About the author
Jen Looper
@jenlooper
As an educator, author and technologist, Jen Looper has over 25 years' experience as a web and mobile developer, specializing in creating cross-platform web & mobile apps.
Boston, MA
Oct 6
Build a Tiny Virtual Pet on Arduino in 60 Minutes đŸ
Turn an Arduino Uno Q into Kiku, a Tamagotchi-style virtual pet with an animated LED face, moods, and keyboard controls.
Sep 30
Building an Offline Arduino UNO Q Cyberdeck That Identifies Birdsong and Draws Vintage Field Notes
In this post, I walk through B.L.O.O.M. (Bridging Local Observations, Openly Mapped), an offline...
Sep 21
Is AI Cheugy?
cheu·âgy ËchĂŒ-gÄ - cheugier; cheugiest. slang: uncool, unfashionable It's happened enough times...
Aug 16
Kitchen-Sune: A Community Cookbook
This is a submission for Frontend Challenge - Comfort Food Edition, Perfect Landing What I...
Aug 5
Resize One Image into 6 Social Media Formats Automatically Using Cloudinary Claimable Clouds
Claimable Clouds are temporary Cloudinary environments for AI workflows that let AI Agents safely...
Jul 8
Cloudinary's New Image Generation API: One API, Multiple AI Models, and Built-in Asset Management
At conference booths, developers often ask whether we support image generation at Cloudinary, given...
Jun 5
Magnificent Humanity, Building Cities, and a Special Announcement!
I'm back from a great vacation and side-quest experience in Asia, where one can always find brilliant...
May 9
Say It With Flowers: BouqAIs with the Tussie-Mussie Generator
The Tussie-Mussie Generator is a web app for anyone who wants to send a meaningful floral e-card...
May 3
How to Win a Hackathon
A sponsorâs perspective This blogpost is written on the heels of a few amazing weekends spent...
Apr 30
6 Free Cloudinary Courses That Teach You to Build Media-Optimized Apps
Cloudinary's free Cloud to Crowd curriculum teaches developers to build media-optimized apps across 6 self-paced courses covering Next.js, Python, AI, video, and portfolio projects. Free certificate included.
Mar 31
Surviving as a Human in the Age of AI
This is a submission for the 2026 WeCoded Challenge: Echoes of Experience There's a palpable feeling...
Mar 11
Improve Web Performance: Image Formats, Responsive Images, and Core Web Vitals
Images usually dominate page weight. This guide covers formats (WebP/AVIF), responsive srcset, lazy loading rules, and Core Web Vitals for developers shipping production sites.