Computer Science Youth of America

A migration from Wix to Next.js that made CSYA's educational resources faster and more accessible to 950+ students worldwide.

Yet another hackathon

I found the Computer Science Youth of America through its online hackathon, CSYAHacks. Inspired by its mission, I joined as a web developer.

The original Wix site lacked the flexibility and performance a global nonprofit needed, so I helped move it to a modern Next.js stack.

Technical work

Migrated the site to Next.js and Vercel
Improved page load times by 30 percent
Added structured metadata for discoverability
Optimized access for students on limited-bandwidth connections

Lessons learned

CSYA reached more than 950 students across 15+ countries. The experience taught me that encouragement and community are as important as educational resources, especially when students feel isolated or uncertain about their potential.