Hello! I'm Benjamin Carlson, a developer and student living and working in CT.
I’m a student, creator, developer, and writer. I go to CCSU where I study computer science, cybersecurity, and mathematics. On this site you will find my projects, gear, writing, and much more. Feel free to reach out via email or any social media to say hi!
Experience
The Law Forum LLC
C# Software Developer
Fall 2020 / Summer 2020 / Summer 2019
I first interned with The Law Forum during summer 2019, going into my sophmore year of college. Fortunately, I was able to return the following summer, 2020, only this time I worked remotely (due to the pandemic!). Currently, this fall 2020, I am working part time with The Law Forum while continuing my Junior year of college.
Middletown, CT City Hall
I.T. Department
Summer 2018
The summer after graduating from high school, I had the opportunity to work with my city halls' I.T. department. I didn't do any coding but I had a hands on look at the I.T. field and worked on a number of hardware related tasks.
Top Blog Posts
How Tik Tok Gave Me The Perfect Coding Side Project
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I got an idea for a weekend coding project from Tik Tok.
Add A Firebase Backend To Your Flutter App Fast!
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Learn how to integrate Google's Firebase into your Flutter App.
Using JavaScript To Scramble A Rubik’s Cube: An Improved Algorithm
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I am making a web app that required me to make a rubiks cube scramble. I will show you how to implement this algorithm in JavaScript.
Featured Projects
25 Days Of Flutter
25 Days Of Flutter is a 25 day tutorial series designed to take you from a Flutter beginner to coding a complete app using various modern technologies.
Word Of The Day App
Word of the day app built with Dart
, Flutter
, and Wordnik API
. Video tutorial posted on YouTube.
Personal Website
My personal portfolio website you are on now. Built with Next.js
, chakra-ui
, mdx
pages, and serverless functions for realtime data.
Be sure to check out all the pages on this site!
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