forum application - UMKC Hackathon 2016
technologies/libraries:
- NodeJS express server
- REST APIs
- MongoDB database remotely hosted (modular so it could be switched to any other database)
- Angular back-of-the-frontend
- BootStrap mobile friendly styling
techniques:
- modularity
- ajax
- javascript encapsulation
incomplete:
- more advanced search - search is limited to complete match of title
- authentication, different users
- API validity checking
- multiple pages of search results
- inefficient network traffic
- give more information to user about timing of ajax requests ("processing" indicator between command given and job finished)
- delete or edit posts/replies