I learned to code through the UK BBC Microbit initiative back in 2017 (ish). Since then I have learned alot and done various personal projects, only a few of which are listed here. They are at different stages of completion and size. Some have effective commentory while others are sparse. There is a tendency for UI development, but only because those projects can be used in daily life.
Please remember:
- I don't have a Computer Science degree, but did take some Physics/Maths programming modules at university.
- I do have a life outside of coding and can thus only code in my spare time.
- I have an understanding of coding structures upto class inheritance, pointers, etc, and an idea of basic algorithums.
- I will continue to add personal projects.
- Academic projects are not listed here.
| Language | Experience | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ | Proficient | Strongest language, across projects and academia. |
| C# | ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ | Proficient | UWP and Windows Forms. |
| C++ | ⭐⭐☆☆☆ | Basic | Read lots of code but limited practice. |
| HTML/CSS/JavaScript | ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ | Intermediate | Can build small websites and use Bootstrap but not full-scale production apps. |
| Scripting | ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ | Intermediate | Confident with shell scripts and some automation, but not advanced system-level scripting. |
| Framework | Experience | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Git / GitHub | ⭐⭐☆☆☆ | Basic | Used in projects and internship. Experience includes branching, commits, pull requests, and basic merging but not “advanced workflows”. |
| Linux CLI | ⭐⭐☆☆☆ | Basic | Manage files, install and build programs. |
| High performance computing | ⭐⭐☆☆☆ | Basic | Academic introduction, can execute existing code with Slurm and have done a little investigation on how to write it. |
| Scikit-learn (Python, ML) | ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ | Proficient | Academic introduction at university |
| Keras (Python, ML) | ⭐⭐☆☆☆ | Basic | Academic introduction at university |
| Django (Python, web) | ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ | Intermediate | Built an app with DB integration, CRUD, and async fetch. |
| UWP (C#, xaml) | ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ | Intermediate | Functional apps built. |
| Windows Forms | ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ | Intermediate | Functional apps built. |
I now regularly use AI tools to accelerate my programming.
I intend to make my own website page at some point but in the meantime here are a few other of my achivements.
Name: CairnCoder (a pseudonym)