About GitHub Repo Fetch

From a 2020 bootcamp project to a modern GitHub discovery app.

Originally built in 2020 as a Hyperion Development Bootcamp project, GitHub Repo Fetch has been recovered, preserved and modernised in 2026. The goal was not to erase the original work, but to show how an older application can be understood, repaired and adapted to a current frontend stack.

What it does

  • Search GitHub repositories
  • Filter by programming language
  • Inspect repository details
  • Explore repository owners

2020 → 2026

Project journey

Preserve what worked. Understand the legacy code. Modernise the experience without pretending the project started today.

2020

Original bootcamp build

Built during the Hyperion Development Bootcamp as a working GitHub repository search application.

2026

Legacy recovery

The original project was recovered, repaired and preserved before any modernisation work began.

2026

Responsive baseline

Fixed-width layouts and mobile overflow were corrected while keeping the original application working.

2026

Portfolio repositioning

The project was reframed as a legacy-modernisation case study rather than presented as a newly built app.

2026

UI and brand modernisation

The interface was rebuilt around the original charcoal and gold identity with a new logo, responsive navigation and clearer repository discovery flow.

2026

Modernised application

The original idea now runs on a current React and Next.js foundation while preserving its history, API purpose and multi-framework story.

Created by

Chameleon Unicode Studios

GitHub Repo Fetch is a Chameleon Unicode Studios project.

Framework adaptation

Technology

The modernisation keeps the project useful as evidence of working across framework generations rather than rebuilding every portfolio project with the same stack.

Original 2020 stack
Next.js 9React 16Bulma 0.9SassAxios 0.20GitHub REST APIJavaScript
Modernised 2026 stack
Next.js 16React 19Bulma 1SassAxios 1React Icons 5GitHub REST APIJavaScript