ceciliamvrie / code-challange

Code-Challange

Hello, this is a coding challenge I did for KeyStoke! If you want to start the app on localhost, clone this repo and run npm start in the command line. The server should be running on port 3001.

If you want to see the deployed version of my project, take a look at https://blooming-cove-53651.herokuapp.com/ For more information on how I created this app, read below:

Getting Started

Knowing that I only had around six hours to complete this project, there was a lot of stuff I had to cut out from my process of development.

I am a very visual person, and so much of the struggle was with figuring out a way to build a fully-functional application off an idea that was sparsely made out on a sheet of paper.

On the other hand, there was a lot that I didn't consider when I started building this app. I am normally a fan of using Redux, but with these time constraints I thought it would be a faster move if I did without using it this time.

Unfortunately, I found out that not using Redux for this actually resulted in a lot of confusing passages of state and props between components, and I consider now that it would probably have been a better decision if I had taken some time in the beginning to set up Redux in the first place.

What I Learned

I learned that developing fast applications has more to do with using the right tools than anything else.