Maggie Li

Intro

Hey there! I'm Maggie : ) I'm currently pursing an undergraduate degree in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo.

Work

Hobbies

Dance

Dance has been and still is a big part of my life. I started dancing since I was 5 years old at a local ballet school. I quickly realized it wasn’t for me and I switched into Hip-hop that was the moment I absolutely fell in love with dancing. Dancing helped me become more sociable and helped me build my self confidence.

Snowboarding

Standing at the top of a mountain and looking down at the slopes is a truly exhilarating feeling. Gliding through the slopes feels carefree, like all the stress is lifted off my shoulders. It wasn’t always like this, I spent the first two seasons of snowboarding sitting on my bottom and falling on my face. “Life is like snowboarding; You must get up every time you fall. Once you stop falling, you then begin to enjoy it. If you stay, you will never see why people love it so much.” - William Nepe

Music

As a kid my parents encouraged me to play a selection of instruments, throughout the years I’ve played piano, alto saxophone, flute, and violin. Piano being the most notable instrument. Through music I have immense respect for classical music and will often listen to classical music to destress. As a result of years of classes and tests I have become significantly more self-disciplined.

I will occasionally stream Counter-Strike on my twitch?

projects

Byte Sized Boba

Byte Sized Boba is a web application that helps users discover new bubble tea and beverage combinations based on their preferences and moods through a quiz. Built with React, Vite, and the Google Maps JavaScript API, it features a cozy interface and an interactive map to find nearby bubble tea stores. We faced challenges with unfamiliar technologies like the Google Maps API and domain setup but learned a lot in the process. Future improvements include extending the quiz, enhancing the database, and adding more functionality to the map for a better user experience.

Chess AI Game in C++

My two teammates and I had to tackle the game Chess in C++ utilizing OOP principles and starting completely from stratch. We really had to think about the game at every level, we utilized UML software to map out the classes we plan to have as well as other important design elements. After significant amounts of caffenine and 3 all-nighters we were able to complete the game. This project truly solidified many technical concepts that were unclear to me. But more than that, at the time of starting the project I was feeling significant burn out from countless lectures and assignments. This project reminded me of why I study computer science, I was able to find so much joy in being able to build a game with some laptops and our minds.

Chat Bot for Discord in Node.js using MongoDB

Elements

i = 0;

while (!deck.isInOrder()) {
    print 'Iteration ' + i;
    deck.shuffle();
    i++;
}

print 'It took ' + i + ' iterations to sort the deck.';