Thian Lok Yap

An aspiring developer waiting for matriculation into university, meanwhile working in mum's company to gain work experience (though in a completely different field).

I have a keen interest in programming, took H2 Computing at A Levels, and attended competitions like NOI. I have a strong interest in data structures and algorithms, and I have been practicing Leetcode questions to prepare myself for technical interviews.

I have explored other fields such as game development, software development and web development. Some of my projects are listed below, all of which can be found on my Github profile.

1. Blockbreaker - Game created with Pygame

Key takeaways:

• Object-Oriented Programming - Usage of classes for game objects, game states and UI elements
• Multilevel Inheritance - Multiple Tutorial classes inherits from base Tutorial class, which inherits from Running Game class, which inherits from Game State class.
• Game State Transitions - Use of metaclass for Game State Manager, where it is kept in a central registry file, and all other scripts containing game states import from this file. All Game States can access other Game States by their name through this Game State Manager.
• UI design - Menus, Buttons, Sliders
• Tutorial Design - Creating tutorial stages with objectives

2. Piano Player - Piano Software created with Pygame and mido

Key takeways:

• Processing Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) files using mido module
• Displaying the notes and piano on screen using Pygame
• Tkinter to open MIDI files from computer
• Dearpygui for more complex UI elements such as scroll list
• Handling inputs from a physical MIDI keyboard
• Help screens
• User-friendly interfaces
• Additional customisability - Hiding/Muting channels, Changing instruments, Resizing piano keys, Adjusting note speed etc.

3. Flappy Bird - Game created with Unity

Key takeaways:

• Basic game development with Unity
• Basic C# coding