As College students, it is difficult to budget, especially with no resources to utilize. We designed TerpTally, to target UMD students, allowing them to budget their dining dollars. Inspired by our own struggles to manage these funds effectively, we set out to create a solution that would empower UMD students to take control of their dining dollars.
In developing TerpTally, we learned how to budget effectively and the significance of crafting a user-friendly and efficient tool. Our project allows UMD students to set a weekly spending limit for their dining dollars and then seamlessly tracks their expenditures. It ensures that students use their allocated dining dollars wisely throughout the semester while avoiding the pitfalls of overspending.
The project's foundation is built on a user-centric approach, leveraging user interface design and data management. Our project is a web-based application, ensuring accessibility for all UMD students, regardless of their device or operating system.
Throughout the development of TerpTally, we encountered several challenges. As new programmers, our programming knowledge was limited. None of our members had any previous experience with designing/writing a GUI. We were only experienced in backend development, not frontend. With previous knowledge in Java, we figured it’d be easiest and most time efficient to use JavaSwing. With this being our first time using JavaSwing, it took lots of time to figure out how to operate it. This language barrier limited the amount of features we could add to our hack within the allotted time..
In conclusion, TerpTally is not just a project; it's a solution to a real problem that many UMD students face. Our journey has been a valuable learning experience, teaching us the importance of technical problem-solving. We are excited to share TerpTally with our fellow Terps, and we hope that it will make a positive impact on their college experience by helping them budget and manage their dining dollars more effectively.
Built With
- figma
- java
- javaswing
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