kiesraad/abacus
Oct 2024 – Aug 2025
5 Months active
Languages Used
Markdown
Technical Skills
DocumentationUsability TestingUser Feedback AnalysisUsability Testing AnalysisTechnical Writing
Joris Leker
PROFILE
Joris Leker
Worked on the kiesraad/abacus repository to deliver user-focused documentation and usability improvements for data entry workflows. Over five months, contributed Markdown-based technical writing, usability testing analysis, and user feedback synthesis to clarify onboarding, validation, and error messaging for Invoerder and Coördinator roles. Enhanced the repository’s knowledge base by documenting usability test findings, updating terminology in the authorization matrix, and improving formatting for use case descriptions. Centralized validation rules and standardized DSO error messages to reduce user confusion and support load. Demonstrated strong documentation practices, Git-based change management, and cross-functional collaboration to align with evolving UX and product quality goals.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
100%Features
Repository Contributions
6Total
Bugs
0
Commits
6
Features
5
Lines of code
1,034
Activity Months5
Your Network
12 peopleShared Repositories
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Work History
August 2025
2 Commits • 1 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 monthly summary for kiesraad/abacus focusing on UX-led validation and DSO messaging enhancements. The work centralized user-facing guidance, standardized error messaging, and documented rules to reduce user confusion and support load. The effort aligns with DSO workflows for Invoerder/Coördinator roles and establishes a clear, maintainable messaging framework.
2 Commits • 1 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 monthly summary for kiesraad/abacus focusing on UX-led validation and DSO messaging enhancements. The work centralized user-facing guidance, standardized error messaging, and documented rules to reduce user confusion and support load. The effort aligns with DSO workflows for Invoerder/Coördinator roles and establishes a clear, maintainable messaging framework.
August 2025
July 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jul 1, 2025Month 2025-07: Focused on improving user-facing documentation quality in Kiesraad's Abacus repo. Delivered a formatting enhancement for the gsb-tweede-zitting Use Case to improve readability and presentation of the use case description, via a traceable commit. No major bugs fixed in this scope. Overall impact: clearer, more maintainable docs that reduce onboarding time for contributors and clarify requirements for stakeholders. Demonstrated strong documentation standards, Markdown formatting, and effective Git-based change management.
July 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jul 1, 2025Month 2025-07: Focused on improving user-facing documentation quality in Kiesraad's Abacus repo. Delivered a formatting enhancement for the gsb-tweede-zitting Use Case to improve readability and presentation of the use case description, via a traceable commit. No major bugs fixed in this scope. Overall impact: clearer, more maintainable docs that reduce onboarding time for contributors and clarify requirements for stakeholders. Demonstrated strong documentation standards, Markdown formatting, and effective Git-based change management.
February 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary focusing on documentation alignment for the authorization matrix terminology. Delivered a precise terminology update reflecting CSB session naming in the authorization matrix docs; no code changes were required. Committed for traceability under the repository kiesraad/abacus.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary focusing on documentation alignment for the authorization matrix terminology. Delivered a precise terminology update reflecting CSB session naming in the authorization matrix docs; no code changes were required. Committed for traceability under the repository kiesraad/abacus.
February 2025
November 2024
1 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 monthly summary for Kiesraad/abacus focused on strengthening data-entry usability through documentation updates driven by usability testing. Key work centered on documenting findings from the November 19 usability test and capturing actionable resolutions to improve data input clarity and user experience. No major code changes were released this month; instead, the documentation enhancements provide a foundation for reduced data-entry errors, smoother onboarding, and easier support. Impact includes clearer user guidance, reduced friction in data-entry tasks, and alignment with product quality and customer experience goals. Skills demonstrated include usability testing, documentation best practices, Git traceability (commit referenced), and cross-functional collaboration with QA/UX.
November 2024
1 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 monthly summary for Kiesraad/abacus focused on strengthening data-entry usability through documentation updates driven by usability testing. Key work centered on documenting findings from the November 19 usability test and capturing actionable resolutions to improve data input clarity and user experience. No major code changes were released this month; instead, the documentation enhancements provide a foundation for reduced data-entry errors, smoother onboarding, and easier support. Impact includes clearer user guidance, reduced friction in data-entry tasks, and alignment with product quality and customer experience goals. Skills demonstrated include usability testing, documentation best practices, Git traceability (commit referenced), and cross-functional collaboration with QA/UX.
October 2024
1 Commits • 1 Features
Oct 1, 2024Month 2024-10 — Kiesraad/abacus: Delivered a centralized usability testing document for the Abacus data-entry workflow, capturing observed issues across login, paper form handling, stembureau selection, and data input steps, with concrete improvement suggestions. The work includes the single commit that creates the 20241025-bevindingen.md file (commit hash: 23e8cc3af860cc1ddcc867be62abbc43b3339e42).
1 Commits • 1 Features
Oct 1, 2024Month 2024-10 — Kiesraad/abacus: Delivered a centralized usability testing document for the Abacus data-entry workflow, capturing observed issues across login, paper form handling, stembureau selection, and data input steps, with concrete improvement suggestions. The work includes the single commit that creates the 20241025-bevindingen.md file (commit hash: 23e8cc3af860cc1ddcc867be62abbc43b3339e42).
October 2024
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Quality Metrics
Correctness90.0%
Maintainability86.6%
Architecture80.0%
Performance76.6%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
Markdown
Technical Skills
DocumentationTechnical WritingUsability TestingUsability Testing AnalysisUser Feedback Analysis
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