Hi there, my name is Brian Boylen
I'm a full stack web developer

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About Me

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Hi there! My name is Brian, and I am a self-taught full stack developer. I graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2019 with a bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering, and for the past couple years I have been working as an engineer in the energy industry. While helping to design chemical plants across the globe has been a rewarding challenge, I quickly realized I am not passionate about the work or industry.

It didn’t take long for me to realize that tech was where I wanted to be instead. I decided to pivot to web development because I am excited by the pace of innovation in the tech industry, and I love working on products that delight users.

For the past two years, I've spent most of my free time learning web development and general software engineering concepts . I’ve completed introductory CS courses, a self paced full stack curriculum, and many passion projects. I love that the more I learn, the more complex projects I am able to build!

I would love to hear about what you are working on, and to chat about how I can help!

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Projects

Remixify

An app that remixes your existing Spotify playlists using Spotify's API. It keeps the same artists, but selects new, random songs by them!

Highlights:

  • -Spotify OAuth login
  • -Web session stored via a browser cookie
  • -Remixed playlists saved in MongoDB database
  • -Remix algorithm minimizes the generation of duplicate songs

Tech Stack:

Typescript, React, Express, MongoDB, Ant Design

See LiveSource Code
Remixify

Fakebook

A Facebook clone built with Ruby on Rails. Users can create, like and comment on posts, as well as send and accept friend requests.

Highlights:

  • -Facebook OAuth login
  • -Handles registration, authentication, session management and recovery
  • -AWS S3 stores users' photos

Tech Stack:

Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, HTML/CSS

See LiveSource Code
Fakebook

Battleship

Implementation of the Battleship board game, built in React. Users can play against a (semi) intelligent AI.

Highlights:

  • -Responsive design - displays well on mobile and desktop
  • -Full suite of unit tests for game logic
  • -Grid highlighting indicates if ship placement is valid or not

Tech Stack:

React, HTML, CSS

See LiveSource Code
Battleship

Contact

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