Inspiration
During quarantine, it is easy feel like there is lots of time use, and waste a lot on youtube
What it does
Tracks time spent on youtube to raise awareness about the time people waste every day
How I built it
Used TypeScript and Javascript, and integrated it with the Chrome API to turn it into a simple chrome extension
Challenges I ran into
Working with ChromeAPI and a new testing environment was confusing, and we ran into lots of trouble regarding chrome extension permissions
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Adapted to the new development environment and learned to use TypeScript
What I learned
A lot about Javascript, TypeScript and chrome extensions
What's next for Youtube Tracker
Add functionalities and server side code to truly optimize tracking non-work-related videos
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