Hello, my name is
Derek Ackworth

I'm a Developer from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I have an Advanced Diploma in Computer Science from Fanshawe College and, I am pursuing a Bachelor of Technology degree at McMaster University. During this time, I've used C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and SQL to create my projects.

My Projects

InvestmentPortfolio

Created with C#
WPF application that allows the user to keep track of their current investment portfolio as well as see price history of investments they are interested in.

LANScan

Created with C++
Multithreaded console application that allows the user to scan a server's filesystem for a given expression contained within a file over a LAN network.

Gomoku

Created with C++
Console application that allows the users to play a 2 player Gomoku game.

RockPaperScissors

Created with C#
WPF application that allows the user to play a multiplayer king of the hill style rock paper scissors game over a LAN network.

LiteBrite

Created with C#
WPF application that allows the user to save pictures created by dragging colored pegs onto a black background.

NutritionTracker

Created with Java
Android application that allows the user to store daily, weekly and monthly nutrition facts by taking pictures of their nutrition facts labels.

ChatRoom

Created with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
React based web application that allows the users to type messages to each other in socket based chat rooms.