JavaScript

Built an API interface for DNS queries.

A DNS API running over HTTPS can be useful in a variety of scenarios:

• Make queries when DNS isn't directly available, e.g. in certain restricted or serverless environments
• Verify records before provisioning a service
• Get around firewall or geo-blocking limitations

Created a Telegram bot for reporting car MOT status

• Pulls information by vehicle registration from a DVSA API
• Displays vehicle information, MOT status, due date, etc.
• Enables easy and quick access to information
• Runs in Node-RED on a Raspberry Pi

Created a Telegram Bot for Accessing TikTok Videos

• Helps privacy-conscious Telegram users to view TikTok links sent by friends
• Running serverless in a Next.js API
• Deployed on Vercel

Created a Progressive Web App Enabling Reading Mode on the Go

• Addressing a friend circle need with serverless technology
• PWA and serverless function deployed on Vercel
• Modern CI/CD workflow with GitHub

Completed a section in Angela Yu's Full Stack Web Development course on Udemy.

Section 20: APIs - Application Programming Interfaces

I learned how to use the MailChimp API to create a sign up page that forwards the first name, last name and email address to MailChimp's subscriber list.

I also learned how to deploy an application using Heroku.

The deployed app is here: (note: I don't have a real newsletter. Signing up here will not amount to anything!)

https://arcane-waters-73341.herokuapp.com

Created an Encrypted & Self-destructing Notes App

• Focused on security with zero-knowledge browser-side encryption
• Cloudflare Pages, Workers, and KV storage used as the infrastructure stack
• Simple HTML/JavaScript codebase with minimal dependencies
• Leveraged more advanced serverless features such as expiring KV objects to reduce code development requirements