Lauren Clayton

Student

I am pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in computer science with a minor in Japanese. I am currently a junior and aim to graduate in May, 2025.


Interests: UX/UI, Web Development, Software Engineering, Japanese Linguistics, Photography, Psychology


Projects

My First Video Game 2024

I designed characters and created my first video game.

C# Unity Maya

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Summer 2023 in Japan 2023

I created a video project documenting my time studying in Japan.

Video Editing Photography

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CS 314 Final Project: Manoa Exchange 2023

Web development HTML / CSS Javascript

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Essays

Software Development Techniques

13 Dec 2023

Reflect on Software Engineering In my ICS 314 class, we went over a lot of different topics that helped tie together our final project which was to create a website that directly benefits the UH Manoa community. However, these techniques...

Coding Agile Programming Open-Source Software

Making Your Code Look Less Embarrassing

30 Nov 2023

Design Patterns: Making Your Code Look Less Embarrassing When first learning how to code, programs are often filled with repetitive if else Boolean statements. As you become familiar with elementary techniques, you start to learn to apply design patterns without...

Coding Behavioral Patterns

Use of A.I in Software Engineering

21 Nov 2023

Use of A.I in Software Engineering During my fall 2023 semester, our ICS 314 class was given the choice to use A.I in a variety of different ways. During this semester, I experienced using a few A.I tools for the...

Coding A.I

My Experience With ESLint

21 Sep 2023

Before taking this course, coding standards have always been a difficult topic for me. In previous computer science courses, specifics about formatting, attention to spacing, and code documentation weren’t strictly enforced. When using tools such as ESLint in IntelliJ, these...

Coding Coding Standards

My Goals for the Future

02 Sep 2023

My interest in computer science started when I was young. I would come home after school and finish my homework with enough time to play video games. I quickly learned that there is so much customization that can go into...

Programming Languages Web Development