software Developer

Sten Leinasaar

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.“

– Samuel Beckett

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About me

Hi, my name is Sten. I am a software engineer, hiking enthusiast, brother, son, and world citizen. I believe there are many cool things to learn, but not enough time. The different roles I play offer me a unique opportunity to express myself.

Get in touch with me through my LinkedIn and let’s chat more. I aim to carry a mindset of a student at all times. This way I won’t miss the chance to learn something new.

Enjoy looking around and feel free to get in touch!

Resume

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The student’s guide to using ChatGPT: Tips and tricks

by admin | January 12, 2023 | BlogPost | 1 Comment

In recent months the topic of A.I in education has become increasingly prevalent due its possible implication in education — plagiarism being the most prevalent one. Startup company OpenAI introduced a long-form question-answering AI called ChatGPT that answers...

Thoughts on graduation

by admin | December 5, 2022 | BlogPost | 0 Comments

I wanted to take some time to write down thoughts about transitioning from college to the industry. Some people would call it "real world". it can definitely be scary and create this hollow feeling inside. Question like "Am I ready?" , "Do I know enough?", and "What...

Updates and changes

by admin | December 2, 2022 | BlogPost | 0 Comments

Life has been busy since I last posted. I have been redefining my goals and found my footing. Balancing a semester as a senior and doing part-time internship for a start-up company is difficult. In addition one wants to see their friends and relax as well, which is...

About Front-End Development

by admin | June 17, 2022 | BlogPost, Internship | 0 Comments

Front-End development has always fascinated me. I am impressed by the animations and designs I see on the web. The user experience whilst surfing the web is getting better by the minute. Interactive buttons that do an animation when you hover over it, change color...

Internship and Front-end development

by admin | June 7, 2022 | BlogPost, Internship | 0 Comments

This summer I am focusing on my web-development skills by creating a website with search, login, animated images, and filtering capabilities. Whilst prior to my internship I only wanted to focus on the back-end I have found pleasure and a newly rooted passion in...

Research day – Animation and SVG

by admin | May 24, 2022 | Internship | 0 Comments

I spent most of my day researching various SVG animation libraries. I must say I am getting more and more fascinated with web design. It is funny to think, but I am at the point in my career where I am not entirely sure what I want to be doing. I love back-end work,...

Beginning of my summer internship

by admin | May 21, 2022 | Internship | 0 Comments

This summer I am taking on a role as a Software Engineering Intern at kBonsai Inc. It is a small start-up company that I found out through a Skidmore College alumn. Let me tell you this awesome story. One week—at the beginning of my Spring semester—I find out about...

Kicking off the design process

by admin | May 8, 2022 | AppDesign | 0 Comments

And so this is how it begins.... Initial flow of the statisticsApp Today I finished up the semester at college and decided to begin my personal passion project. My goal is to design an app for the hockey team at Skidmore College, which allows the coach to input data...

Hello, world!

by admin | April 5, 2022 | BlogPost | 0 Comments

As a software engineer I know how important the first "Hello, world!" can be... I wanted my first post here to represent the first step I took as an engineer. Yes, I wrote a print statement that produced a line "Hello, world!" to the console. I did it in java....