hi, jia chen here!

i like to build random things.

student developer from singapore 🇸🇬, developer of dozens of vaguely amusing, overcomplicated projects, apple certified trainer.

i speak at events, mostly to students, on apple technology, swift, swift student challenge, and various other random things. if you want me to share at an event, drop me an email! me(at)jiachen(dot)app.

i also love hot chocolate.

you can find me on various social media platforms, and bouncing around the office.

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some of the things i run

i run quite a few different programmes, mostly to do with students and swift. here are a few of them.


                    
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some of the things i‘ve worked on

here are some of the apps and packages i‘ve worked on, that i remember.

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Bianco

Translate hand-written notes and drawings into personalized machine-embroidery artwork.

In collaboration with BERNINA Education.

Download on the App Store
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Pedagram

Empowering teachers with insightful feedback.

Designed to help make classroom observations more objective and allow teachers to better understand technology use in the classroom.

Download on the App Store
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My Head Hurts

My neurologist told me to create a headache journal. Not quite sure this was what she meant.

An over-engineered headache tracker to quickly log headaches using widgets.

Building this definitely did not help with my headaches. It might have even given me one.

A screenshot of Bianco
Overengineered Arrow Keys App Icon

Overengineered Arrow Keys

A 2-key wireless keyboard.

I was delivering a talk but the Mac controlling the slides was hidden far away in an AV room where their fancy clickers couldn't reach.

Naturally, I built an app and published it.

Download on the App Store
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SingaporeKit

Easily incorporate Singapore Government data into your SwiftUI app.

SingaporeKit allows you to easily incorporate Government data such as air quality, air temperature, rainfall, relative humidity, UV index, weather forecasts, carpark availability, traffic images, and available taxis.

Just use the @Singapore property wrapper.

A screenshot of a demo app created with SingaporeKit
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Let‘s Not

Let‘s not do homework!

The first spatial homework excuse generator. Access over 100* (horribly) AI-generated homework excuses. I honestly have no idea how this got on the App Store, but I won't complain.

*exactly 101
Download on the App Store
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some places i‘ve been in.

news articles, features, and random other places my name or face might have popped up in.

Turning code into a superpower.

Apple Education • apple.com

Southeast Asia’s first Apple Developer Center opens in Singapore

Apple Newsroom

Apple's Swift Student Challenge is now open for applications: Winners get a golden ticket to Apple Park

Hardware Zone

Apple’s Swift Student Challenge 2024 Opens With New Distinguished Winners Category

GeekCulture

Behind The Scenes: Meet the next generation of coders

Apple App Store Story

From coding novice to tech mentor: An inspiring journey with Apple's Swift Accelerator Programme

Hardware Zone

16-year-old Jia Chen from SG is one of the winners of Apple’s WWDC20 Swift Student Challenge

Hardware Zone

我与库克的20分钟

Zaobao

苹果执行长库克:对中美贸易战达致和解表示乐观

Zaobao

"I am so impressed with the high school students in Singapore’s Swift Accelerator Program…"

Tim Cook on X (formerly Twitter)

Apple picks up apps created by SST students

The Straits Times

i think i know what im doing? sometimes???

i have no idea what im doing, but im pretty sure im doing something right, most of the time. here are some certifications, credentials, and more.

experience

Trainer

Swift Accelerator
Mar 2021 - Now

Adjunct Lecturer (Swift, iOS)

Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Sep 2024 - Nov 2024

Technical Mentor

Apple Developer Academy
Mar 2023 - Jul 2023

Curriculum Development (Swift)

Tinkertanker
Nov 2020 - Mar 2023

certifications and credentials

Apple Certified Trainer

Apple • Oct 2023

WWDC21 Swift Student Challenge

Apple • Jun 2021

App Development with Swift Certified User

Certiport/Apple • Dec 2021

App Development with Swift Associate

Certiport/Apple • Dec 2021

App Development with Swift Level 1

Certiport/Apple • Jul 2020

WWDC20 Swift Student Challenge

Apple • Jun 2020

Swift Accelerator

Apple/IMDA • 2018

education

Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Diploma in Information Technology
2021 - 2024

School of Science and Technology, Singapore

O-Levels
2017 - 2020

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