Skip to content
View judahbsullivan's full-sized avatar
:atom:
Building
:atom:
Building

Block or report judahbsullivan

Block user

Prevent this user from interacting with your repositories and sending you notifications. Learn more about blocking users.

You must be logged in to block users.

Maximum 250 characters. Please don't include any personal information such as legal names or email addresses. Markdown supported. This note will be visible to only you.
Report abuse

Contact GitHub support about this user’s behavior. Learn more about reporting abuse.

Report abuse
judahbsullivan/README.md

Judah Sullivan

Frontend-First Full Stack Engineer Β· Framework Author Β· Modern Web Architect

Judah Sullivan

Building fast, expressive, developer-first web systems β€” from UI to compiler.


πŸš€ About Me

I’m a frontend-first full stack engineer with a strong focus on architecture, performance, and developer experience. I specialize in building modern web platforms that feel intuitive to use and powerful to extend β€” whether that’s an application, a design system, or an entire framework.

I enjoy working close to the metal when it matters (routing, compilers, rendering, DX tooling), while still delivering polished UI, motion, and interaction at the surface.

Currently, I’m building Zenith β€” a modern framework exploring a new balance between static HTML ownership, runtime interactivity, and zero-JS by default ergonomics.


🧠 What I Focus On

  • Framework & Compiler Design
    File-based routing, AST parsing, HTML-first authoring, runtime hooks, SSG/SSR/client rendering models

  • Frontend Architecture
    Scalable component systems, transitions, state boundaries, animation-driven UX

  • Performance & DX
    Minimal JavaScript, fast builds, predictable abstractions, clean APIs

  • End-to-End Ownership
    From idea β†’ implementation β†’ tooling β†’ documentation β†’ release


⚑ Current Work

Zenith Framework

Zenith Logo

Zenith is an in-progress framework focused on:

  • HTML-first, file-owned documents
  • Runtime hooks without mandatory JS bundles
  • File-based routing with shared layouts
  • Smooth SPA-style navigation and transitions
  • SSG, SSR, and client rendering β€” opt-in, not forced
  • Compiler-driven ergonomics instead of heavy runtime abstractions

Expressive HTML + compiler intelligence + modern DX.

Repository: https://github.com/zenithbuild
Status: Actively building (compiler, router, runtime, CLI planned)


πŸ› οΈ Languages & Tools

Core

TypeScript JavaScript Node.js

Frontend

React Next.js Astro Vue Svelte Tailwind

Animation & UX

GSAP Three.js Barba.js

Backend / Infrastructure

Prisma Directus Docker AWS


πŸ“Š GitHub Stats

GitHub Card


🀝 Open To

  • Senior Frontend / Full Stack roles
  • Platform, DX, or framework-adjacent teams
  • Product-driven engineering with real ownership

🌐 Connect With Me

LinkedIn
GitHub


β˜• Support My Work

If you enjoy my projects and want to support independent development:

Buy Me a Coffee
GitHub Sponsors

Pinned Loading

  1. zenithbuild/zenith-site zenithbuild/zenith-site Public

    The Official site for Zenith and learn documentation.

    CSS 2

  2. zenithbuild/zenith-monorepo zenithbuild/zenith-monorepo Public archive

    zenith web framework

    TypeScript 4

  3. zenithbuild/zenith-core zenithbuild/zenith-core Public

    TypeScript 2

  4. zenithbuild/create-zenith zenithbuild/create-zenith Public

    TypeScript 2

  5. zenithbuild/zenith-cli zenithbuild/zenith-cli Public

    TypeScript 2

  6. zenithbuild/zenith-language zenithbuild/zenith-language Public

    Language and Syntax support for Zenith

    TypeScript 2