After exploring the concept of cryptography, hashing, and other similar concepts, I became very curious about the generation of secure passwords.

This small project was written in C++ and attempts to create exceedingly entropic (random) passwords (mostly) without the use of existing libraries for a personal challenge. Seeds for the random generator are shuffled at nearly every internal interaction, and methods of choosing each character are also periodically shuffled.

The result is a password generator that evenly distributes character types to create what are likely to be decently strong passwords.

This side project challenged me to double check my own work due to many statistical improbabilities that occurred throughout the design process. Now, I am more critical of my own work, and never assume that my results are accurate until I have verified the legitimacy of each step of the process.

This small side project came about after learning about conditionals and random number generation in C++.

It is a very basic, but entertaining project that attempts to wrangle that chaos of random generation to create words that are somewhat pronounceable. Consonants and vowels are grouped separately and limited in appearance in relation to each other.

I dubbed this project the Fantasy Name Creator when I noticed similarities in the words it created and some of the fantastical names seen in TV and movies.

This project was one of my first personal C++ projects and helped me become more comfortable with coding. It also helped me in my future projects by encouraging me to think more creatively when designing solutions.

This project stands out as the solution to my most challenging academic dilemma at Southern University. While I do consider this a personal project, it was created in response to a massive academic data-management challenge.

One of my professors was known for a testing style that involved minimal preparation time and no study materials. When student complaints reached an apex for finals, he provided the class with three separate question banks containing several thousand entries each. He then told us that only 30 questions from those banks would be used for the final.

I quickly realized that my usual study methods would not save me here. Having recently learned how code can read and store data, and having used regex for recent projects, I immediately worked to build a custom solution in C++. I spent a short time designing a program that performed I/O operations to read the files, parse the questions, and accurately map them to their corresponding answers. The program then fed the data back to me in an interactive, flashcard-style interface.

After two sleepless nights of intense trial-and-error coding and studying, I earned an A on the final exam. However, I feel as though this project revealed something even more valuable than a grade about me. It proved that I am able to remain adaptable under extreme pressure. It also demonstrated my dedication to quality in my work. Furthermore, it highlighted my drive to see complex technical issues through to the end.

I transformed an unorganized, terrifying mountain of data into a solution that, instead of breaking me, made me stronger, proved my resilience, and showcased my expertise in creating automated solutions to difficult manual problems.