Jen Kim
Developer, Claude Whisperer
Building tools for curiosity, creativity, and chaos.
Based in KCMO. Hit me up!
About Me
I'm a self-taught developer with a business background, which means I think about code through the lens of what real-world problem are we actually solving? I've built everything from async web crawlers to browser extensions to data pipelines, and am gaining confidence in Python, TypeScript, React, and whatever other technologies the project demands along the way.
My brain works a little differently. I notice patterns others miss, connect ideas across unexpected domains, and hyperfocus on problems until they crack. Call it neurodivergent superpowers, or call it being a weirdo. Either way, it's how I learn best: by going deep, building things, and letting curiosity lead.
When I'm not building, you'll find me exploring strange corners, collecting browser tabs that I'll "definitely read later", and making friends with my neighbors.
Recent Blog Posts
Dev Diary: Bridges Are Paths, Not Debates
Scrapped the entire bridge system and rebuilt it around entities, lineage, and visual echoes—24,000 bridges that can actually explain why two garments are connected.
The Great Reorganization (and Teaching an AI to Argue Better)
Thirty files moved, twenty-three tests fixed, and seven changes to the narrative engine—all so a Dockerfile can be five lines instead of fifty.
A Dress Doesn’t Just Look Like Another Dress. It Argues With It.
Six-dimensional bridge classification, contrast detection between garments that share structural DNA but argue opposite aesthetics, and a social function explorer for cross-cultural comparisons.
Dev Diary: Cross-Cultural Bridges & a DNS Mystery
Three new bridge fields for cross-cultural garment connections, a Supabase DNS outage, and brute-forcing AWS regions to get the database back.
Major Projects
Skills & Tools
Data & ML
Software Development
Business
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Bibliography
Some of the resources, articles, and references that have shaped my work. Part of a much larger body of reading and study that is larger than I could possibly list.
- → Introduction to Computation and Programming Using Python - John Guttag Rigorous introduction to computational thinking and problem-solving, covering algorithms, data structures, and Python fundamentals through the lens of MIT's CS curriculum.
- → Python Playground - Mahesh Venkitachalam Creative coding projects exploring math, art, and simulation through Python.
- → JavaScript from Beginner to Professional - Laurence Lars Svekis, Maaike van Putten, & Rob Percival Comprehensive introduction to modern JavaScript with hands-on exercises and real-world projects..
- → Think Stats - Allen B. Downey Exploratory data analysis and statistical thinking for programmers, using Python and real-world datasets.
- → Scrimba Fullstack Developer Path Interactive, code-along bootcamp with bite-sized lessons you can pause, edit, and play with right in the browser.
Get In Touch
Want to collaborate on a project, chat about life stuff, or just say what's up? I'm happy to connect!
Say Helloadmin@linuxgrrrl.com