Freelance Front‑End Developer

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  1. Screenshot of the Lego website, part of John Kavanagh's development portfolio.
    Screenshot of the Lego website, part of John Kavanagh's development portfolio.

I'm John, a highly experienced and award‑winning freelance web developer based in sunny Brighton.

I am an enthusiastic development specialist and tech lead with over twenty‑one years of hands‑on experience.

I deliver bespoke user experiences working with modern JavaScript (or TypeScript), React, HTML and CSS.

My work is diverse; I've worked with clients worldwide on projects including:

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Featured Projects

  1. Featured Project

    John Lewis
    & Partners

    Senior developer as part of team 'Findability'. User journey optimisation and performance improvements alongside new features and the digital implementation of the 'John Lewis & Partners' rebrand.

    Screenshot of the John Lewis website, part of John Kavanagh's development portfolio.
  2. Featured Project

    Lego

    Senior developer producing an all‑new e‑commerce platform with React. Designed to handle high traffic volumes and support multi‑language and multiple currencies.

    Screenshot of the Lego website, part of John Kavanagh's development portfolio.
  3. Featured Project

    Virgin Atlantic
    & Holidays

    Lead engineer on this replatforming project, unifying twelve disparate applications under a new, headless architecture with React and NextJS.

    Screenshot of the Virgin Atlantic & Holidays website, part of John Kavanagh's development portfolio.

Availability

My schedule is already busy throughout 2024. However, I am always happy to discuss smaller bits of work (where time allows) or future projects.

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  3. Oct

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Latest articles

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  1. Dynamic Sizing with CSS min().
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    Dynamic Sizing with CSS min().

    Dynamic Sizing with CSS min()

  2. Testing the Content of JSX Data in Cypress.
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    Testing the Content of JSX Data in Cypress.

    Testing the Content of JSX Data in Cypress

  3. Validating Parentheses Input Using TypeScript.
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    Validating Parentheses Input Using TypeScript.

    Validating Parentheses Input Using TypeScript

  4. Dynamic Calculations in CSS Using calc().
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    Dynamic Calculations in CSS Using calc().

    Dynamic Calculations in CSS Using calc()

  5. Leveraging .then() in Modern JavaScript.
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    Leveraging .then() in Modern JavaScript.

    Leveraging .then() in Modern JavaScript

  6. Solving the 'Letter Combinations of a Phone Number' Problem with TypeScript.
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    Solving the 'Letter Combinations of a Phone Number' Problem with TypeScript.

    Solving the 'Letter Combinations of a Phone Number' Problem with TypeScript

  7. Introducing Seeded Randomisation into an SSR Gatsby Project.
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    Introducing Seeded Randomisation into an SSR Gatsby Project.

    Introducing Seeded Randomisation into an SSR Gatsby Project

  8. Converting Roman Numerals to Integers.
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    Converting Roman Numerals to Integers.

    Converting Roman Numerals to Integers

  9. Converting Integers to Roman Numerals.
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    Converting Integers to Roman Numerals.

    Converting Integers to Roman Numerals

  10. Staying Current: Automating Copyright Year Updates.
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    Staying Current: Automating Copyright Year Updates.

    Staying Current: Automating Copyright Year Updates

  11. Repetitive Asynchronous Tasks with JavaScript's setInterval().
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    Repetitive Asynchronous Tasks with JavaScript's setInterval().

    Repetitive Asynchronous Tasks with JavaScript's setInterval()

  12. Understanding and Solving Regular Expression Matching.
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    Understanding and Solving Regular Expression Matching.

    Understanding and Solving Regular Expression Matching

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