Pomo5

Inspiration

Studying alone during COVID lockdowns was a painful experience for many. Not only was it isolating, it made it harder to find motivation. We wanted a way for people to always be able to feel their friends' presence while studying, no matter what was going on in the outside world.

What it does

With Pomo5, users can sign in with their names and create "study rooms", which sync up their study timers.

How we built it

Using HTML/CSS/JavaScript on a Golang server with Websockets.

Challenges we ran into

It was our first time using Websockets, which are a little bit finicky. We also had tons of ideas that we weren't able to implement because of the time restriction, but we are excited to keep working!

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Having a working project despite learning a new technology in a short time.

What we learned

We learned a new technology in Websockets, but we also learned a lot about working on a small team with time restrictions and how to cut out the unnecessary tasks to get the job done.