Mr-Josh-SAAS/Computational-Thinking-8
Nov 2024 – Aug 2025
7 Months active
Languages Used
MarkdownPythonArduino
Technical Skills
DocumentationRefactoringVersion ControlEvent HandlingGame DevelopmentRandomization
Mr-Josh-SAAS
PROFILE
Mr-josh-saas
Josh Kurisko developed interactive educational games and onboarding tools for the Mr-Josh-SAAS/Computational-Thinking-8 repository, focusing on Python and Pygame to create hands-on modules like a balloon dodge game and a turtle racing prototype. He established a maintainable game framework with sprite management, collision detection, and stateful game loops, while also improving asset organization and code clarity through refactoring and codebase cleanup. Josh enhanced the onboarding experience by updating documentation and adding guided welcome programs, reducing friction for new contributors. His work demonstrated depth in asset management, event handling, and version control, resulting in a robust foundation for ongoing curriculum development.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
92%Features
Repository Contributions
18Total
Bugs
1
Commits
18
Features
12
Lines of code
6,171
Activity Months7
Your Network
11 peopleSame Organization
@seattleacademy.org10
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1
Work History
August 2025
9 Commits • 6 Features
Aug 1, 2025In August 2025, the Computational Thinking 8 project delivered a solid foundation for ongoing development while streamlining the codebase and enhancing onboarding. The work focused on establishing core capabilities, improving maintainability, and strengthening the user experience, setting the stage for faster feature delivery and clearer asset management.
9 Commits • 6 Features
Aug 1, 2025In August 2025, the Computational Thinking 8 project delivered a solid foundation for ongoing development while streamlining the codebase and enhancing onboarding. The work focused on establishing core capabilities, improving maintainability, and strengthening the user experience, setting the stage for faster feature delivery and clearer asset management.
August 2025
May 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
May 1, 2025Summary for 2025-05: Key features delivered: Pygame game prototype with core controls (WASD), movement, obstacles, life system, and game over flow; robust collision detection; game loop with reset/teleport/draw; asset path portability via relative paths; race-mode refinements (sprite types, speeds, and win condition). Major bugs fixed: No critical issues reported this month; stability improvements to input handling, collision checks, and game state transitions; ensured reset/teleport/draw operations remain robust across runs. Overall impact and accomplishments: Delivered a playable prototype enabling rapid iteration of core mechanics and future feature expansions; enhanced deployment portability and environment-agnostic asset loading; established foundation for QA feedback and additional gameplay features. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Python, Pygame, game loop design, collision detection, state management, relative asset loading, prototyping, and portable project structure.
May 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
May 1, 2025Summary for 2025-05: Key features delivered: Pygame game prototype with core controls (WASD), movement, obstacles, life system, and game over flow; robust collision detection; game loop with reset/teleport/draw; asset path portability via relative paths; race-mode refinements (sprite types, speeds, and win condition). Major bugs fixed: No critical issues reported this month; stability improvements to input handling, collision checks, and game state transitions; ensured reset/teleport/draw operations remain robust across runs. Overall impact and accomplishments: Delivered a playable prototype enabling rapid iteration of core mechanics and future feature expansions; enhanced deployment portability and environment-agnostic asset loading; established foundation for QA feedback and additional gameplay features. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Python, Pygame, game loop design, collision detection, state management, relative asset loading, prototyping, and portable project structure.
April 2025
2 Commits • 1 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for Mr-Josh-SAAS/Computational-Thinking-8. Focused on refactoring and template scaffolding for a Pygame turtle racing game to establish a maintainable structure and an onboarding-ready baseline for future feature development.
2 Commits • 1 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for Mr-Josh-SAAS/Computational-Thinking-8. Focused on refactoring and template scaffolding for a Pygame turtle racing game to establish a maintainable structure and an onboarding-ready baseline for future feature development.
