CloudPlanner Pro

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Inspiration

I hesitated to jot down assignments because it often felt tedious. Setting the time, date, and location for myself was a cumbersome process. I was inspired to design a solution that streamlined the task of recording assignments.

What it does

This website provides you with a dedicated account to centralize all your school assignments. Effortlessly add, modify, or remove assignments for any given day with just a few simple clicks.

How I built it

This website operates on Python, leveraging the Flask module to deliver an interactive experience. We've chosen RethinkDB for data storage because of its intuitive and structured interface that suits our needs perfectly. For aesthetic elegance and a seamless user experience, the navigation bar and informational pages were crafted using Mobirise. Our planner dashboard was built from the ground up with fundamental HTML coding. The site is hosted on Google Cloud Platform, with our domain secured through Domain.com.

Challenges I ran into

A few significant challenges I encountered were configuring the GCP server and integrating the Domain.com website. My familiarity with these services was limited, so there was a learning curve I had to navigate.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I dedicated a full 24 hours straight to this project. I had doubts about my own endurance and capability, but I ultimately completed the task.

What I learned

I've acquired valuable experience with GCP compute servers, a tool prevalent in numerous tech companies today. Furthermore, my proficiency in crafting UIs for HTML has grown substantially, and my coding efficiency has seen marked improvement.

What's next for CloudPlanner Pro

I aim to significantly enhance the user experience in the future. In its initial iteration, each button click currently loads an entirely new page, which I intend to streamline. Due to time constraints, several intuitive navigation buttons, such as a back arrow and a logout button, were left out. Incorporating these features will elevate the website's functionality and user-friendliness.

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Los Altos Hacks IV

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Because of my previous experience, I was comfortable doing the backend. Me and my partner were a good fit because we were each able to do different parts of the project at the same time. I was in charge of the core of the website, and also the server and domain for it. I coded the assignments, months, different URLs and pages, along with the running of this Flask website on a Google Cloud Platform server in order to let the website run at all times. I also managed to point Domain.com to the IP of the server, which gave us a professional domain to run our service.

Joshuliu
I wasn’t as experienced with the backend of our program. I’ve never used flask, nor have i used servers before. I worked more on the front end of our program. Designs like the stunning logo or the parallax website was all designed by me.

Jansen Mok

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Joshuliu started this project — Mar 24, 2019 10:58 AM EDT

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