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A Highschool Student Who Occasionally Codes
Hi, I am a highschool student who enjoys programming and plans to pursue engineering in College. My favorite thing to do in life is play hockey. Whether it be ice hockey, roller hockey, or watching hockey (Even though I'm a Jackets Fan), hockey is a big piece of who I am. I also enjoy all kinds of racing. I watch F1 religiously, watch the entire Tour de France every year, go to local dirt track racing, and still find time to watch Indycar, Nascar, and many other series. I have even begun my own racing career as I have begun Autocross. Now I am more than just hockey and racing but if I included everything about me then this section would be 10 pages.
This website is divided into 4 sections. Like many, I have a Projects Section to house all of my programming projects I've created. From browser games, picture of who I am. The second section is a Blog where I usually just ramble on about something going on at my school. To be honest, I rarely write blogs anymore, but they can still be fun to read. The third section of my website is a Miscellaneous section. There's really no theme to this section as it is things I've done that just don't fit anywhere else. Some examples of the misc section include my Autocross results and CAD creations. Finally, the final section is a History timeline type thing. This section gives a really good picture of how I've progressed as a programmer and as a person in general. The history section has everything semi-important thing from my life that I can think of and ties everything I've ever done into one page. Feel free to check out any/all sections.
Javascript was my first ever programming language. I learned basic JS in a summer camp when I was 12 years old. Javascript has always been my main language and therefore is my strongest. From supporting basic HTML functions to being the backbone of my projects, my knowledge of JS has grown throughout the years. Overtime, JS has become the core of my programming identity and is my go to answer to the programming debate of "What is the best language?"
HTML was the second "Programming Language" I ever learned. Yes I know it's not really a programming language but too bad. Anyways, I used HTML primarily throughout middle school to make websites for my presentations to achieve the "Above and Beyond" points for making a presentation on something other than Google Slides. Those early websites had very little styling to them but the created the foundation for my later projects. Nowadays, all my projects use HTML to be on the World Wide Web.
Learning CSS was a natural progression from learning HTML. CSS is a styling language that allows HTML to be more than just a boring text document. I'm still not great at CSS (I still struggle with centering a div 😅) but I have improved a lot over the years and don't have to rely on the internet as much as I used to. With that being said, If there was one place where I find myself using AI, it would be CSS. Either way, my CSS skills come and go depending on the project.
Out of all the true programming languages that I have experience with, Java is the one I have the second most confidence in. I learned Java in my sophomore year of HS in AP CSA and continued to use it in IB CS as a Junior. The only real project I have used Java for is my Backgammon Game. I can only really create basic projects using Java, but because it's very similar to my main language, JS, I have a good understanding of it and can understand more complex programs.
Python is definitely my worst programming language. The only experience I have with it is through daily/weekly coding assignments in IB CS, and through making UNO in Python. There's not really much more to be said about my Python skills other than that I know the basics.
Google Sheets is a spreadsheet program that I often use to process data. I learned how to use it in middle school when I was doing Stats for my hockey team. I've used these skills throughout my high school career, in my computer science, math, and science classes, but also for fun. Whenever me and my friends would play games like wiffleball or street hockey, we would make a league and I was always tasked with keeping track of the stats. I encourage everyone to learn how to use a spreadsheet program, as it is a very useful skill to have.
FreeCAD is an open source CAD program that I learned how to use in 8th grade. Because my dad has a 3d printer, I can often make anything I want, as long as I am able to design it first. I sparsely use FreeCAD, and because of this, I often forget how to do things. Regardless, I have made a few cool 3D models that you can find on my Thingiverse.