bennygoldman,Benny Goldman,github

Hi there 👋

Hi, I'm Benny Goldman. I'm a Toronto-based, full-stack Web Developer.

I'm creative at heart. I love collaborating to spark great ideas, solve complex challenges, and make things that bring people joy.

Get in touch on GitHub, LinkedIn, or send me an email.

Active projects

ExtraExtra: a way to get around the social media news blackout in Canada
TPL Passport: a tool to track visits to all 100 branches of the Toronto Public Library
TTC Late Note: get the proof you need to blame your delay on public transit ;)

Open Source

Bikespace: This app allows cyclists in Toronto to report issues with bicycle parking or areas where bicycle parking is needed.

Past projects

Fansite: a responsive website with API-driven commenting features

As Digital Producer
Quest for Comfort: mobile game for Allbirds
Bite-Sized Sites: collection of 15+ games with dynamic elements generated from Twitter data
Twitter Marketing Platform: UI templates and component library for CMS

Toolkit (the list is always growing...)

Fun facts

🚲 I love to bike around Toronto.
🪵 I enjoy wood-working in my spare time
⭕️ I've seen Phish in concert 79 times
🌡️ I'll never understand celsius
🇺🇸 I've also lived in 🎵Detroit, NYC🗽, San🌉Fran, and 🚘Los Angeles🚘
🎓 I'm a graduate of Indiana University, BrainStation, and the Earthship Academy

Benny Goldman's Projects

bikespace

The BikeSpace app allows cyclists in Toronto to report issues with bicycle parking or areas where bicycle parking is needed.

ExtraExtra is a simple web app designed to bring news to Canadians who are no longer able to see the news on META social media platforms due to a ban imposed by META in response to the Online News Act passed by the Canadian Federal Government in July of 2023.

fansite

Fan Site for one of my favorite bands. Built in HTML, CSS, JavaScript. Calls an external API to post and retrieve comments.

proto-tpl-passport

Toronto Public Library Passport - Track your visits to all 100 branches in the GTA

syntaxfm

Syntax Podcast Website

ttc-late-note-frontend

TTC Late Note is a service for Toronto commuters stymied by delayed subways, streetcars, and buses. Using data published by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and OpenDataTO, the site takes user input, such as date, time, and transit line, and matches it to documented delays on TTC vehicles.