Dave Leeds
Developer, Author, And Illustrator
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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SeniorDave Leeds is a developer, author, and illustrator with a decade of professional experience who blends mobile-first engineering (especially Android and Kotlin) with playful visual storytelling to make technical concepts accessible. Since founding TypeAlias Studios in 2017 he has turned an early-adopter passion for Kotlin into a teaching platform that pairs cartoons and clear explanations for learners at all levels. Previously he held senior and supervisory development roles at Ramsey Solutions and the American Psychological Association, giving him deep experience shipping web and application software in both product and organizational contexts. Based in Franklin, Tennessee, Dave combines hands-on coding with content creation—an uncommon mix that helps teams and individuals learn and adopt modern Kotlin practices more enjoyably.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (22)
kotlin10
programming-language10
maven-plugin10
kotlin-library10
intellij-plugin10
gradle-plugin10
webassembly10
compiler9
protobuf8
serialization8
json8
cbor7
objective-c7
kotlin-multiplatform7
amazon-s35
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
djleeds/kotlin
Nov 2018 - Aug 2020
The Kotlin Programming Language
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
kotlinprogramming-language
typealias-studios/kotlin-illustrated-guide
Jan 2025 - Jun 2026
Source code for the book, Kotlin: An Illustrated Guide
Contributions:1 PR, 10 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 4 months
kotlin
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