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I'm Chao

Front-End Web Developer living in Toronto, Canada

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About

I'm Chao

I believe computers are created to create.

My journey with < code /> started about three years ago when I was asked to create an event marketing email. The experience of creating a template that looked 3000 times better than the default turned on my curiosity and interest in the world of coding. As I continued to dive deeper into it, I found myself sitting among 38 other of my brilliant peers inside the HackerYou classroom. That small spark of curiosity grew, and every minute I am amazed by the possibilities of what code can do. I’m always curious about finding better, smarter and sweeter solutions to a coding problem, learning new frameworks and turning ideas into code. I’m excited about the possibilities of creating art through codes using modern CSS and Javascript.

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Portfolio

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Mondrian in Style

A mighty jQuery app to generate your own Mondrian. Thanks to randomization and responsive browser styling, the possibilities are endless!

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Queen Street Hot Treat

A jQuery app using Yelp Fusion API to give you the best meal options when you are at HackerYou!

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What'cha Think'n

A React app to analyze the sentiment behind your thoughts. There may or may not a public thought board that you can see all the logged thoughts!

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Meme in a Giffy

A React app that allows you to create memes with the largest GIFs collection on the web and vote for your favorites!

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Blog

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Making Axios API Calls to Yelp Fusion inside React.js

Steps to import data with Yelp Fusion API into your React app.

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How I became a morning person

Your ultimate guide to join the early risers club.

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Things that shouldn’t stop you from learning to code

Because they didn’t stop me and I am a happy coder now.

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My Post-Bootcamp “Netflix” Course List

Things/Topics I would like to learn after bootcamp.

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Reduce( ): What, Why and How?

Helpful tips and examples for using the built-in function, reduce( ).

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Time-saving tips about Visual Studio Code.

Setting up for success, tips from one front end developers to another.

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The Wave: I attended #FITCToronto2019

What I learned from my first ever tech conference.

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