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Initial Planning/thoughts/notes
Inspiration
- Eating out often
- 5th Challenge prompt: Increase visibility of shops, restaurants, points of interests
What it does
- Viewer of local deals, events of interests within the region.
- No signup needed on the consumer's part. Signup only needed for business owners and or event planners who want to post on the app.
How I built it
- Java. Android Studio. Pencil and Paper. Django. SQLite. Python.
Challenges I ran into
- Django tutorials were not straightforward. Spent too much time on backend.
- Android Studio updated its Gradle plugin while I wasn't looking. Had to debug the resulting project crashes due to lack of backwards compatibility.
- Firewall on my Mac interrupted my phone from making API calls.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
- I didn't leave early.
- The app has some semblance of a future.
What I learned
- A bit more on Android app development.
- Learned more about Django.
What's next for HackTheValley
- Pursuing this as a potential revenue source.
