Personal details

Matthew G.

Timezone: Indiana (East) (UTC-4)

Summary

You might know me from my perfect hash tables video.

I teach & help beginners, intermediate programmers, and experts.

I was the go-to Git and C++ guy on my team at Facebook.
I develop compilers and other developer tools to give programmers a comfortable coding experience.
I optimized CI build times and Git pull times at Facebook.
I mentor coworkers so they can advance in their career.
I help beginners and experts alike find and fix bugs through code review.

Technical skills

C++・12 yrs JavaScript・6 yrs HTML・10 yrs Git・10 yrs Compiler Design・5 yrs

Work Experience

Educator

self-employed | Sep 2019 - Present

PHP

Java

C++

SQL

Haskell

Assembly

JavaScript

Rust

Go (Golang)

Taught programming concepts to beginner and intermediate learners with real-world code examples in assembly, C, C⁠+⁠+, C#, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Rust, SQL, and other languages. Over 250k views per month on programming educational YouTube videos. Over 120 concurrent daily viewers on Twitch.Taught programming concepts to beginner and intermediate learners with real-world code examples in assembly, C, C⁠+⁠+, C#, Go, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Rust, SQL, and other languages. Over 250k views per month on programming educational YouTube videos. Over 120 concurrent daily viewers on Twitch.

Teacher

theCoderSchool | Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

Python

HTML

Scratch

CSS

Taught elementary-aged children programming with Scratch and Minecraft: Education Edition 1-on-1 and 2-on-1. Taught middle school and high school kids programming with Python 1-on-1. Developed personalized lesson plans for each student.

Personal Projects

quick-lint-js

2020

C++

HTML

Linux

GitHub

CMake

CSS

JavaScript

Developer Tools

Compiler Construction

WebAssembly

Designed and developed low-latency JavaScript/TypeScript parser, analyzer, and LSP. 130× faster than ESLint. (C++, JavaScript, WebAssembly) Developed and maintained documentation and marketing websites. (JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Ansible, Linux, dev ops) Sponsored over 50 junior programmers wanting to test their skills or contribute to open source. (GitHub)