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The Developer's Playbook for a Successful Sprint 0
Programming Professional-Development
Unlocking the potential of Sprint 0 requires more than just enthusiasm; it demands a strategic approach and keen foresight. In the developer's playbook for a successful Sprint 0, we dissect key practices to set a solid foundation for full-stack web development projects.
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views・December 27, 2023
The Ultimate Guide to UTS Undergraduate IT Degrees
Guide
This comprehensive guide to undergraduate IT degrees at UTS aims to help students choose the best fit for their career aspirations.
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views・June 19, 2023
The Final Bug
Poem
A poem about the struggles of a software developer.
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views・March 16, 2023
Navigating Asynchronous Code with JavaScript Promises
Programming
This article is a beginner-friendly guide to Promises in JavaScript, including best practices and use cases. Learn how to handle asynchronous tasks and improve code readability with Promises.
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views・January 28, 2023
Ode to the JIRA Board Developer
Poem
A poem dedicated to the developer who lives by the JIRA board, tirelessly working to keep the project on track.
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views・December 25, 2022
Sleep Apnea, Insomnia & Software Engineering
Health Professional-Development
Sleep Apnea, Insomnia & Software Engineering: How Getting a Good Night's Sleep Make You a Better Programmer.
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views・September 19, 2022
Choose Your Side Projects Wisely; The Importance Of High Impact & Useful Projects in Your Resume
Professional-Development
In an increasingly competitive job market, it is important to make sure your resume stands out. One way to do this is by choosing high-impact and useful side projects.
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views・August 22, 2022
Deploying Youtube Album Splitter
Side-Project
A quick write-up of my most recent personal project, YoutubeAlbumSplitter, with a recount of what I've learned and discovered attempting to commercially deploy my first real web project.
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views・July 3, 2022
How to Maximize Your Time At University to Break Into Tech
University
Starting university? In this article, we explore how you can make the most of your time at uni and break into the tech industry. We cover everything from choosing the right courses to building a strong network.'
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views・July 3, 2022
Working From Home & Ergonomics
Ergonomics
There are many ergonomic considerations to take into account when working from home. By following these tips, you can help ensure that you are as productive and comfortable as possible while working from home.
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views・July 2, 2022
How UTS ProgSoc Hosted The 2022 ProgComp With WiseTech Global
Competitive-Programming Society
Programming competitions are a great way to showcase your skills and earn some recognition in the programming community. Here are a few lessons we learned to help you run your own successful programming competition.
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views・June 26, 2022
A more declarative approach to developing web systems using a higher level programming language
Research-Paper
In this paper, we will introduce a standard for a declarative programming language that aims to automate & consolidate web systems & associated architectures into one language. Our project aims to make a new language that solves the problem of converting business requirements into code by designing a declarative syntax that allows a modular architecture approach to programming thus greatly reducing the amount of programming required for new systems.
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views・June 1, 2022
Abstract Text Summarization Project Proposal
Research-Paper
A project proposal for the abstract text summarization project.
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views・April 22, 2022
SYNCS Hackathon 2021 - Summarized
Hackathon
A journey through SYNCS Hackathon 2021, skip through your lectures guilt-free!
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views・August 30, 2021
Exploring Quake 3's Fast Inverse Square Root
Cool-Topic
A brief explanation and exploration of the iconic quake 3 fast inverse square root.
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views・July 30, 2021
NSW Police Force Cybercrime Think Tank
Case-Competition
My first case competition or how I accidently skipped the tutorial stage.
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views・May 6, 2021
BSides Cybersecurity Conference Experience
CyberSecurity CTF
Lockpicking, hot tubs & a little bit of social engineering.
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views・April 9, 2021
Founding The UTS Cloud Society
Society
How I helped found the UTS Cloud Society as Vice President.
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views・March 27, 2021
Implementing Wave Function Collapse & Binary Space Partitioning for Procedural Dungeon Generation
Side-Project
In video games, wave function collapse (WFC) is a technique used to generate random tile-based maps. WFC is an extension of the cellular automaton concept. It operates by creating a superposition of all possible states of a map, then randomly collapsing that superposition into a single state.
