Adam Duncan

Software Engineer
London, UK

Hey

I’m a front-end developer with 16 years’ experience, keen to work on a wide range of projects, and deepen my understanding of modern web technologies. I’m passionate about design and technology, and excited to be part of an industry that’s constantly evolving.

Now

Senior Software Engineer at Shopify

Previously

Education

BA, Multimedia Design
Curtin University of Technology
Perth, Australia
2006 – 2008

Pet projects

“Social”

Recent reads

  1. The Lessons of History
    The Lessons of History
    Will Durant
  2. A Philosophy of Software Design
    A Philosophy of Software Design
    John Ousterhout
  3. Galapagos
    Galapagos
    Kurt Vonnegut
  4. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
    The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
    Gabor Maté

Recent listens

  1. Cutouts
    The Smile
  2. Between Days
    Far Caspian
  3. ONE MORE TIME... PART-2
    blink-182
  4. Got a Story to Tell
    Thee Sacred Souls
  5. Foxing
    Foxing

Recent gigs

  1. Real Estate
    Real Estate
    Hackney Church
  2. Jungle
    Jungle
    The O2
  3. Lutalo
    Lutalo
    Shacklewell Arms
  4. Amen Dunes
    Amen Dunes
    KOKO
  5. Kevin Morby
    Kevin Morby
    Chalk

Newsroll

  1. Adam Silver
  2. Bytes
  3. Design Systems Weekly
  4. Frontend Focus
  5. funfun.email
  6. Human Who Codes
  7. It’s Nice That
  8. Josh W. Comeau
  9. Julian Shapiro
  10. Kent C. Dodds
  11. Matthias Ott
  12. Remix
  13. Robin Rendle
  14. Robin Sloan
  15. Syntax.fm
  16. The Index
  17. The Overflow
  18. Total TypeScript

A non-exhaustive list of the newsletters that keep me going. Thanks all.

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