Hello World,
I'm Will Dillard
I am a web developer.
I am a creator. The challenge of analyzing and problem-solving are nothing new to me.
I am a Marine Corps veteran and I use my drive and passion for growing to break into the world of web development.
I am a Wyncode Acadamy graduate and I continue to work on various projects to increase my knowledge and skills. I am passionate about creating things and would like to talk about more projects.
My
Projects
(Click on Projects for more info)
The application is focused around suicidal awareness, it allows vets to connect and play their favorite games. It can be used as a platform for veterans to break the ice between other veterans who have been through similar situations.
- Used V CSS to style the page with the branding specified in our wireframes provided by the UX/UI team
- As the users create accounts, their information is stored in our database on MongoDB. That information can be updated with HTTP requests. Axios is used to request the information and be displayed on the profile pages
- Built project using the MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) Stack. Other technologies used to improve user experience were Sweet Alert, to notify them when an update is submitted or they are logged out. Send Grid was used to send welcome/goodbye emails when users sign up or close the account. JSON Web Tokens were used to create tokens that validated users throughout the website. Socket.io to allow for communication between users in the chat. Lastly, we used Postman to test the creation of users, and other HTTP requests in the backend. Heroku was used to deploy the app to the web
The application gives people a tool to find tab sheets for many Beatles songs that will allow a person to play along with.
- Axios was used to call the Songsterr API to provide and filter through the JSON, rendering the song id and title.
- Built project using React and Node.js Other technologies used to improve user experience were React Bootstrap for the styling and navigation. Heroku was used to deploy the app to the web
The application is a maze game that promts the user direction questions and evaluates the responses as they travel through out.
- This is a REPL (Read-Eval-Print-Loop) game that is played on your termial
- Synchronous Readline package is used to conversate with the user
- This was the first project we did solo While attending Wyncode. Though it is simple I am proud that I created the idea of using school spirit and a play on words for the title.