Prototyping
When I join a team, one of the first things I ask for is access to the test system. I like to get hands-on early. This helps me to explore the user journey, spot friction points, and understand how the product behaves in real-world scenarios. This approach lets me create user-centric documentation from day one and often saves dev time by surfacing issues early.
I like to build quick prototypes to reinforce my understanding and speak the team's technical language more fluently. Each prototype is small and focused, built to improve both my technical understanding and documentation capabilities. They reflect how I learn: by doing, exploring, and translating that experience into clear, helpful content.
Dividend Tracker App
A simple Vue.js app that fetches dividend data for publicly traded stocks using the Financial Modeling Prep API.
Purpose: To practice consuming a third-party API, parse the JSON response, and display structured data in the front-end.
Skills explored: API integration, JSON handling, front-end display logic.
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Dividend Tracker API
A lightweight REST API that processes dividend payment data and returns monthly totals per year.
Purpose: To understand how internal APIs are coded and documented using Swagger, and how to test endpoints in Postman.
Skills explored: API development, Swagger documentation, REST principles, Postman testing.
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XRP Testnet App
A small Vue 3 demo app that connects to the Ripple Testnet to check the balance of a given XRP wallet address.
Purpose: To experiment with blockchain-based networks and learn how to interact with testnets safely.
Skills explored: Blockchain basics, Vue 3 setup, working with testnet APIs.
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