Will Boone

Web Developer

About

Hello, I'm Will, in the past I have earned a bachelor's degree with a double major in history and speech communications. Now I am following a dream. I graduated from Austin Community College in May 2024 with an Associates of Applied Science: Web Programming.

I have also earned a certificate in Web Development in December of 2023. My last semester was more about finishing hours and completing the degree.

I have graduated with a 3.9 GPA, but more importantly I graduated with a passion for making websites. I love the creativity it opens, I love making the back-end components work, and I love seeing a new website come to being from absolutely nothing. And don't get me wrong, I am proficient in other languages, but I love coding in Python and the freedom that Flask gives me while also providing the utility! That being said, I've recently discovered the power of SvelteKit. And we can't forget that CodeIgniter started it all, giving me PHP experience from the beginning.

I'm fascinated with the current trajectory of machine learning and the AIs that have been released. I firmly believe they will continue to play a huge role in shaping the world as we move forward. It is a tool that successful people will use, and one we must shape to our needs.

My hobbies outside of tech? I love cooking and baking and I'm a gamer at heart, both table-top and video games. I love reading. Issaac Asimov has been my favorite author since high school (though I really, really wish Mr. Martin would finish his series). I also love sci-fi movies. Can you tell from my picture?

I appreciate you taking the time to get to know a small bit about me. I look forward to potentially contributing my skills and passion to your team.

Skills

Frameworks

Blog Post: My Experience with Frameworks

Languages

Other tools and libraries

Projects

This portfolio:

Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python

Framework: Flask

This site is a work in progress. It is currently hosted on Python Anywhere.

Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python

Framework: Flask

Website I created for Permian Alliance Services, Midland, Tx.

Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python

Framework: Flask

The website I created to start freelancing in web development.

Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Framework: none

The first website I made. It was a school project that has endured for a tabletop gaming group. I have kept it vanilla HTML and CSS with some JavaScript to denote it's origins.

Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP

Framework: CodeIgniter

Website I made for the Center for Social Success in Dallas, Tx.

Languages: HTML and CSS

A project that outlines how technical writing can be styled for online posting.

My article on writing high school lesson plans. It is the only one I have set up as a web-based technical doc.

Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

This is not a production website, but an early assignment where specific instructions were given for each page. For example, the Menu page contains a menu that is 100% JavaScript created and was my first project in DOM manipulation.

Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP

Highlighting the CSS Dallas custom contact page that uses JavaScript for client-side validation, PHP for server-side validation and AJAX for asynchronous submission.