# Behind the build: a Q&A with developer Gavin McFarland

DevFeed: [Behind the build: a Q&A with developer Gavin McFarland](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/behind-the-build-a-q-a-with-developer-gavin-mcfarland-9511.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/behind-the-build-a-qanda-with-developer-gavin-mcfarland/>)

Author: Alia Fite

Published: 2021-11-11T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [CSV](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/csv.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [plugins](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/plugins.md>), [q-a](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/q-a.md>), [workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflow.md>)

## AI overview

A Q&A with developer Gavin McFarland about building Figma plugins and a FigJam table widget. The widget lets users add rows and columns, import and sort tabular data, and keep that data within their workflow.

## Source excerpt

We recently introduced plugins and widgets to FigJam to help teams better collaborate and connect. After building widgets internally for a few weeks, we opened up the API to a close community of external builders. We are always impressed with the Figma Community and wanted to share what they've come up with, so we reached out to three developers to learn more about who they are, what they built, and what they're working on next. In the third Q&A of the series, Gavin McFarland tells us more about his widget, managing tabular data in your workflow, and why he has a soft spot for diagrams.