We’re finally here! Learning React was fun and it was obvious from the start how React and JSX simplified the job of programmers in creating quicker and more interactive webpages.
For my Rails & Javascript Project, I decided to create something relevant to my field of work - finance - and came up with the simplest of trading apps (although the process of coding it was far from simple). Before I delve into the code, here is a preview of what my app looks like:
“Javascript is easy!”, said no one ever.
For my Rails Project, I tried my hand at building a food delivery app called The Food App (resulting from my severe lack of originality). As with each subsequent project, this was significantly tougher than the last and reconfirms my view that the more I learn, the challenge lies increasingly with answering “What’s the best way to do this?” instead of “How do I do this?”.
Safe to say, getting my second project up and running was significantly tougher than my first project on the CLI app. In particular, it was the use of multiple controllers, multiple models, interactions with the database, additional elements that web development introduces (e.g. concept of sessions, mechanics of modelling user login/logout functions using bcrypt) that made this project more challenging but also that much more fulfilling.