Hi, I'm Sammy Dods

software developer

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Who I am

Problem Solver · Builder

Software Developer at Engage Spaces and McMaster University Computer Science graduate. I build full-stack applications, love solving challenging technical problems and learning new technologies.

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Projects

JavaScript · Azure APIs

Transpeak

Chrome extension with 10,000+ users and 4M+ monthly API calls, developed with JavaScript and Microsoft Azure Translation and Language Detection APIs.

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React · Go · PostgreSQL · MongoDB · Docker

rooms4rent

Full-stack rental platform connecting landlords and renters — listings, applications, reviews, and role-based dashboards.

My contribution: Built the user profile functionality across the React frontend and Go backend, working with PostgreSQL and MongoDB for profile data and integrating the frontend with the REST API.

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Fun Experiments

Zombinator

Python · PyGame · itch.io

A zombie survival game originally built with Python and PyGame and later ported to the web. Fight endless zombie waves, earn cash, and upgrade your suit and buildings. WASD to move · Mouse to shoot · Q to interact · P to pause

Dragon Curve

Interactive dragon curve generator implemented in Elm, using functional programming, an L-system, and turtle graphics.

L-System Rules

  • Fwd1 Fwd1 Left Fwd2 Fwd3 Left
  • Fwd2 Right Fwd3 Fwd1 Right Fwd2
  • Fwd3 Fwd3
Degree 5

Youtube

I tell stories for fun

Projects

Some of my work