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Kia ora Taiao!

I'm Jennifer Harper, a intermediate web designer with an interest in innovative apps and interfaces. In January 2023, after spending six years abroad, I enrolled at Dev Academy Aotearoa to expand my technical skills and transition to a developer role. In just nine intensive weeks I've gained full-stack skills and a drive for ongoing learning. I'm eager to re-enter the industry as a developer, use my experience and build awesome apps every day. Below you'll find a mix of group work and personal projects, or checkout my web designer portfolio.

Zoltash hand of wisdom

Week Two, 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.

SVG graphic of cows behind

Week Four, 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.

Buddy app mockup

Week Eight, 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.

Kahu cohort 2023, Dev Academy

Ka kite ano

Thanks for taking the time to view my work. I'm currently looking for a new dev adventure, please get in touch if you feel like having a chat.