James Grande

Student

I am studying for a B.S. in Computer Science in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Hawaii. I expect to graduate in Fall, 2024.


Interests: Software Engineering, Web Development, Web Design


Projects

Study Partner 2022-12-16

A web app my team and I created to help UH Manoa computer science students organize study sessions.

JavaScript Meteor Bootstrap React

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Sign Up 2022-09-15

A sign up page I developed that implements form validation using HTML and CSS.

HTML CSS Forms Form Validation

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Etch A Sketch 2022-09-15

A website I developed that lets you sketch by coloring the grid you hover with your mouse pointer.

HTML CSS JavaScript

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Admin Dashboard 2022-09-15

A website I developed to create a user interface implemented using both FlexBox and CSS Grid.

HTML CSS Grid Flexbox

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Essays

Learning to be a Software Engineer

08 May 2023

Learning to be a Software Engineer For spring 2023, I took Software Engineering II (ICS 414) right after taking Software Engineering I (ICS 314) last semester. I took this class because it aligns with what I want to do of...

Software Engineering

What Software Engineering is All About

15 Dec 2022

What is Software Engineering? Software engineering is the creation of software systems and applications. It includes designing, developing, testing, deploying, and maintaining. Software engineering also involves many fundamental concepts including coding standards, design patterns, agile project management, and ethics. Agile...

Software Engineering Agile Project Management Design Patterns

What Are Design Patterns and Why You Should Know It

01 Dec 2022

A design pattern is like a blueprint for building a car Cars may have slight differences like different colors and different shapes but they all fundamentally solve the same problem and share the same characteristics like having an engine, some...

Design Patterns

Why You Should and Shouldn’t Learn UI Frameworks

06 Oct 2022

Introduction Should you learn a user interface (UI) framework? I have been learning UI Frameworks, specifically, the Bootstrap framework, for around a week now, and I have learned that using UI frameworks has its ups and downs. I consider myself...

UI Frameworks Bootstrap

Smart Questions Only

08 Sep 2022

How to Ask Smart Questions How many times do you ask questions per day? Are they smart questions? Asking questions are vital to learning and should be encouraged to clear up any confusion, however, asking bad questions is simply annoying,...

Athletic Software Engineering