Gateway

When it comes to learning new technology, it can become overwhelming to figure out where to start. Gateway is a platform that offers over 175+ resources to learn new technologies!

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🔆Inspiration

🔆 As someone who likes to participate and experiment with new technologies, I find it overwhelming to find a starting point. I would constantly hop from docs to a tutorial to docs, losing myself in the chaos of binge-watching tutorials. There was never a site with a clear list of resources I could follow. Whenever I studied new tech, I rarely found good quality resources.

🧑‍💼 When looking over the resources given for the 2022 GryphHacks, I once more lost myself in a tutorial cycle, unable to find high-quality docs or videos.

💡 That's when an idea came to mind. Why not create a library of resources for developers working with new technologies. At this moment, Gateway was born.

🤔 What it does

🏫 Gateway is a library for developers. It offers over 175 resources regarding learning new technologies, all organized under headings such as Youtube Videos, Documents & Articles, Courses, Funds, and Books. Gateway helps developers find good-quality information for learning new technologies.

👷‍♂️ How we built it

✏️ I first created a sketch of the design and its features. Using this sketch as my draft and guide, I built Gateway using Bootstrap, HTML, and CSS.

😰 Challenges we ran into

  • Bootstrap crashed, erasing unsaved work
  • Collecting and organizing over 175+ high-quality resources
  • A thunderstorm cut out my power, erasing some work. (I pushed my code to Github beforehand, so I didn’t lose much.)
  • Problems with domain and hosting site using Github - It not working.

🥳 Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • Building and launching a fully functioning site
  • Finding over 175+ resources for developers
  • Fixing domain and hosting issues and having the site launch live
  • Hackers part of GryphHacks approving, complementing it, and saying that they would use it to find resources when programming.

👨‍🎓 What we learned

  • While thinking of an idea is important, having more time to develop it is crucial. Spend more time developing a product and less time thinking of the concept.
  • Networking is crucial! By talking to other Hackers in GryphHacks, I learned about new technologies that can be used in the app. (E.g., I learned that I could host sites on Github)

🔮 What's next for Gateway

  • We look forward to rewriting the site in React.js to reuse components and have cleaner code.
  • Adding thousands of new resources and topics.
  • Adding a function where people can upload resources they found useful.

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