Mary Paskhaver

I'm a student and developer with experience in React, React Native, and Swift. I've built 5 apps for the App Store and a blog about tech and work.

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My Projects

The Shapes Game

Swift (SwiftUI, SpriteKit)

Built a reaction time game

  • Created a unique timed memory test and a practice mode
  • Wrote unit tests, boosting code coverage by 6.9%
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Swappy Sides

Swift (SwiftUI, SpriteKit)

Designed and created an endless "hopper" game

  • Built the home, game, and shop screens
  • Drew 20+ pixel art assets: characters, icons, and buttons
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A frog sits on the bottom of the screen near a pink candy. Snakes are moving from the right to the left side of the screen. A screenshot from the game Swappy Sides. A bear flies toward a brown candy and near a coin near several snakes. A bunny flies toward a green candy and near a coin near several snakes. The shop screen, featuring several characters the user can play as.

Rutgers RUMobile

React Native, Redux

Collaborated with alumni to rebuild and expand an app that helps 3,000+ Rutgers University students

  • Rebuilt app with React Navigation library, enabling custom Dark Mode and Android compatibility
  • Wrote unit tests for Redux reducers, components, and formatting functions, boosting known frontend code coverage to 85%+
  • Reviewed fellow developer's code and collaborated with UI designer to improve product quality
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RUMobile home screen RUMobile food screen RUMobile bus screen RUMobile schedule screen

My Writing

Explore a student's perspective on tech and work.

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Use Lambda Calculus To Think About Functional Programming

I learned about lambda calculus this past semester. It was covered in a course called Principles of Programming Languages...

Computer Science Math Functional Programming
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Tackle Burnout By Building Personal Projects

In my third year of high school, I spent six months building an app to help people track their good deeds.

One year later...

Productivity Programming Burnout
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Redux vs. Recoil

You've likely heard of Redux.

It's a popular state management tool for JavaScript apps, including React sites. Its website says it's predictable...

Web Development State Management

Interested? Read more here.

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