Benjamin Farthing

Portfolio

Here are some featured projects showcasing various coding skills.

PrepMyWeek demo

PrepMyWeek

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Problem

  • Most meal planners ignore a basic constraint: you want to shop at one store. Mixing recipes that require ingredients from multiple chains means extra trips or substitutions. I built PrepMyWeek as a store-first planner: pick your preferred chain, see only recipes whose ingredients are available there, then get a section ordered grocery list.
  • Many international grocery stores are fun to shop at, but without knowledge of certain ingredients and where to find them in store, many shoppers feel intimidated to do their full week's shopping in an unfamiliar store.
Web ApplicationiOS App StoreGoogle PlayGitHub
AT Weather walkthrough

Appalachian Trail Weather

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Problem

  • Hikers along the Appalachian Trail need accurate weather forcasts to stay safe and aware.
  • Town forecasts are valley-biased; shelters sit on ridgelines with different elevation/weather.
  • Day hikers need this ridge specific data to plan their trips more effectively.
  • Conditions change fast, hikers need shelter-specific data.
  • Connectivity is spotty; the app must use minimal data and keep the last forecast offline.
iOS App Store
GhostTDS preview

GhostTDS

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Problem

  • Create a niche, showpiece app for the ghost-hunting market.
  • Use built-in iPhone sensors; keep latency low and visuals punchy.
  • Write it in Swift/SwiftUI to demonstrate fast ramp-up (with AI assist).
iOS App Store
Monica Alexander site walkthrough

Artist Portfolio Headless CMS

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Problem

  • Build a custom portfolio that the client can update without recurring CMS fees or calling a developer.
  • Use a familiar tool (Notion) as the content source for text, images, and simple metadata.
  • Handle portrait-heavy artwork: avoid whitespace on desktop while keeping mobile layouts pretty.
  • Add basic curation features (role filter, featured slideshow) driven by Notion fields.
  • Keep the stack fast to ship and cheap to run: Next.js + Vercel with a custom domain (monica-alexander.com).
Web ApplicationGitHub

Skills & Tools

A snapshot of my day-to-day toolkit.

  • Next.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind
  • Framer Motion
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Prisma
  • PostgreSQL
  • React Native / Expo
  • Swift / SwiftUI
  • CoreMotion
  • JWT / Auth
  • Zod
  • CI/CD
  • Vercel

Education

  1. Emory University

    2025

    Full-Stack Web Development Bootcamp Certificate, Top of Class

    Three-month intensive bootcamp that took us from semantic HTML/CSS fundamentals through React frameworks (Next.js) and TypeScript, into Node/Express backends with REST patterns and SQL data modeling using PostgreSQL/Prisma—culminating in authenticated, deployed apps.

  2. Savannah College of Art and Design

    2008-2012

    BFA, Sound Programming and Design — Magna Cum Laude

    Coursework spanned web design, DAW workflows, and signal flow, with a curriculum focused on applying computer technology to production and post-production sound.

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