Kevin Zhu.

BrilliantDeviation7, bd7

Full-stack web development, CTF, and physics.

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About Me.

I first learned to program with Python in middle school, and I have since learned Java for AP CS A, C++ for competitive programming, and JavaScript/TypeScript for web development.

Before diving into the chaos of frontend frameworks, I learned Express to maintain my school club's website and online contest platform. Today, most of my web projects are made with SvelteKit and Tailwind CSS.

Outside of web dev, I play CTF (cybersecurity) and occasionally compete in Codeforces rounds. I also enjoy playing VALORANT and soccer.

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Achievements.

USAPhO Qualification

In 2023, I qualified for the USAPhO offered to the top 400 students from the F=ma exam.

  • Physics

National Cyber Scholarship Finalist 2022

The badge is awarded to students who scored 20,000+ CyberStart points or met the qualifying criteria via picoCTF. I received an individual score of 3600 during the picoCTF 2022 event.

  • CTF
  • Cybersecurity

5x AIME Qualification

I qualified to take the American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024; the exam is offered to high-scoring students on the AMC 10 and 12.

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Projects.

BASIC Stamp 2 Editor

Built to replace the Parallax IDE, the BS2 Editor runs in the browser and as a PWA. Edit PBASIC, upload code, and view the debug output.

  • Svelte
  • TailwindCSS
  • File System Access API
  • Web Serial API

US Presidents Quiz

Want to learn the presidents of the United States? Visit U.S. Presidents By Historical Events.

  • SvelteKit
  • TailwindCSS

USA Geography Quiz

Want to practice for your APUSH geography quiz? Visit the Great USA Geography Quiz.

  • SvelteKit
  • TailwindCSS
  • SVG

Useful Apps

A set of utilities for school, web dev, and CTF.

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Work.

LIT 2023-24

I am currently the fullstack developer maintaining the Lexington Informatics Tournament. We just hosted our 4th USACO-style tournament and CTF in August 2023, and I'm working on a SvelteKit revamp of the frontend and backend for 2024!

  • jQuery
  • CSS
  • Bootstrap
  • Express.js
  • MySQL

Open Source Projects

See my open source projects on GitHub! I use SvelteKit and TailwindCSS for most of my projects and occasionally contribute to larger open source projects.

3D Printing Models

See my 3D models made for 3D printing on Printables! My Ender 3 Feet remix is currently the most popular one on the site :)