Articles
Many of my articles are published on Dev.to. Other articles that I've written for my current company are here (search for 'Looper').
The Ethics of Generative AI Part 1 - Some Vocabulary
The lightning-speed development of generative AI in various permutations has serious ethical questions on fair use. In this introductory article I tackle this vast topic by offering some vocabulary and a timeline
Announcing the Launch of AWS Cloud Clubs
An article written by Tracy Wang and Jen Looper all about our new initiative, AWS Cloud Clubs
What Are JavaScript Engines?
Originally written in 2015 and updated on BuildOn, this article is cited in Wikipedia on the topic.
Build a Green Browser Extension
Try your hand at building a browser extension to track the carbon intensity in your region
Making Games with Autistic Students
A Partnership between the National Museum of Computing, Track.org, and Azure Advocates
Machine Learning for Artisans - Classifying Lacemaking Techniques
The use of advanced inference techniques when visiting a museum collection may not be obvious. Learn how to use Lobe.ai to create a classification model to determine different types of lace
Saving Halloween 2020 with Azure Maps and Candy Caches
In 2020, Halloween is in jeopardy. How do you safely trick or treat in a pandemic? Enter...Azure Maps!
Announcing a Free Curriculum - Web Development for Beginners
Azure Advocates and Project Managers have launched a curriculum that you can access completely free of charge to take your first steps with JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, the building blocks of the web
Azure Maya Mystery Part III - Ascent to the Summit
Ascend to the summit of the pyramid and learn its name!
Azure Maya Mystery Part II - The Mysterious Cenote
In part 1 of the Mystery, we discovered the meaning of many glyphs to gain access to the pyramid. In part 2, we descend to the basement to discover a mysterious cenote.
Unraveling the Azure Maya Mystery and Building A World
How we partnered with experts to create a game that taught about Maya glyphs while exploring a mysterious pyramid, encountering surprises along the way.
Ice Cream Or Dalmatian? Who Can Tell?! Building a Machine-Learning Powered PWA
Using a cognitive service that builds on pre-trained models is a great way to dip your toe into machine learning models using some of the excellent Azure Machine Learning cognitive services , build a completely useless web app and have some fun doing it.
Deploy your Website on Azure with GitHub Actions like a Hipster
I’ve been meaning to skill up in GitHub Actions for a while. You know that little tab that appears on your repo labeled Actions? That’s the one I keep failing to click on.
Front-End Foxes 2019 Retrospective and 2020 Roadmap
2019 was a banner year for our organization. We are now a 501(c)(3) public tax-exempt nonprofit and we are here to serve our community! In this article, I’ll outline the work we did in 2019, the lessons we learned, and where we hope to go in 2020.
Lucy’s Dilemma - Day 2 of the 25DaysOfServerless Challenge
So, an evil grinch has stolen all the servers in the world, and we have to visit many countries to set things right! Your task? Help Lucy in Stockholm deliver coffee in time to her family.