Derek Nishimura Jr

Student

I am studying for a B.S. in Computer Science in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Hawaii. I expect to graduate in Spring, 2024.


Interests: Coding, Robotics, Marching Band, UI Design


Projects

Virtual Campus Tour 2022

A virtual campus tour made to streamline the UH Manoa experience for prospective students

Campus Tour Programming Project Software Engineering Web Deveopment

Read More
Key Club 2017

Key Club is a nationally recognized student led organization dedicated to helping out the local community while also providing oppurtunity for character building and the development of leadership skills. During my time in high school, I started our school's first key club where I served as the president building both the club and myself along the way.

Community Service Leadership Inclusiveness

Read More
MATE ROV Competition 2016-2017

The MATE ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) competition is an underwater robotics competition in which teams act as “start-up” companies both designing and building an ROV while also creating technical and financial reports along with an engineering presentation. During my time competing in MATE, I learned many technical skills such as 3D printing, soldering, and coding along with skills such as public speaking and presenting.

Robotics Engineering Speaking

Read More

Essays

How to Fit into the Industry

16 Dec 2022

In ICS 314, learning software engineering takes the concepts we learned in our other classes and applies them to real life situations so that we might learn more about how programming works at a professional level. This class is the...

Software Engineering Configuration Management Coding Standards

Why Do Cars Look the Same?

01 Dec 2022

Carbon Copy Cars Have you ever wondered why modern cars all look so similar? Back in the 1900s you would find all sorts of wacky and interesting car designs, so much so that some brands were defined by the cars...

Software Engineering Design Patterns

Fitting Within the Margins

06 Oct 2022

When making a website, the most time is usually spent on setting up CSS to arrange the elements. To solve this, UI frameworks such as Bootstrap were created to simplify the process of creating websites. However, the question still remains,...

Software Engineering UI Frameworks Bootstrap

A Coding Ideal To Strive For

22 Sep 2022

In the programming community, I think the idea of coding standards is a good one. Having code written in a consistent and reliable format increases readability and understanding of said code. However, I feel as though sometimes coding standards reduce...

JavaScript ESLint Coding Standards

Dumb Questions Do Exist

08 Sep 2022

“There are no Dumb Questions” Oftentimes, throughout middle and highschool, students are told the mantra: “There are no dumb questions”. This is an effective way to get students to ask questions more frequently and without the fear of judgment however,...

Questions Answers Stack Overflow

The Point of Software Engineering

04 Sep 2022

An Uncertain Future Through both middle and high school, I’d always assumed I’d major in engineering. I loved building things, solving problems, and helping people. I always dreamed of having a job where I could do all of those things.....

Software Engineering Programming

See all 7 essays