Klotski

Procedurally generated sliding block puzzles with their solutions. Mobile friendly.

Exp Gained: Python, Javscript, Algorithms, UI/UX

Effort: A few weeks

Todo: More types of boards and shapes of pieces. More search algorithms and comparisons between them.

Svadilfari

A powerful all-in-one PDF/Document/Image file building tool I made for personal use.

Exp Gained: Nodejs, NPM Libraries, File Uploading, Security

Effort: A few weeks

Todo: More complex manipulations.

Undergradate Thesis

I found solutions to an NP-hard combinatorics problem with simulated annealing.

Exp Gained: Combinatorics, research, Java

Effort: 1 year

Regrets: It took me longer than I would have liked to discover simulated annealing.

Tetris

A lightweight Javascript Tetris with a SQL hiscore board and some creative liberties.

Exp Gained: Javascript, SQL, Canvas

Effort: A few days

Regrets: The messiest code I ever wrote

The New Adam Times

Custom news website using python to scrape the web nightly.

Exp Gained: Cron Jobs, Web Scraping, Python, Web UIs

Effort: About a week

Regrets: Maybe I should expand this with social media APIs, more topics/sources.

Colorkey

A simple Javascript color palette tool where I get a bit creative with UI/UX.

Exp Gained: Javascript, UI/UX

Effort: A few hours

Todo: There is a lot of room for more features but the UI needs to stay simple.

LOLdle

A simple Wordle knockoff where you try to guess a League of Legends champion.

Exp Gained: Rapid Development

Effort: A few hours

Todo: Difficulty options? Other sets of data to wordle with?

PlayTest

A solution for game designers who are prototyping board games with cards, tiles and tokens. Made while I was a student.

Exp Gained: Java GUIs, Java Design Patterns

Effort: 1 year

Regrets: This should be redone as a web app, not a Java UI.

Docker, Docker, Docker

How I test web applications on my desktop.

Postgres JSON Magic

Fun with business logic in Postres queries

The Skills of Software Engineers

Broadly covering the skills I believe engineers need

The Solo Development Process

Going over my development of Svadilfari