM
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I worked on a JVM programming languages and teach the compilers class at MSU, which targets JVM Bytecode
- Testing
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I have long experience with testing, although I have a perhaps idiosyncratic take on the topic.
- Software Patterns
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I teach the software patterns class at MSU, including development methodologies such as agile, continuous integration, testing, etc.
- Programming Languages
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I have built multiple compilers and studied programming languages in graduate school.
Selected Writings
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HATEOAS — An Alternative Explanation - https://htmx.org/essays/hateoas/
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The Hypermedia-Driven Application Architecture - https://htmx.org/essays/hypermedia-driven-applications/
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Locality of Behaviour (LoB) - https://htmx.org/essays/locality-of-behaviour/
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HATEOAS is for Humans - https://intercoolerjs.org/2016/05/08/hatoeas-is-for-humans.html
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The API Churn/Security Trade-off - https://intercoolerjs.org/2016/02/17/api-churn-vs-security.html
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The Grug Brained Developer - https://grugbrain.dev/
Selected Interviews & Talks
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Return To Hypermedia: Solving Javascript Fatigue Using Fundamental Web Architecture - https://youtu.be/LRrrxQXWdhI
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htmx - Clean, Dynamic HTML Pages on Talk Python - https://youtu.be/4wjqsPtj2QY
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Simple, Fast Frontends With htmx on PyCharm by JetBrains - https://youtu.be/cBfz4W_KvEI
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htmx: Writing JavaScript to Avoid Writing JavaScript on JetbrainsTV - https://youtu.be/u2rjnLJ1M98
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REST, HATEOAS & Django at DjangoCon US 2021 - https://youtu.be/u2rjnLJ1M98
Academic Record
2004–2005 |
Stanford University, Masters of Science in Computer Science. Palo Alto, California |
1994–1999 |
University of California, Berkeley, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering. Berkeley, California |
Personal Interests
Fishing, hiking, skiing, baseball, technology, economics, philosophy, comedy.