Hi, I'm Holden Hinkle.

I’m a software engineer based in Burlington, VT.

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I’m a software engineer based in Burlington, VT. I  build scalable, containerized backend systems and web applications.

Most recently, I worked on Backpack — a portable, multi-instance backend-as-a-service that makes it easy for frontend developers to build and deploy web apps.

Before that, I created a multi-million dollar online platform that connected music students and teachers.

Recent Projects

Backpack

Backpack is a multi-instance Backend-as-a-Service that provides the essential features of user authentication, data persistence, file storage, real-time communication, and frontend hosting without the complexities of managing and configuring servers.

Read our case study to learn about the engineering behind Backpack, including how we built:

  • the Backpack Core App — a generic backend system that can power any kind of web application
  • Backpack’s multi-instance architecture so that it can easily run on a single server or a multi-node system
  • an admin panel so frontend developers can easily mange their Backpack instances, app users and data, and host their apps

Maze Craze

MazeCraze is a single and multi-line puzzle game similar to the popular iOS games Fill and Flow Free.

I created the backend system that automatically creates thousands of valid line-puzzles from given constraints for each line-type. Built with Ruby, Sinatra, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, and Bootstrap.

Other projects

Wuzup

A full-featured, real-time, single-page chat app built with React and Backpack

Mello

A Trello-like SPA built with React and Redux, and a Ruby on Rails API backend that allows users to create, edit, and delete boards, lists, and cards

PostIt

A Reddit-like app built with Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL that allows users to create, comment on, and upvote/downvote posts

Todos

Todos: An SPA built with vanilla Javascript (ES6) and an Express API backend

Read the Case Study

Read how we built a portable, multi-instance backend-as-a-service that makes it easy for frontend developers to build and deploy web apps.

Case Study

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