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Viane Matsibekker

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Viane Matsibekker

Worked on the Submitty/Submitty repository to enhance course materials management and user interface consistency. Delivered a targeted bug fix to correct routing and update UI icons, improving navigation accuracy and branding. Developed a front-end feature for banner advertisement management using JavaScript, implementing local storage to track banner visibility and user interactions, which streamlined banner updates and reduced manual overhead. Refactored the Course Materials Controller in PHP to consolidate duplicate logic, introduce modular methods, and standardize workflow constants, reducing maintenance effort and regression risk. Demonstrated strengths in backend and frontend development, code organization, and refactoring across both JavaScript and PHP.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

67%Features

Repository Contributions

3Total
Bugs
1
Commits
3
Features
2
Lines of code
367
Activity Months3

Your Network

44 people

Work History

July 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

Jul 1, 2025

July 2025 summary for Submitty/Submitty focused on strengthening course materials management through targeted refactoring and standardization. Delivered a refactor of the Course Materials Controller to consolidate duplicate logic for editing and uploading materials, coupled with modular methods for updating material parameters, section locks, and path fetching. Introduced default constants for path length and release dates to standardize behavior across workflows. This work reduces maintenance burden, lowers regression risk, and establishes a solid foundation for future enhancements in course materials workflows.

May 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

May 1, 2025

Month: 2025-05 — Delivered a front-end feature to manage event banners with local storage persistence in Submitty/Submitty. Key deliverable: Banner Advertisement Management and Local Storage Tracking. Implemented JavaScript logic to track banner visibility, user interactions, and storage of banner state (open, seen, removed), enabling display of new/updated banners. Linked commit: c3240536cbfbda13613966a43146036acbf10d90 ([Feature:CourseMaterials] Calculate how Rotate and Update Banner (#11595)). No major bugs fixed this month. Impact: improves user experience and prepares data-driven banner iterations; reduces manual banner management overhead. Technologies/skills: JavaScript front-end, localStorage usage, event tracking, code instrumentation; emphasizes frontend readiness for CourseMaterials features.

April 2025

1 Commits

Apr 1, 2025

April 2025: Focused bug fix in Submitty/Submitty addressing Course Materials routing and UI icon consistency. Delivered a precise routing fix to ensure Course Materials points to community_events and replaced the airplane icon with a palette icon to improve UI alignment. These changes enhance navigation accuracy, branding consistency, and overall user experience with minimal risk.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness80.0%
Maintainability80.0%
Architecture80.0%
Performance66.6%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

JavaScriptPHP

Technical Skills

Backend DevelopmentCode OrganizationFront End DevelopmentFrontend DevelopmentJavaScriptRefactoring

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

Submitty/Submitty

Apr 2025 Jul 2025
3 Months active

Languages Used

JavaScriptPHP

Technical Skills

Backend DevelopmentFrontend DevelopmentFront End DevelopmentJavaScriptCode OrganizationRefactoring