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views・March 21, 2021
Paper 1 - A Survey of Programmatic Procedural Content Generation Using Wave Collapse Functions for Game Development
Side-Project
In this paper, we will survey the Wave Collapse Function (WFC) Algorithm for Procedural Content Generation (PCG) and its historical uses. Through this paper, we will track multiple methods of PCG in the indie & professional game development community as well as depict the evolution of such methods over time.
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views・March 21, 2021
Paper 2 - Programmatic Procedural Map Generation Using Wave Collapse Functions (WFC) For Game Development In Top-Down
Side-Project
In this paper, we will explore the issue of programmatic procedural map generation for video games in the 2D top-down rogue-like genre. Through this paper, we will cover multiple forms of procedural content generation (PCG) in the indie & professional game development community as well as propose & lay out our plans for such a system using the Wave Form Collapse (WFC) function.
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views・March 21, 2021
Paper 3 - Implementing Procedural Dungeon Generation In Top-Down Games Using Wave Function Collapse (WFC) & Binary Space Partitioning (BSP)
Side-Project
In this paper, we will introduce & explore a solution to creating humanized realistic dungeons or maps in the 2D top-down rogue-like genre. This paper will explore a proposed solution, combining both the strengths of Binary Space Partitioning and Wave Function Collapse to create a highly flexible yet robust algorithm capable of autonomous procedural world generation with minimal errors.
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views・March 21, 2021
UTS ProgSoc 2020 AGM
Society
How I got elected into the UTS ProgSoc 2021 team as the events coordinator executive.
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views・January 25, 2021
Trunk-based Development Vs. Git Flow
Educational
An in-depth comparison between Trunk-based Development and Git Flow, exploring their pros, cons, and scenarios where each approach excels.
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views・November 9, 2020
ProgSocUTS 2020 Programming Competition
Competitive-Programming
Reflecting on my experience participating in the ProgSocUTS 2020 Programming Competition and the challenges faced.
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views・October 24, 2020
UTS BiG Project Experience
Hackathon
Reflecting on my experience participating in the UTS BiG Project and the lessons learned about prioritizing presentation and pitching over functionality.
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views・October 1, 2020
Google Kickstart Round F Experience
Competitive-Programming
Reflecting on my experience participating in Google Kickstart Round F and the lessons learned about data structures and algorithms.
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views・September 27, 2020
DownUnderCTF 2020 - Captcha The Flag
CTF CyberSecurity
Reflecting on my experience competing in the DownUnderCTF and the lessons I learned as part of the red team.
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views・September 22, 2020
Our Journey at SYNCS 2020 Hackathon
Hackathon Python
A recount of my experience participating in the SYNCS 2020 hackathon, working with a team to create Harmonics, a platform for musicians to connect and collaborate.
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views・September 17, 2020
Creating Identicons: A Journey in Procedural Image Generation
Side-Project C#Cryptography
Exploring the creation of Identicons through procedural image generation and cryptographic techniques.
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views・July 15, 2020
Automating Boolean Algebra Expression Solving
Side-Project C#
An exploration of building a Boolean algebra expression solver using C#, which simplified the task of solving Boolean expressions and provided valuable practice for students.
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views・February 9, 2020
Automating GitHub Growth with Python and Selenium
Side-Project Automation Python
Learn how to automate gaining GitHub followers using Python and Selenium, a beginner-friendly guide with practical outcomes.
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views・February 23, 2019
My First Programming Assignment: Creating MasterMind
Side-Project C#
A deep dive into my first programming assignment where I created the game MasterMind in C# and the valuable lessons I learned from it.
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views・January 30, 2019
Neural Network Aimbot for CS:GO
Side-Project Artificial-Intelligence Game-Hacking
Exploring the use of a neural network aimbot for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive using the Intel Neural Compute Stick 2.0.
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views・January 13, 2019
Automation in Flipping: Exploring Opportunities with Gumtree
Side-Project
How I bought a car on a budget, using browser automation, web scraping, and a little bit of artificial intelligence.
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views・September 28, 2018