Jan - April 2023

Dev Academy Aotearoa

During the last 9 weeks of our course I devoted 50 hours a week to learning essential web development skills, with a focus on becoming a Frontend Developer/Designer. My skillset includes Javascript, Typescript, React, PHP, Twig, HTML, CSS and SASS, Rest APIs, Knex, Express, and SQL Lite. You can view a mix of personal and group projects from the Kahu Cohort 2023 on my GitHub repo at github.com/jennifer-harper.

Illustraion, Zoltash hand of wisdom

Week 2: First Group Project

The Wisdom of Zoltash

Wisdom of Zoltash, our tongue-in-cheek fortune-telling app, showcased our first two weeks of bootcamp learning. We utilized Handlebar templates and Express.js to generate dynamic HTML pages, displaying user input alongside relevant fortune-telling content. By employing JSON.parse and JSON.stringify, we stored user data and retrieved it for future sessions. Using HTTP methods like POST and GET, we transmitted data to and from the server, providing a seamless user experience. Although we didn't complete the project on time, I continued working on it in my spare time, expanding the user experience with additional categories.

Project code on GitHub
SVG graphic of cows behind

Week 4: Friday Group Project

Know your ASSets

"Know Your ASSets" was built to apply our new skills in client-side rendering with React (with Typescript), composing UI components, managing component states, and event handling. We created a silly game with farm animals fart sounds and dynamic CSS changes to their semi-transparent fart clouds. The game showcased our ability to work together as a team and apply our new skills in an entertaining and playful way. Overall, "Know Your ASSets" was a valuable learning opportunity that helped us hone our development skills while having fun.

Project code on GitHub
Buddy app mockup

Week 8: Final Project

Buddy

Our final project involved 7 team members and 6 days. Buddy is an app designed to connect international students with New Zealand locals, providing opportunities to make friends and be introduced to NZ culture. This project gave us the chance to put everything we had learnt over the previous eight weeks into action. Our React app needed profiles with CRUD functionality, and a AuthO login setup. Only registered users with profiles have access to seeing other users, and only be able to edit their own profile. Working with a large team proved to be challenging but we managed to achieve our MVP and present our project on showcase night.

Project code on GitHub