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The Art of the Cocktail is a fun application that gives the user the opportunity to explore the world of art while enjoying art inspired cocktails. The app employs React, React Router and Express to create a playful adventure for the art lover in all of us.
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This was a solo showcase project assigned in the third module of Turing's Front-End engineering program. The details of this project are outlined in this project spec.
- Clone the repository to your local machine
cdinto the repository- Make sure the necessary dependencies are installed on your local machine (
react-router-dom,prop-types) - Once the necessary dependencies are installed,
cdback into the root of the repository, and runnpm start - Explore and enjoy!
- Create functionality for users to post their favorite paintings.
- Allow users to save their favorite painting.
- Give users the ability to connect to their favorite work, by connecting them to a museum currently showing that work.
- Created with React, this single-page application utilizes React Router to create a multi-page user experience.
- Uses PropTypes to ensure a seamless code.
- Implements acceptance testing with a robust Cypress testing suite featuring error handling as well as happy and sad paths
- Utilizes an Express static back-end for a unique user experience.
- Mobile responsiveness.
Wins:
Creating this application cemented my understanding of React's data down actions up model. It gave me the opportunity to build a small back-end, something I was curious about, but had yet had the opportunity to do.
Challenges:
Using Express was a challenge, as well as the time constraints on this project.