I built this app so I could discuss relevant events, articles, and topics of interest with my friends. We regularly did this inside an email chain, and I wanted to abstract it to a more formal, accessible, and easy to use platform. I was inspired by Hackernews and designed/built the app with this simplicity and effectiveness in mind.
You can view the app at www.aotd.ca
//You can only view the articles if your are authenticated (have an account) but I have laid out the apps functionality below.
- ReactJS - The web framework used
- NodeJS - Server side technology
- MongoDB - Database used
- Sendgrid - For sending email updates
- Heroku - Project hosting
- User authentication using sessions
- READ and WRITE articles
- comment on articles
- email notifications via sendgrid
- create draft articles