Booksitter

Inspiration

My college experience inspired me to create this app. Computer Science books are so expensive and it was hard to find a student who was ready to get rid of their old books.

What it does

It's a simple web application which allows you to search for the right book. If this book is on our database then you can get the contact information of the student who is willing to sell it. On the other hand if you are ready to sell your book you just add the needed information to the website and just wait when someone will contact you.

How we built it

I used Java and Spring Boot framework to create this application. I applied some html templates from free websites. I use Mysql database for holding the website data.

Challenges we ran into

The hardest part was to connect the Java to the Database. It took most of my Hackathon time to find the bugs and to figure out how to fix them.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

I'm proud that in spite of the fact that I have never worked before with Mysql I was able to connect Java application with Database and received the data. I'm glad that for a short period of time it was possible to almost finish the project and make it work.