VeggieSwap

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Inspiration

Were inspired to help reduce food waste.

What it does

A platform that connects those with the interest of bartering produce.

How we built it

We used React.js frontend and Django backend with a SQLite database and JWT authentication.

Challenges we ran into

Not being familiar with ReactJS and trying to use NextJS for the framework despite having no exposure to it, and eventually switching to Django, which delayed our progress. Mostly the connection between Django backend and React frontend is also very new to us.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Successfully implementing a React JS frontend! Being able to get data from database to client. Working on the full stack !

What we learned

Proper planning not just for frontend, but backend is really important. Choices with small impact in the beginning can cause a lot of trouble down the line, like how models are designed.