Projects | Alex Salinas

VSCode Heatmap Extension

TypeScript VS Code Api

A VS Code Extension that shows a heatmap of terminal activity, inspired by the github and leetcode activity heatmaps. ~200 aquisitions, ~50 installs

Github Install

Duck Particle Simulation and Synthesizer

html css javascript Tone.js dom api performance api

An interactive particle simulation of ducks and a digital synth. Try it out.

Website

r/uofm analyzer

html css python flask

Page that ranks users from the umich subreddit based on their activity as well as displaying a graph of the monthly activity times in the subreddit.

Website Github

Valentine Roses

html css three.js

Simple website that showcases a 3d bouquet of roses (after being prompted to be my valentine) and the math behind the modeling.

Website Github

Old Personal Website

html css javascript

Past version of my personal website. Very cool design in my opinion but got tacky for my taste.

Website

Unsheltered Resources Map

html css typescript mapbox api

Map for an article published in the Michigan Daily. Shows resources for the Ann Arbor community.

Website Article

Arnav Time Converter

html css javascript

My friend Arnav ALWAYS arrives later than he says he will. I made this so I know when he will actually arrive. Made with love

Website

Love Notes 2025

html css python typescript javascript

Love Notes for the Michigan Daily! I worked on some scripts for the site that sent emails to people who got love notes.

Website

Daily Nasa Pic Repo

shell github-actions nasa api

Updates a repo with the daily Nasa picture.

Github

Daily Korean Word PR

Python yml Github-actions

Updates a widget on my phone with a new Korean word everyday

GitHub

Animation for Presentation

html css svg

I made this because I wanted a visual for a presentation that showed how 멍멍 and 댕댕 are very similar in writing. Edit: My brainrot presentation won the popularity vote and I got a prize

Github Website Slides LOL

Glucose

angular.js arduino esp32 flex-sensor flask tuneAi

Glucose tracks injured athletes' movements, providing therapy-like advice for safe, effective home recovery while AI monitors motion range and effort. PennApps 2024 Best Hardware Hack.

Devpost Github

Recommendify

html css python spotify api

Chrome extension built at Mhacks 2023 that analyzes website tone to recommend matching music via Spotify API, using Python NLTK and beautifulsoup4. Created by Mason Miller and I.

Devpost

HarmonyAI.de

html css flask javascript gooeyai ibm-watson node.js openai api

Project developed at HackMIT 2023. HarmonyAI.de takes in audio from the user and displays back a video of a loved-one responding using generative AI as a virtual palliative care taker.

Devpost Github

Pathfinding Visualizer

html css javascript

Grid game that visualizes common search algorithms on a grid of squares.

Website Github