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CSS Best Practices and Tips by Toptal Developers
https://www.toptal.com/developers/css/tips-and-practices
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Martin Vrkljan
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Samobor, Croatia
Toptal member since March 26, 2014
Bio
Martin is a developer with many years of experience building robust and clear web applications. He is continually following, learning, and applying new and modern technologies. He is a fan of pragmatic programming, minimal design and well-communicated interfaces.
Portfolio
Runtriz
Docker, Google BigQuery, Laravel, PHP, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Stripe...
Inqui
JavaScript, Ember.js, Laravel, PHP, Phoenix, Elixir, Payment Gateways...
Omega Media
Grunt, JavaScript, Stylus, CSS, MySQL, PHP, Payment Gateways, Data Modeling...
Experience
- PHP - 15 years
- JavaScript - 15 years
- Git - 15 years
- CSS - 15 years
- Laravel - 10 years
- Ember.js - 10 years
- Elixir - 5 years
- Phoenix - 4 years
Work Experience
Full-stack Developer
2016 - PRESENT
Runtriz
- Built a notification system which integrates several third-party APIs such as Twilio, Postmark, and Pusher.io.
- Worked on an API server application that communicates with multiple Ember.js clients.
- Built a custom analytics service that pushes activity data to Google BigQuery and creates custom reports from stored data.
- Migrated old code from Laravel 4.X to a new Lumen-based build for the application API.
- Implemented payment gateway integrations with Stripe and FreedomPay for hospitality services.
- Maintained and developed new features for a set of PHP and AWS Lambda microservices.
- Implemented Auth0 integration for third-party user management for a hospitality platform.
Technologies: Docker, Google BigQuery, Laravel, PHP, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Stripe, Payment Gateways, Node.js, AWS Lambda, Microservices, APIs, Ember.js, Google Sheets, Google Sheets API, Stripe API, Data Modeling, Full-stack, TypeScript, Full-stack Development, CSS3, Bootstrap, REST APIs, PHPUnit
Owner, Freelance Developer
2016 - PRESENT
Inqui
- Built rich Ember.js client apps backed with Phoenix framework on the back-end.
Technologies: JavaScript, Ember.js, Laravel, PHP, Phoenix, Elixir, Payment Gateways, PostgreSQL, Data Modeling, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, React, CSS3, Web Scraping, Bootstrap, REST APIs
Back-end Developer
2014 - 2016
Omega Media
- Developed a custom, flexible CMS written in Laravel.
Technologies: Grunt, JavaScript, Stylus, CSS, MySQL, PHP, Payment Gateways, Data Modeling, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, CSS3, Bootstrap, PHPUnit
Front-end Developer
2015 - 2015
Conversion Systems (via Toptal)
- Built HTML5 templates using Foundation framework.
Technologies: Sass, HTML5, CSS3
Full-stack Developer
2015 - 2015
Embry (via Toptal)
- Built a custom WordPress plugin to connect to a doctor-patient scheduling service API and allow patients to schedule an appointment.
Technologies: JavaScript, APIs, WordPress, PHP, CSS3
Front-end Developer
2015 - 2015
Simpleview (via Toptal)
- Built HTML5 templates using Foundation framework.
Technologies: HTML5, Sass, CSS3
Front-end Developer
2014 - 2014
Jivial (via Toptal)
- Developed a robust content editor for a social network (Jivial) which handles user-formatted text and media such as audio, video and image galleries.
- Integrated communication between Vistia video streaming/uploading service and Laravel application.
Technologies: Laravel, PHP, JavaScript, CSS3, REST APIs
JavaScript/HTML Developer
2014 - 2014
Moodzer (via Toptal)
- Modified a jQuery plugin (http://gridster.net) for a client who needed custom behavior for his website.
Technologies: HTML, JavaScript, CSS3
Programmer
2009 - 2014
Fiktiv
- Wrote a low-level, low-overhead, custom-made PHP framework to suit the company's workflow.
- Wrote a generator app for generating a fully functional CRUD CMS.
- Worked on highly interactive, media-intensive interfaces with support for all major browsers.
- Learned cool new technologies like Stylus, CoffeeScript, Node.js, and Grunt.
- Worked on full-stack jobs, building complete, front-to-back websites and applications.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP, Payment Gateways, Data Modeling, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, CSS3, Web Scraping, Bootstrap, REST APIs, PHPUnit
Project History
Luminark (WIP)
http://github.com/luminarkLaravel-bases, rapid development toolset. Open source, heavy WIP.
Endokrinologija Web
This was a short and sweet project that I worked on with a talented designer. I sliced the design files and handled full stack coding of the (CMS-backed) website.
Potlista
A portal for the alternative music scene. I was responsible for the full stack development of the (CMS-driven) website. The design files were delivered in Adobe Illustrator format.
The Garden Festival Site (via Fiktiv.co)
A website for the Garden Festival music festival site.
Education
2004 - 2011
Master's Degree in Software Engineering and Information Systems
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing - Zagreb, Croatia
Skills
Libraries/APIs
REST APIs, Google Maps, jQuery, Modernizr, jQuery UI, Google API, Stripe, Google Sheets API, Stripe API, PhpSpec, Node.js, SoundCloud API, Facebook API, X (formerly Twitter) API, React
Tools
Stylus, Docker Compose, Behat, BigQuery, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Git, Composer, Sublime Text 2, Grunt, PhpStorm, Chrome Developer Tools, Google Sheets, Sublime Text, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)
Languages
CSS, PHP, JavaScript, CSS3, Elixir, Sass, SQL, TypeScript, HTML, HTML5, CoffeeScript
Frameworks
Laravel, Ember.js, ZURB Foundation, Phoenix, PHPUnit, Bootstrap, Sails.js, Slim
Platforms
Docker, NetBeans, WordPress, Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS Lambda
Storage
Google Cloud, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), MySQL, PostgreSQL
Paradigms
Microservices
Other
Writing & Editing, Full-stack, Full-stack Development, Google BigQuery, Payment Gateways, Data Modeling, Web Scraping, Cloud, JetBrains IDE, APIs, Big Data
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