Yakov Fain
Retired at Self-employed
United States
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Top SchoolYakov Fain is a veteran Java and Angular consultant with over a decade of experience building and architecting web applications for finance and enterprise clients. A Java Champion and prolific author, he has written multiple books and published more than a thousand technical blog posts that shape how developers adopt modern JavaScript and TypeScript. He led projects, training, and mentoring at Farata Systems and contributed the Angular/TypeScript code samples for a well-known book repository that many learners use as a reference. His background spans hands-on full‑stack development, architecture reviews, and production delivery for firms like Citigroup, UBS, and TIAA‑CREF, often translating complex financial requirements into maintainable systems. An active community figure with thousands of social followers and deep StackOverflow engagement, he blends teaching, consulting, and open-source examples to accelerate team adoption of frameworks. Now retired, he remains a respected voice in the developer community and a go-to mentor for modern Java and Angular practices.
14 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
MS Applied Math, MS Applied Math at NPI
Stackoverflow
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303answers
15questions
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apache
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xampp
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typescript
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angular-cli
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macos
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Github Skills (23)
xampp10
component-development10
typescript10
apache10
angular-cli10
typescript-types10
html10
web-framework10
macos10
typescripts10
frontend10
web-frontend10
angular10
angular-component9
css9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Farata/angular2typescript
Oct 2015 - Oct 2018
Code samples from the book Angular 2 Development with TypeScript
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:318 commits, 9 PRs, 294 pushes in 3 years
Contributions summary:Yakov primarily contributed to the development of UI components within the Angular 2 framework. They added and updated code samples that were meant to work with Angular 2, implementing form functionality, and generally updating the code to work with newer versions of the framework. Their work involved modifications to HTML templates, components, and services within the provided auction project. The commits also included improvements to styling and layout.
angulartypescript
yfain/angular4hours
Jul 2017 - Nov 2017
Code samples for my 4-hour video workshop on Angular
Contributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 5 pushes in 4 months
angular
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