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
Jan 26
DRY January: Demotivational Posters with the TanStack or Next.js
January can be a time when we make all the resolutions to do and be better in the shiny new year. We...
Dec 4 '25
Build Holiday Card Collages with One Line of Code
In this article, I'm not going to show you much code. Instead, I'm going to show you how you can...
Sep 30 '25
Clara Denari: Learn Cloudinary Image Transformations Through a Boston Mystery Game
Clara Denari is a browser game for developers who want hands-on practice with Cloudinary image transforms, C2PA-style provenance, and multi-language support—set in a Boston mystery. It replaces long tutorials with short labs.
Jul 30 '25
What To Do if Your Web Site Is as Slow as Molasses in January
Image from the 1982 version of the CandyLand board game. Web performance is one of those topics...
Jul 24 '25
Uncovering Family History with Cloudinary’s Image Transformations, Goose, and MCP Servers
There’s a peculiar human desire to reconnect with their past by looking for clues in family trees....
Jun 22 '25
Using Cloudinary's New MCP Server to Scrape Mozzarella, Camembert and Parmesan
image from Midjourney, amusingly prompted as 'cheesecore' I'm always interested in how new...
Mar 18 '25
Guys, I created the most useful AI Agent: the Egg Price-o-matic!
Ever since I heard about Agentic AI and the ability that we now have to send little helpers all...
Dec 26 '24
What are JavaScript Engines?
Writing code for the web sometimes feels a little magical in that we write a sequence of characters...
Nov 19 '24
The Last Saree: Connoisseurship in the Age of AI
Exploring how AI can contribute to the concept of connoisseurship by helping humans better appreciate ancient artifacts, with the example of artisan textiles as a catalyst to help humans move from appropriation to appreciation
Oct 29 '24
Welcoming More Girls to Computer Science in Middle School
Changing how girls perceive computer science, programmers, the craft of programming, and the career paths that are open to them is crucial to ensure a diverse, equitable, just and intersectional field going forward.
Aug 11 '24
Join the AWS Generative AI Festival for a Chance to Win a Box of Swag!
During August 2024, we're hosting the world's first Generative AI Festival along with AWS Cloud Clubs
Apr 13 '24
Build a 'Green' Browser Extension
Always wanted to build a browser extension but afraid to try? Fear no more, you can build a browser extension that calls an API to give your region's carbon usage