drew-beckmen / parstagram_clone

Use Parse backend to create a basic instagram clone

Parstagram - Part II

This is an Instagram clone with a custom Parse backend that allows a user to post photos, view a global photos feed, and add comments!

Time spent: 2.5 hours spent in total

User Stories

The following required functionality is completed:

• User stays logged in across restarts. (1pt)
• User can log out. (1pt)
• User can view comments on a post. (3pts)
• User can add a new comment. (5pts)

Video Walkthrough

Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:

Parstagram - Part I

Time spent: 2.5 hours spent in total

User Stories

The following required functionality is completed:

• User sees app icon in home screen and styled launch screen. (1pt)
• User can sign up to create a new account. (1pt)
• User can log in. (1pt)
• User can take a photo, add a caption, and post it to the server. (3pt)
• User can view the last 20 posts. (4pts)

The following bonus features are implemented:

• User can pull to refresh. (1pt)
• User can load past tweets infinitely. (2pts)

Video Walkthrough

Here's a walkthrough of implemented user stories:

parstagram_clone's Issues

Project Feedback!

Nice work! As we mentioned, the most common frameworks for backend web development are Node.js, Rails, Django, J2EE, and .NET. While the details of the frameworks vary, they all share similar structures. For prototypes, Parse and Firebase are great options for quickly getting a functional backend, and we prefer Parse because it's open source and more in your control. If you build your iOS using Parse initially, it's easy to move it to a Node/Rails/Django/etc backend later. Reflecting on this project, you should make you understand:

• User registration and authentication
• Creating objects
• Constructing a basic query

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