About Brian Cardiff
Brian Cardiff is an engineer known for his contributions to the Crystal programming language and various open source humanitarian and public health software projects.
Known information
Brian Cardiff has established a notable career as an engineer, particularly recognized for his work on maintaining the Crystal programming language. Beyond his technical contributions, he has been actively involved in developing open source software projects aimed at humanitarian and public health initiatives. With a solid background in computer science education, Cardiff served as a teaching assistant for 10 years, where he shared his knowledge and passion for technology with students. His interests include user experience (UX), data visualizations, formal methods, and understanding the mechanics behind how things operate. Although he enjoys swing, jazz, and blues music, Cardiff finds it challenging to work with this music playing in the background, as it inspires him to dance instead.
About NoRedInk
NoRedInk, based in San Francisco, CA, offers an adaptive writing platform for Grades 3–5 and beyond, helping teachers engage students through modeling, scaffolding, practice, and feedback. Founded in 2012, the company serves over 10,000 schools and is backed by top-tier investors like True Ventures and Google Ventures.