Brad McDermott

I am a New York-based software developer with experience in Android/Java, Javascript, and Ruby.

A popup Korean-English dictionary extension

  • Available on Chrome and Firefox
  • Allows users to quickly get the English definition of a Korean word

Based on Open Source dictionary

  • Uses 'kengdic', an open source Korean-English dictionary developed by Joe Spiegle
  • Eventually, Toktogi users will be able to directly contribute corrections, new entries, and more back to 'kengdic' to benefit all users of the dictionary

Technologies Used

  • JavaScript
  • JQuery
  • Rails (website)

A simple Korean-English dictionary app for Android

  • Search for Korean words, definitions, and hanja
  • Add words to your personal vocab list
  • More features coming soon, such as displaying definitions on top of other apps

Technologies Used

  • Java
  • Realm
  • Firebase

A competitive online puzzle game built with Node.js

  • Created in JavaScript using the HTML5 Canvas.
  • The back-end is a Node.js server running on Heroku.

Gameplay

  • Similar to tetris, the player drops blocks into a grid and tries to make them disappear, which sends them to the other player.
  • Land a circle adjacent to a block of the same color to destroy them, create combos to multiply the number of blocks sent over to your opponent.

Technologies Used

  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • JQuery
  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • Heroku