Projects

Scaling an existing Django app

Orange County Lettings is a start-up company offering accommodations rental services. The company is in a substantial growth phase in the United States.

Problems solved

• Improving the application's architecture by splitting it into three applications.
• Solving existing technical debts on the code base.
• Ensuring further code produced meets industry quality standards by adding a CI pipeline.
• Pushing the code to production using a CD pipeline.
• Monitoring the live application's behaviour against bugs and errors to enable the development team to tackle the unexpected quickly.
• Documenting the application from scratch to enable smooth development and onboarding process.

Tools used

Python Django Docker Docker Hub GitHub Actions AWS Sphinx Read the Docs

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Creating a secured CRM software from scratch

Epic Events is an events management and advisory company targeting particularly start-ups companies that want to organise “epic events”. Epic Events is in need of a CRM solution to track and monitor their clients and events.

Problems solved

• Modelling client's abstract needs into UML sketches.
• Creating a new database populated via an ORM.
• Producing a brand new Command-Line Interface software.
• Securing the software by following the OWASP standards.
• Monitoring the application following specific needs.

Tools used

Python Peewee ORM Typer CLI Draw.io

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Improving an existing Flask app by implementing tests and debugging

GÜDLFT is a company offering online platforms to coordinate lifting competitions in the US and Australia. They are currently developing a lightweight and a more cost efficient product for smaller local clubs.

Problems solved

• Tackling the existing bugs.
• Ensuring code quality by implementing a test suite.
• Simulating application behaviour with simultaneous users.

Tools used

Python Flask Pytest Locust

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Creating a RESTful API from scratch

SoftDesk, a company specialised in the production of collaboration software has decided to create a new software which will enable organisations to track and monitor technical issues (tickets) : SoftDesk Support.

Problems solved

• Implementing an authentication process using tokens.
• Restricting access to specific data depending on the user profile.
• Automating the dependencies update by the use of Poetry.
• Securing the software by following the OWASP standards.
• Complying to user data protection rules (RGPD).
• Adopting the use of the green code concept.

Tools used

Python Django REST Framework Postman Poetry

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Creating a MVP Django app

A new start-up called LITReview wants to develop a product to enable communities of book readers to publish/ request book/ articles reviews.

Problems solved

• Creating a website following clients specifications and wireframes.
• Coding models following the clients database sketch.
• Implementing an account creation and authentication system.
• Creating various pages to enable CRUD operations on posts and comments.
• Creating a stream page which is updated based on the user's activity and follows on the website.
• Implementing a system of followers/followees.
• Using the WCAG Accessibility guidelines.

Tools used

Python Django SQLite

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Solving financial problems using algorithms

The AlgoInvest&Trade financial company advises their clients on investment strategies by the use of algorithms with a view to maximise profits. They are willing to develop a script which will perform the analysis of share data and advise which ones will generate the best profit based on the client's budget.

Problems solved

• Translating financial operations into code.
• Developing a brute force script which realises financial simulations against a given dataset.
• Improving the brute force script's performance by the use of algorithms. Execution time and memory usage performances improved by more than x20k.

Tools used

Python Memory Profiler

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Developing the front-end of a Netflix-like website

The JustStreamIt association wants to develop a website which will help the users access the trending movies list of the moment. This enables users to find a movie to watch when lacking inspiration.

Problems solved

• Rendering real-time information by doing requests to an API.
• Designing a website following wireframes and look & feel provided by the client.
• Implementing an account creation and authentication system.
• Including interactivity to the page with JavaScript.

Tools used

HTML CSS Vanilla JavaScript

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Script-based software managing Chess tournaments

A local chess club is looking for a solution which will help them in organising chess tournaments properly.

Problems solved

• Developing a script based software.
• Applying a design pattern (MVC) compatible with the specifications requested by the client.
• Ensuring the software can be run offline.
• Persisting the data at any moment (in case of an electricity cut for example).

Tools used

Python JSON

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Plan a development process with Scrum / Agile development methods

Dev4U, an IT consulting firm has been approached by Learn@Home, an association which helps students find volunteer mentors to help them in their homework. They want us to develop this solution for them.

Problems solved

• Translating clients brief into UML use case diagrams.
• Writing clear user stories which capture clients needs and frame the development process.
• Producing wireframes (sketches) of the website in line with client's expectations.

Tools used

Google Suite Draw.io Trello

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Scraper for market analysis

A company specialised in selling second-hand books online, Books Online, wants to create a scraper that monitors their competitors' prices automatically.

Problems solved

• Creating a script that automatically monitors market prices evolutions.
• Populating data of interest via an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) protocol.
• Managing local folder structure and creation process.

Tools used

Python CSV

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