Yeah, this is basically my life.
I started coding when I was seven and it’s still my favourite hobby after a decade. Here are some of my project, among the hundered of half-finished things on my computer.
How I got into it
My first language was Lua. I quickly moved on to Python, which is still my favourite and the one I know best. I also use JavaScript, HTML and CSS, and I’ve done some stuff with C++.
I consider myself lucky to have been able to start programming before the age of AI. I think it's unlikely I would ever bother to learn properly if I was starting now. I think that's something we will notice...
Since then I’ve made physics simulations, 2D and 3D games, websites, mobile apps and Windows software. One of my first big projects was a YouTube channel where I made Roblox Studio and Lua tutorials.
I also made a website for an Islington Council park friend group: Friends of St John’s Garden. Here’s the website.
Things I’ve made and contributed to
Some are useful, most are not. :)
I contribute to Namesake, a non-profit that publishes free name change guides and tools for trans people in the U.S. I mainly work on the code behind the website and services, although am currently working on non-code research for the project.
Release balls into the simulation and they bounce off one another with gravity and friction. You can tell the graphic weren't very good but I put my focus on flexibility and realistic physics.
Code on GitHub
I spent a massive amount of time on this project. I made it for my grandparents: it has simple written and video guides for everyday computer tasks, plus a separate one-click encrypted backup app.
It’s Minesweeper, made in Python, with three difficulty levels. Just like the original, really.
Code on GitHub
A Conway’s Game of Life simulation. You can click or drag to add live cells, then see which patterns survive.
Code on GitHub
My first mobile app, made to work out how a group should split shared expenses.
Code on GitHub