Inspiration
We wanted to make an application where we would be able to use the Cockroach DB to store mass information of other web streaming services to then be able to have an application that would allow a user to find movies and shows according to what they are looking for in terms of genre, release year, ratings, and by country of origin. Once they found movies they like they would be able to store them in a list on their account.
What it does
The application will provide a specially curated selection of movies given a certain number of distinct genres. The web app will then display the best movies from those specific genres, with the option of the user in clicking a button that will direct them to a Google website that will give more information on that movie.
How we built it
We built it using VS Code as the main IDE. We also used the Reactjs application template and also node package manager to make a website that has full access to the database.
Challenges we ran into
The primary challenge we ran into was trying to get the Cockroach database to work with our website, as it was difficult to create and manage tables in Cockroach database using SQL. We also encountered extremely poor Windows support for handling the SQL database.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We were able to approriately use a host of different IDE's and coding templates to bring together a website that stylistically shows off a selection of movies from different genres. The fact that we were able to blend Reactjs, SQL, HTML, CSS, node.js, Bootstrap, etc. into a website that gives the best user experience.
What we learned
We learned how to effectively combine and integrate the various coding environments and IDE's into one web application.
What's next for Movie Knight!
We definitely want to add more movies and branch out to other mediums of entertainment, like video games, TV shows, etc.
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