2020 – 2021
Programming Fundamentals — C# & OOP
Started with C# as my first language. Tackled searching and sorting algorithms (sequential search, binary search, bubble sort, quicksort) measuring real runtime with Stopwatch and Big O analysis. Dived into Object-Oriented Programming — classes, inheritance, polymorphism, encapsulation, extension methods. Built the PolytechLibrary system modelling books, teachers, and students using real inheritance hierarchies. First steps into Windows Forms GUI with event-driven programming.
C#
OOP
Algorithms
Windows Forms
Big O
Collections
2021 – 2022
Desktop Applications & Advanced C#
Built full end-to-end desktop applications. The Car Inventory Manager had a Car object model, GST calculation, file I/O for saving and loading, and a Windows Forms UI. The Employee Database App stepped things up with full CRUD, persistent file storage via StreamReader/StreamWriter, a dedicated FileErrorHandler class, and clean separation of concerns across multiple classes. This was where software architecture really clicked.
C#
.NET 6
CRUD
File I/O
Exception Handling
Separation of Concerns
2022 – 2023
Digital Ethics, HCI & Web Foundations
Completed Digital Ethics — covering privacy, data security, intellectual property, and professional responsibilities in IT. Studied Human-Computer Interaction in depth: user-centred design, prototyping, usability testing, and research methods for understanding real user needs. HCI changed how I think about building software — the experience matters just as much as the functionality. Laid the foundations in web development: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and Bootstrap 5.
HTML5
CSS
JavaScript
Bootstrap 5
HCI & UX
Digital Ethics
Prototyping
2023 – 2024
Full-Stack Web Dev, Unity Game Dev & Data Analysis
The big leap. Built OtakuLibrary — a manga catalogue app using ASP.NET Core MVC with a repository pattern, dependency injection, and Razor Views. Then built MangaStore — a full e-commerce platform with ASP.NET Core Identity auth, admin panel, session-based shopping cart, product search, genre filtering, and dynamic sorting. Simultaneously learned R for data analysis, running full pipelines on CardioGoodFitness and WHO COVID-19 datasets with ggplot2 visualisations, correlation analysis, and dummy variables. Built Zombie Defense in Unity: 4 zombie types, game state management, physics collision, coroutines, and audio integration.
ASP.NET Core MVC
Entity Framework Core
ASP.NET Core Identity
R
Unity
SQL Server
Repository Pattern
Dependency Injection
2024
Gym Store E-Commerce & Business Intelligence Capstone
Built Gym Store — my most complete end-to-end project. Full e-commerce for gym supplements with product browsing by category, AJAX cart with session persistence, user registration and login via ASP.NET Core Identity, file upload for product images, order tracking with receipts, and a full BI data layer. Simultaneously completed a Data Mining capstone using SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS): built OLAP cubes, defined mining structures, tested and validated predictive models, and built predictions. Also completed Data Mining for Business Analytics using R with real business datasets.
ASP.NET Core
SQL
SSAS
OLAP
AJAX
Predictive Modelling
File Uploads
Session Management
2025
Advanced Web Systems, Intelligent Systems & Project Management
Advanced ASP.NET Core covering Razor Pages, Data Annotations, and deeper AJAX integration. Intelligent Web Systems exploring web technologies combined with smarter, data-driven functionality. Technical Project Management covering mobile app planning, agile methodologies, technical documentation, and stakeholder communication. Built the STS2 Build Advisor as a personal project — a full deck tracking and advisory tool for Slay the Spire 2 with a 40+ signal scoring algorithm, 147 synergy pairs, 5 characters, and auto-save via localStorage.
Razor Pages
Agile
Project Management
JavaScript
localStorage
Algorithm Design
Intelligent Systems
