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Applications tracker

Umami Analytics

John Nkpolukwu

Software Engineer | UX/UI Specialist

Hello World! 👋

Hi, I'm John, a Software Engineer, a Master of Computer Science student and a Vacation Rental Host at @citystaysmelbourne. I specialise in building scalable applications. Follow me as I document my journey in the tech industry, my studies and my various other passions.

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web dev

The Best Investment Is in God: Why I’m Building a Tithing Tracker App

Tithe first. Trust God. Experience true financial stability. The early planning stage of tithing tracking app I’m building to bring more clarity and consistency to the way we give. The goal is to make giving simple, transparent, and spiritually meaningful, while also tracking the growth of my finances as I put God’s Word into action.

2 weeks ago

web dev

When to Go Headless with Shopify

Headless Shopify allows merchants to separate Shopify’s backend from the frontend, connecting them via APIs. This enables the use of Shopify for core e-commerce functions (like payment processing and inventory management) while customising multiple frontends, such as websites, apps, or smart devices.

Nov 2025

web dev

Shell navigations basics

The name shell was given because it is the outermost layer of the operating system (OS).

Oct 2025

Science

The Mystery of Black Holes

today we will uncover the hidden mystery behind black hole and what we could use it for

Nov 2024

web dev

Student Spotlight: John Nkpolukwu

My experience with Coder Academy so far has been intense, challenging but absolutely worthwhile.

Oct 2024

YouTube

Watch my latest videos!

Solve This CodeWars Challenge in 5 Minutes | Highest Scoring Word in Python

In this quick 5-minute breakdown, I’ll walk you through: • Building a dictionary to score letters (a=1, b=2, … z=26) • Splitting the input into words and calculating their scores • Comparing each word to find the highest-scoring one • Refactoring to a clean, Pythonic one-liner

Nov 2025

Sole This Codewars Python Challenge w/ Me in Under 3 minutes

Join me as I tackle the classic Codewars Python challenge: Next Bigger Number. In under 3 minutes, I’ll walk you through the logic, problem-solving approach, and final implementation.

Nov 2025