April 2025
March 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 – Mr-Josh-SAAS/Computational-Thinking-8: Spring Visual Theme Update. Delivered a seasonal UI refresh by updating the background from 'fall' to 'spring'. No changes to gameplay or dialogues. No major bugs fixed this month. Commit 6917a25d5edb43e3ad2fab31cfebe57646c71eec (message: 'winter -> spring'). Impact: refreshed user experience and branding, low-risk UI patch, and groundwork for broader theming across the product. Technologies/skills demonstrated: front-end theming, asset management, Git version control with a focused single-purpose commit, and clear change-tracking.
March 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 – Mr-Josh-SAAS/Computational-Thinking-8: Spring Visual Theme Update. Delivered a seasonal UI refresh by updating the background from 'fall' to 'spring'. No changes to gameplay or dialogues. No major bugs fixed this month. Commit 6917a25d5edb43e3ad2fab31cfebe57646c71eec (message: 'winter -> spring'). Impact: refreshed user experience and branding, low-risk UI patch, and groundwork for broader theming across the product. Technologies/skills demonstrated: front-end theming, asset management, Git version control with a focused single-purpose commit, and clear change-tracking.
February 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 performance summary for Mr-Josh-SAAS/Computational-Thinking-8. Key deliverable: Balloon Dodge Game with assets and core gameplay, expanding hands-on learning materials (balloon.png) and introducing falling-objects mechanics with collision detection and life tracking. No major bugs reported this month. Impact: provides an engaging, hands-on module that demonstrates basic physics, asset integration, and game loop design, serving as a foundation for additional learning scenarios and assessments. Technical achievements: asset management (balloon.png), Python scripting for game logic, collision detection, and life-tracking state; versioned delivery captured by commit 46ffab0bcd6dfc97dd4bcc5c44791f7be885808d.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 performance summary for Mr-Josh-SAAS/Computational-Thinking-8. Key deliverable: Balloon Dodge Game with assets and core gameplay, expanding hands-on learning materials (balloon.png) and introducing falling-objects mechanics with collision detection and life tracking. No major bugs reported this month. Impact: provides an engaging, hands-on module that demonstrates basic physics, asset integration, and game loop design, serving as a foundation for additional learning scenarios and assessments. Technical achievements: asset management (balloon.png), Python scripting for game logic, collision detection, and life-tracking state; versioned delivery captured by commit 46ffab0bcd6dfc97dd4bcc5c44791f7be885808d.
February 2025
January 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 performance summary for Mr-Josh-SAAS/Computational-Thinking-8. The month focused on structural improvements to enhance maintainability and future refactoring velocity, with no functional changes introduced in this cycle.
January 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 performance summary for Mr-Josh-SAAS/Computational-Thinking-8. The month focused on structural improvements to enhance maintainability and future refactoring velocity, with no functional changes introduced in this cycle.
November 2024
1 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024: Delivered onboarding and repository setup improvements for Mr-Josh-SAAS/Computational-Thinking-8, significantly reducing new-user friction and standardizing initial project setup. Updated README with new setup instructions and onboarding images; added a welcome message with a cardinal image and a setup-instructions image; clarified Git branching and save-work steps to streamline first-time contributions. Impact: faster time-to-first-commit, reduced onboarding support, and a more predictable developer experience.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024: Delivered onboarding and repository setup improvements for Mr-Josh-SAAS/Computational-Thinking-8, significantly reducing new-user friction and standardizing initial project setup. Updated README with new setup instructions and onboarding images; added a welcome message with a cardinal image and a setup-instructions image; clarified Git branching and save-work steps to streamline first-time contributions. Impact: faster time-to-first-commit, reduced onboarding support, and a more predictable developer experience.
November 2024
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Quality Metrics
Correctness91.2%
Maintainability92.2%
Architecture89.0%
Performance90.0%
AI Usage20.0%
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Programming Languages
ArduinoMarkdownPython
Technical Skills
Asset ManagementBeginner ProgrammingCode CleanupCode RemovalDocumentationDocumentation UpdateEvent HandlingFile ManagementGame DevelopmentLibrary ManagementPygamePythonPython ScriptingRandomizationRefactoring
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