Adones Morales

Student

I am studying Japanese with a minor in Computer Science at the University of Hawaii. I expect to graduate in Spring, 2026.


Interests: Religion, Japanese Studies, History, Jesus Christ, God, Philosophy


Projects

Tithr 2025-12-16

A faith-based budgeting app for UH students, developed as the final project for ICS 314.

Next.js Faith-Based App Financial Planning ICS 314

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Gym Warmup Calculator 2025

An app that automatically generates progressive warmup sets based on a target weight.

TypeScript Web Development FitnessTech

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Bible Study App 2025

An app that matches real-life problems or keywords with Scripture references.

JavaScript React FaithTech

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AI-Powered Meal Planner 2025

A tool that organizes macros and generates meal plans from available food.

Python AI NutritionTech

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Essays

Solving Problems With Apps

10 Sep 2025

Solving Problems With Apps Why I Love Software Engineering Software engineering is exciting because it’s all about solving problems. Every bug, every feature request, every half-formed idea is really just another puzzle waiting for a solution. For me, one of...

Software Engineering

Asking Real Smart Questions

10 Sep 2025

Asking Real Smart Questions Why Smart Questions Matter In software engineering, knowing what to ask is often just as important as knowing how to code. Eric Raymond’s classic essay, How to Ask Questions the Smart Way, argues that the way...

Coding TypeScript

Power in Coding

10 Sep 2025

Typescript: Power in Coding My Background Before TypeScript I came into this module with about a year of computer engineering under my belt. In that time, I learned JavaScript, C, and C++. Each language had its own quirks: C felt...

Coding TypeScript

Beyond the Browser: Reflections on Software Engineering Fundamentals

16 Dec 2025

As ICS 314 draws to a close, I’ve built web applications, debugged JavaScript, and deployed to GitHub Pages. But beneath the HTML and CSS lies a foundation of software engineering principles that extend far beyond web development. This class wasn’t...

Software Engineering ICS 314 Reflection

Effort Estimation: The Stopwatch That Saved My Schedule

12 Dec 2025

In the world of software development, time is both your most valuable resource and your biggest enemy. You think you can knock out a feature in an hour, only to find yourself debugging at 3 AM. That’s where effort estimation...

Agile Project Management Effort Estimation ICS 314

AI in ICS 314: From Prompt Engineering to Efficient Coding

12 Dec 2025

Artificial Intelligence has become an integral part of modern software engineering education, transforming how students learn and apply concepts. In ICS 314, AI tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and others have bridged gaps in understanding, accelerated coding, and introduced new...

AI ICS 314 Software Engineering

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