Current, Personal Project

Ionic Angular Node.js MongoDB AWS GitLab CI/CD Firebase

The goal of this project is to improve my full stack technical skills by building a cross-platform mobile and web application. I choose meal planning because it's a subject which I don't believe any app on the market does very well. I often find myself at the grocery store wondering what to buy just to end up cooking the same meals every week.

The app consists of three sections; searching for recipes, creating a meal plan and creating a grocery list. The user can favourite recipes and use those to create a meal plan for the week. From the meal plan, every ingredient from each recipe is aggregated into a simple grocery list.

The project was rewarding and challenging. I was able to learn new skills and technologies that are both interesting to me and valuable to my progression as a Full Stack Developer. Being able to build each component from the database to the server to the frontend, immensely increased my knowledge and skills in software development. It also introduced me to hands-on experience with AWS deployments and using GitLab to automate that process; important skills that I can leverage in my professional career.

I am currently using the app to plan my weekly meals and buy groceries! Recently, most of the development has been UI/UX improvements and bug fixes.

Notable Features:

• Cross-Platform deployment with single code base
• Firebase JWT authentication
• GitLab automated deployments
• Deployed MongoDB instance