Inspiration
The project was inspired by Argos food court Grubhub system which allows users to use their phone to receive a notification whenever the food is ready. No time-wasting.
What it does
Tired of going to the laundry room and having to wait for a free laundry machine? The laundry app is here to change that! The app tells the user how many laundry machines are free, and how much time is left to finish the cycle in the ones that are being used. It saves an incredible amount of time by letting users know when the washing machine will be free.
How we built it
We used HTML, CSS, JS, Node.JS, SQLite3 to accomplish the goals we had. Although the code is still raw, the logic behind the app is working.
Challenges we ran into
Firstly, we thought about using cockroachDB. We wanted to impress the judges by using a technology that we did not know at our first hackathon. However, we were struggling with other parts of the project, such as connecting the back with the front-end and sending the information from the user and storing it in the database. For this reason, we decided to stick with the technologies we were familiar with. After a lot of googling, StackOverflow, and talking with mentors, we were able to solve our problems to deliver our project.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
-- Our app is responsive, meaning it can look good on both mobile and desktop. -- Our app looks decent, and also it has kitties in it. -- We literally learned how to make apps like that starting yesterday.
What we learned
We learned more about: -- SQLite3 -- MongoDB -- Express -- Node JS -- Bootstrap Also, we learned that no matter how scary the problem looks, hard work & consistency can handle any single one. And also we basically learned how to merge frontend and backend into one solid project.
What's next for USF Laundry
-- Login Page for USF Laundry (Connect the database to our project) -- User has to log in before starting their laundry cycle -- Payment system (so that USF can make it) -- Email notification system More fun projects with kitties.
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