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<h1> Featured Hobby Projects </h1>

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<h3> Alpaca Java </h3>

<p><a href="https://alpaca.markets/" target="_blank">Alpaca</a> is an API First Commission Free Brokerage. I noticed that Alpaca did not have Java variant of their API and volunteered to create one. I started the repository on Github and maintained it for a while, but as my free time became more scarce, I handed the 'ownership' reins over to another developer.</p>

<a class="project-link" target="_blank" href="https://github.com/Petersoj/alpaca-java">Github</a>

<a class="project-link" target="_blank" href="https://petersoj.github.io/alpaca-java/">Site</a>

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<h3> ELI5 Software & Technology </h3>

<p>Software and Technology is full of complicated concepts. ELI5 stands for 'Explain Like I'm 5', which is a technique to explain something complicated in a way that a 5 year old could understand (note: this is just an ideal -- most of this stuff is still too complicated for a 5 year old). I wanted to create a simple interface backed by markdown files that would present 'ELI5' variants of explanations for complex software and technology concepts.</p>

<a class="project-link" target="_blank" href="https://github.com/mainstringargs/eli5-software-technology">Github</a>

<a class="project-link" target="_blank" href="https://mainstringargs.github.io/eli5-software-technology">Site</a>

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<h3> Quest Slayer </h3>

<p>Quest Slayer is a concept that I've toyed with in my mind for many years. I've always wanted to implement a web app that lets users keep track of 'Quests'. This is currently a Proof of Concept built on <a href="http://questslayer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blogspot</a> as it was a free host at the time, but at some point I'd like to move this over to Github pages.</p>

<a class="project-link" target="_blank" href="https://github.com/mainstringargs/quest-slayer">Github</a>

<a class="project-link" target="_blank" href="http://questslayer.blogspot.com/">Site</a>

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<h3> Bookshelf </h3>

<p>The Bookshelf is a simple way to keep tracks of the books I've read, want to read, and am currently reading. What makes this somewhat unique is that the backing yaml data model is kept in a separate repository that is connected to both this 'portfolio' page and <a target="_blank" href="https://mainstringargs.github.io/myshelf/">myshelf</a>.</p>

<a class="project-link" target="_blank" href="https://github.com/mainstringargs/myshelf">Github</a>

<a class="project-link" target="_blank" href="https://mainstringargs.github.io/myshelf/">Site</a>

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