Inspiration
After being in Berkeley for a while, I noticed that there were a lot of ways to make study groups and sometimes it can be really confusing or hard to keep track of study groups. It can also be hard to meet people to study with if you are a commuter or unable to go to discussion or labs.
What it does
The main idea behind the project is to allow people to input what classes they're taking, study habits, location, etc and give potential matches for study partners/groups. It is all in one website so it is easy to track.
How we built it
I built the front-end using React.js and the backend uses FireBase for user authentication and I was planning on using MongoDB for the matches.
Challenges we ran into
It was a bit difficult to manage a timeline of building everything and holding myself to it because I was the only person working on this. I had also never used FireBase or MongoDB so it was a tough learning curve to try to figure everything out and connect it.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
I am proud that I was able to make a timeline, stick to it, and build the front-end by myself.
What we learned
I learned how to use github consistently, read and understand documentation of technologies and frameworks I've never used before and coming up with a system design without much help.
What's next for Study Bears
I plan to flesh out the remaining pages, fix some user authentication bugs and implement the actual matching algorithm.
