Hi, I'm Tony Chen.

I'm currently studying computer science at McMaster University. I have a passion for web-related technologies, spanning from frontend frameworks like Svelte, which powers this website, to backend technologies such as Kubernetes.

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skills

Frontend Web Development

JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, Vue, Svelte

Backend Web Development

Node.js, Rust, Python

Server Administration

Proxmox, Linux (RHEL, Debian), VMware ESXi, Hyper-V

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professional experience

Backend Web Developer

September 2023, Freelance MM Apps Inc.

Developed a highly scalable web backend for integration with mobile apps using a microservices architecture, Node.js, TypeScript, and Docker.

Optimized outbound network requests with a custom deduplication algorithm, reducing outbound bandwidth by 99% (8MB requests, on average, reduced to 72KB).

Serves 2,000+ requests per hour.

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tycchen [email protected]