Codie Nakamura

Student

I am studying for a B.A. in Information and Computer Sciences in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Hawaii. I expect to graduate in Fall, 2026.


Interests: Software Development, Networking, Data Science


Projects

Manoa Connect 2025

A group final project for my ICS 314 class where 4 of us built and designed an app made with the purpose of helping UH Manoa students meet people outside of their classes.

Software Engineering PostgreSQL TypeScript ReactJS NextJS

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Sus-Attainable 2020-2021

My team designed environmentally safe plant pots that can decompose. This project was the winner of the October 2020 STEMworks Solutions Pots That Rot Challenge. Following this, our team and project were invited to be a part of the Kupu Hawaii Youth Sustainability Challenge.

Engineering Sustainability Business

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Beach Wheelchair 2019

My team modified a wheelchair to be usable on sand and the beach. This project was selected to be a finalist for the 2019 REACH Challenge.

Engineering

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Essays

Engineering Concepts Within Software

14 May 2025

What is Software Engineering? Engineering can be described as the process of designing and constructing machines. Apply software to that and now you’re thinking about the process of programming and developing software and code. From ICS 314, a class on...

Software Engineering Software Development

The Use of AI in Learning

06 May 2025

I. Introduction It’s undeniable that AI has become fundamentally ingrained into our society’s everyday life, with education certainly being one of the more “affected” areas. Some say AI is a cheat, whether you use it to cheat on an assignment...

Software Engineering AI

Give Design Patterns A Try

24 Apr 2025

Why Design Patterns? In anything, having some form of direction is crucial to one’s success. Planning out how to accomplish a goal, strategizing on how to solve a problem, and streamlining existing processes are all ways in which people find...

Software Engineering Design Patterns

Experience with Bootstrap 5

27 Feb 2025

Intro After working with the UI framework Bootstrap 5 for about one and a half weeks, I’ve had some thoughts about my experience. Now this is my first time ever working extensively with any UI framework. I’ve dabbled with Materialize...

Software Engineering UI Frameworks

Flexibility in Coding Standards

13 Feb 2025

Intro Coding standards are in my opinion, quite crucial to programming. Consistency is indeed KEY. When it comes to a task like programming, it’s important to be exact and precise. We’re talking about computers and machines that only understand and...

Software Engineering Coding Standards

Learning How to Ask Questions

30 Jan 2025

Intro Everyone’s always been given the advice to “not be afraid to ask questions” because asking questions is an essential part of learning. And learning, is an essential part of life. But many get caught into the trap of asking...

Software Engineering Learning StackOverflow

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