Miguel Hughes

This is a landing page for a series of simplified versions that I've built of popular apps and showcases my React and CSS knowledge.

Features:
• Slack clone
• Reddit clone
• Simplified shopping app
• Pinterest clone
• Hacker News clone
• Time-traveling tic-tac-toe game

I built a JavaScript library that extends JavaScript DataTables.net for implementing CRUD operations inline on .NET Core. It saves and updates with no need to reload the table or refresh the page. It also supports text fields, dropdowns, checkboxes, and reuses jQuery validation using the data annotations from underlying objects.

I sponsored and implemented using table-per-type inheritance in Entity Framework which maps to different tables in SQL server, and actual inheritance in generated entities (using database first approach).

This approach was used for three groups of entities, ten entities in total, and using two levels on one of them. This resulted in much cleaner entities and database and simpler code. It also allowed code generalization for manipulating said entities, taking the object-oriented approach all the way.

I implemented a database resource provider to provide customizable and translatable terms from the database (i.e., some clients use the term "item" for inventory while others use "material"). Usage is very similar to .NET's built-in resources (RESX) files, in that terms can be read simply from a class's property, both in Razor markup and C#.

It even works with data annotations so that it's picked up by HTML EditorFor and validation error messages. This core concept is expanded (first to store in the database instead of fixed files) and also adding additional lookup terms (i.e., client, location), so that terms can be customized for a client's specific needs, and falling to a broader term if a specific one isn't found.

Everything is also cached and searched in memory using a binary search, resulting in an optimal performance but also flexible enough for changing terms on the fly without needing a restart.

This is the final product of a project that I mentioned in my employment section (SouthApps).

E-Land is a web-based enterprise resource planning application for farming sites. We designed it to be the central point of information for a large industrialized farm. High-ranking users rely on the app to query various statuses of different elements and get reports, while lower-ranking users use the mobile app to track their daily tasks, report issues, and add vital data.

We used ASP.NET MVC4, HTML5, CSS3, and various jQuery plugins and extensions, data tables, unobtrusive validation, Google maps, and plenty of Ajax. This made it easy to use, blazing-fast, and available everywhere.

Commercial presentation page: E-land.es/en

Demo page:
app.eland.es/demo
user: andrew
pass: 123456

Please use with care as it is used frequently to demo features.

This is the back-end system for a tourist information mobile app. It's built on PHP, AngularJS, and uses Angular Material Design.

On the front-end code, I experimented with an extension between controllers, so even though some of the screens are similar the code is very compact and there is little code duplication.

I also implemented a few directives to reuse components; for example, the categories selector checkboxes and the map pin selector.

User: admin
Password: gto9Q1wjs6

I'm proud of what my colleagues and clients have to say about working with me. Here's a selection:

"I've known Miguel since grade school, and had no hesitations choosing him to lead development of our back-end at Owzom. He did not disappoint. He's an excellent Software Engineer, writes solid code, and cares about implementing the right solution at all times. He has great communication and is super reliable, balancing development and operations with a sensible eye for the product. I'll be looking forward to working with him again in the future."
- Joaquin Estrago (Lead Software Engineer at Redemption Games)

"I met Miguel while doing several interviews with one of our customers to get a new Sr Developer. All of our candidates were having problems until Miguel finally made the cut after several interviews were he had to answer questions ranging from UML to multi-threading on one to one video conferences with our customer.

He showed to be a very resourceful guy who not only knew about the .Net platform but also had ideas that hinted about his solid underlying knowledge of how things work [...] allowing him to present several viable solutions and choose sensibly."
- Federico Delgado (Senior Software Engineer at OpenX)

This is one of the components that I built for the transaction processor. The main class is TcpListenerConnector, which waits for incoming connections of remote entities. Once a connection is made, it receives messages, parses its content, and moves it to the next component down the line. It also has a pluggable parser whose function is to determine where one message ends and the next one begins.

I believe Stack Overflow is an excellent resource for developers and I try to contribute whenever I get the opportunity.