The reporting mechanic is now up and running. Any person that is of a manager position now has the power to assign reported posts to people of mod status. The mods can then vote to either approve or disapprove of the post. After the post accumulates enough votes, if the count is positive, the post … Continue reading Final Project 2019 Wk. 13 →

This week I realized that I had to make a few changes to the database for the project. I has to make two new tables, one for likes and one for shares. These tables are to help keep track of who likes and shares certain posts, as the name implies. Both of these tables are … Continue reading Final Project 2019 Wk. 12 →

This week I focused on making the posts more interactable. I added the ability to open a bigger view of the post if the user decides to click on it. From here, the user can like, make a comment on, or even report the post. Reporting still doesn't work, but it's coming up on the … Continue reading Final Project 2019 Wk. 11 →

Profile pictures have been implemented. Now each user can assign a profile picture to their account when they create a new account as well as change it whenever they want. However, it seems to make the load time noticeably slower when the application loads the main post feed. I'm assuming it's because of the way … Continue reading Final Project 2019 Wk. 10 →

Images are here! I have added the ability to add images to posts users make.  Along with that, I have made the panels that hold the posts more responsive meaning that they will adjust size depending on both the length of the text along with the size of the image. Smaller updates include the ability … Continue reading Final Project 2019 Wk. 9 →

This week I made giant leaps in development. Since I created the database I have been able to create and implement several core features of the project. Listed below are the features that are up and working as intended as of now. Accounts: As of now you are able to create an account by providing … Continue reading Final Project 2019 Wk. 8 →

This week I finally started working on the database side of the project. I have most if not all of the tables already set up. For now, I'm still taking it slow and only adding the bare minimum of fields into the tables because though I have a pretty solid plan of what needs to … Continue reading Final Project 2019 Wk. 7 →

This week has a been an eventful one. I have worked on a lot of the core design aspects to make more modular and ready for database integration. I have added a separate window for adding a new post. In that window you also now have the ability to add one image, as long as … Continue reading Final Project 2019 Wk. 6 →

For the majority of this week, I was waiting for clearance to make the project that I wanted to instead of the provided example. Instead of making a store, I am now clear to make a social media application. I started by continuing on with the ERD from last week and adding a few things … Continue reading Final Project 2019 Wk. 3 →

This week I submitted my proposed version of requirements for final project. I am still currently awaiting feedback to see if it is ok to go forward with my version or if I should just use the provided requirements. Assuming that I will be able to do my version, this week I will start planning … Continue reading Final Project 2019 Wk. 2 →