mattiasstjernstrom / social-media-app

Just a little social media for fun

Social Media App

Note

This project is in early dev-state, it may not work as excpected if you download the source code.

Introduction

Welcome to the repository for the Social Media App, a project designed to showcase my skills in web development, particularly in using Flask, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This application aims to emulate the core functionalities of a platform similar to Medium, providing users with a rich environment for sharing and interacting with content.

Motivation

The primary reasons behind the development of this Social Media App include:

• Skill Improvement: To enhance my understanding and proficiency in web development tools and practices.
• Showcase Learning: To demonstrate the knowledge and skills I have acquired over the past year.
• Engagement: To engage in a fun and challenging project that allows me to apply my learning in a practical context.

Goals

The Social Media App is aimed at achieving the following objectives:

• Medium-like Experience: To create an application that offers functionalities similar to the Medium social media platform, allowing for content creation, sharing, and interaction.
• Future Developments: While initially a project for learning and demonstration, there is a possibility of further development and perhaps even launching it as a fully functional platform.

Technologies Used

This project leverages the following technologies:

• Flask: A micro web framework written in Python, used for handling backend operations including server setup, routing, and interaction with databases.
• HTML, CSS, and JavaScript: Core web technologies used for structuring, styling, and adding interactivity to the web pages, ensuring a user-friendly interface and experience.
• Bootstrap: Some use of bootstrap has added to this project to speed up some things

Contribution

Your contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute to this project, please fork the repository and submit a pull request with your proposed changes. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Features in dev-state

• Improved comments Nested comments, like and replies, edit comments
• @users: Mentioning users
• Reupload posts
• Upload images Both profile and post images
• Improved desktop design
• Improved mobile design

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.