{ Hi }

I'm Georgi, software engineer. You can find me on twitter, github, twitch and linkedin.

I write code, solve problems and sometimes stream on twitch.

Georgi streaming on twitch screenshot


I love flying FPV drones, 3D printing, contributing to open source, and working on side projects such as fpvtips.com.



I also maintain a blog where I write about life, goals, software and flying FPV drones.

{ Latest projects }

  • Electron application for image processing
  • Getting into TypeScript, Redux
  • Reading, generating, re-organizing data

{ Previously }

  • Web performance, page speed optimization strategies and implementation
  • Progressive Web Apps (PWA)
  • Migrating sites from Liferay to Adobe Experience Manager CMS
  • Most pages and components on www.f-secure.com
  • Static sites with Gatsby (React.js), Netlify and Contentful
  • Static sites generated with Grunt
  • Puppeteer (headless Chrome) screenshots and tests
  • Testing with Cypress
  • Architecture, components and templates

{ Things I've built }

{ Older open source projects }

{ Education }

I believe strongly in life-long education and therefor regularly partake in different courses.

Georgi Yanev Bachelor Diploma from Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Master of Engineering (MEng), Information Technology
Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

  • Udacity's Google Developer Challenge Scholarship holder for Mobile Web Specialist nanodegree (2017-2018)
  • Google Analytics certified (2017-2018)
  • React for Beginners on Egghead.io, CSS grid by Wesbos, The Vue book
  • Plethora of tutorials and blog posts closely related to: React, Vue, JavaScript, WebComponents, Stencil, Polymer, etc.
Georgi Yanev Bachelor Diploma from Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Computer Software Engineering
Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

{ Certificates }

{ Skills }

{ Uses }

  • Editor, Theme and Font

    VS Code! Switched to it in early 2017 and never looked back.
    I had previously also loved using Atom and SublimeText.
    I use the FiraCode coding font with ligatures and the One Dark Pro theme. Here's a list of all extensions I use:
    vscode-screenshot


    $ code --list-extensions
    alefragnani.Bookmarks
    CoenraadS.bracket-pair-colorizer
    DavidAnson.vscode-markdownlint
    dbaeumer.vscode-eslint
    dsznajder.es7-react-js-snippets
    eamodio.gitlens
    esbenp.prettier-vscode
    HookyQR.minify
    jpoissonnier.vscode-styled-components
    ms-python.python
    octref.vetur
    ritwickdey.LiveServer
    robertohuertasm.vscode-icons
    sdras.night-owl
    Tyriar.lorem-ipsum
    vscodevim.vim
    wayou.vscode-todo-highlight
    wesbos.theme-cobalt2
    zhuangtongfa.Material-theme

  • Terminal

    I use iTerm 2 as my daily driver for terminal needs on my mac and Git Bash on my windows rig.

  • Productivity & Tools

    Google Chrome

    Firefox Developer Edition

    Trello - managing projects with kanban boards

    Notion - Sorting tasks, todos, embedded content and so much more.

    Canva - Quick image designs.

    WorkFlowy - simple list making app for quick notes

    Lighthouse

    React Dev Tools

    Vue Dev Tools

{ Hobbies }

  • I enjoy building and flying FPV drones
  • I regularly read and write (or think about) code.
  • I try to contribute to open source software whenever I get the chance.
  • I maintain a smart home automation system based on Home Assistant
  • I like NASA, Space X and all sorts of space stuff
nasa-insight-georgi-yanev
nasa-martian-georgi-yanev
nasa-parker-solar-probe-georgi-yanev

{ Event participation }

  • HelsinkiJS - March 2019 - Helsinki, Finland @ Tieto
    Gave second talk about `JAMstack with Gatsby and Netlify`
  • Frontend Finland - March 2019 - Helsinki, Finland @ Gofore
    Gave first talk about `JAMstack with Gatsby and Netlify`
  • HelsinkiJS - Dec 2018 - Helsinki, Finland @ Citrus
  • Junction Hackathon - Nov 2018 - Helsinki, Finland
  • React Helsinki - Aug 2018 - Helsinki, Finland @ Smartly.io
  • Google Page Speed Hackathon - Mar 2018 - Helsinki, Finland
  • HelsinkiJS - Jan 2018 - Helsinki, Finland @ OP
  • Junction Hackathon - Nov 2017 - Helsinki, Finland
  • Junction Hackathon - Nov 2016 - Helsinki, Finland
  • React.js course by Fast Development Company - Mar 2016 - Helsinki, Finland
  • Junction Hackathon - Nov 2015 - Helsinki, Finland
  • Microsoft DevShark - Dec 2014 - Helsinki, Finland

{ Conferences I follow }

  • Google I/O (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  • Microsoft Build (2016, 2017)
  • Apple WWDC (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  • Facebook F8 (2016, 2017)

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Dedicated to little Anton ❤️