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- **Architected a robust Django (Python) [backend](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf)** to fetch and process
NFT metadata from IPFS, store rarity rankings in
**PostgreSQL** , and serve the data via GraphQL API, **ensuring low-latency access and scaling to handle 2,000+ concurrent requests** .
- **Developed a dynamic React [frontend](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/rarity-surf-frontend)** using hooks to load
rarity data in real-time, styled with Tailwind for
mobile responsiveness, **improving user experience
and reducing frontend load times by 70%**.
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- [**Redesigned item generation system** ](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/gobcog/pull/5 ) for open source Discord game
built with **Python** , replacing 83k-line static JSON files with dynamic item generation, achieving a **99% reduction** in file size and reducing memory usage by **85%** .
- **Implemented modular item components** to enable over **152,000 unique combinations** , improving gameplay diversity and item quality.
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- **Secured [2nd place](https://devpost.com/software/astronofty) overall out of 150+ teams** at UofTHacks
X, a 36-hour hackathon, for developing a blockchain-based
NFT marketplace app.
- **Built and optimized React (JavaScript) [components](https://github.com/Kevin-Mok/astronofty/tree/main/src/components)** to synchronously
upload images and metadata to IPFS, **enhancing user engagement by 80%** during the demo.
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