Sam Borg

About Me

My name is Sam Borg, and I'm a fourth year Computer Science student at the University of St Andrews with an interest in web design & development, and video game design & development. Over the course of my degree, I have gained experience in both individual and team-based projects over a wide range of topics and technologies, and I'm always looking for more opportunities to learn new things and expand my skillset.

Featured Projects

Bask.it

Bask.it is a web application designed to help promote financial accessibility and literacy. The web app provides various tools such as a Child Savings calculator, a Pensions calculator, and a Lifetime ISA calculator. All of the tools also come with helpful information and tips to help users understand the calculations and make informed decisions. Bask.it was created with EJS, ExpressJS and Tailwind CSS over a 24 hour period, and came in first place for BlackRock's challenge at the Dundee University Computing Society's 2024 Quackathon.

Pirate Attack

A screenshot of a video game with various pirate ships.

Pirate Attack is a Unity game developed in C# where you survive waves of enemy ships. Treasure can be collected from defeated foes, and upgrades can be purchased from the merchant ship between waves in order to boost your chances of survival. The game is currently in development, with a backlog of features and improvements still to be made. Some planned features include consumable items, alt-fire abilities, updates to the enemy spawning system, and new enemy types, including bosses.

Rubik's Solver

Rubik's Solver is a program developed in Java designed to help a user solve a Rubik's cube. Using Rubik's Cube notation, the program allows the user to input the state of their cube, and then provides a step-by-step solution to solve the cube. This project is still in development, and will be improved over time. Planned additions include a graphical user interface, allowing a user to input the cube state by clicking on the faces of a cube, and various improvements to the solving algorithm to make it more efficient.

My Skills

Programming Languages

Java
Python
C#
JavaScript & React
HTML/CSS
C

Technical Skills

Git
GitHub/GitLab
Unix Terminal
Unity
MySQL/MariaDB
Microsoft Office

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