• After studying Software Development for 4 years, I began to grow my web and app development skills for side projects by taking part in an evening course on Web Development which I completed in January '22.

• Here are some languages and tools I have been working with along my development journey.

• Willow Works, an e-commerce website for a friend to advertise and sell their carpentry services based in Co. Limerick.

• Ruby Productions, because why not have all of your best videographer work in an online portfolio!

• Online Art Gallery, showcasing an online exhibition of my friends amazing paintings to help her with gaining some recognition and possible sales.

• Also expanding my mobile app development knowledge by improving these projects I have worked on previously:

  • An interactive cocktail menu for a local bar using React Native

  • A TensorFlow recommendation system to use in mobile applications

React & React Native

• I have only began building React web applications a few months ago and I am thoroughly enjoying discovering what this JavaScript library is capable of. Having become very comfortable with using React.js, I moved on to learning React Native in built a native app based on an previous project.
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DevOps

• DevOps is a software development model which evolved to keep up with the ever changing ways of software delivery by implementing CI/CD practices. Using AWS CodeCommit, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy and CodePipeline to save developers the hassle manual coding tests and deploying and releasing a products.

Angular

• As part of my ongoing Udemy course in Angular, I am learning how to build a real e-commerce app with Angular, Firebase and Bootstrap. By the end of watching the course, I'll be able to build real client apps with Angular, troubleshoot common compile-time and run-time errors, write clean and maintainable code like a professional and apply best practices when building Angular apps

Tensorflow

• My interest in this machine learning platform began a few years ago when I first began studying software development, and it has never left my mind. I'd love to build and train my own model so I was thinking of beginning with something similar to Hotdog or Not Hotdog, what do yoy think?

Apache Kafka

• This event-streaming platform is amazing technology that I have recently become really interested in learning. I have been reading documentation and some Github repositories with projects based on Kafka and I look forward to recieving and advice or help that anyone may have for me to get started!

My education

• Leaving Certificate Applied in The Holy Rosary College Mountbellew, Galway
• QQI Level 5 in Programming and Software Development in Galway Technical Institute
• Bachelor of Science in Software Development in Galway-Mayo Technical Institute
• Higer Diploma in Science in Computing with Web Development with The National College of Ireland

Other than learning about software and web development, I like to:

• Travel. It's all I've ever wanted to do. I am constantly longing to experience a new culture and see a different city.

• Hiking. Similar feeling I have towards hiking as I do about travelling. Seeing and experiencing somewhere different.

• Piano. An instrument I have always loved listening to but only began self-learning in the last few months and I am loving it.

• Calligraphy. Also a new skill I have picked up since lockdown which I have surprised myself at how quickly I am picking up this craft.

• Cook. Expanding my knowledge of delicious vegan recipes has always been a pleasure of mine.

• Read. Something I took up recently to try limit my screen time. I'm almost finished the ASOIF series and already planning my next reads.

• Reddit. I read about world news, watch funny animal videos and learn from other programmers through this community of forums.