I'm looking to create a web app for our annual vacation gathering with around 60 friends. My aim is to help organize attendance, cooking schedules, grocery shopping, and cleaning tasks. It'll be a completely private site where users can log in with just their names and no need for registration or detailed passwords. It should work on both desktops and mobile devices and have a simple setup where part of it functions like a Doodle poll. Additionally, I'd love to include standard recipes that can calculate grocery needs based on how many people will be there each day. We've been managing things with Doodle and Excel, but I'm eager to build something customized.
About my background: I'm a teacher familiar with basic HTML and databases, with some experience in PHP, Python, and Java. I'm more comfortable with minimalistic coding environments and I'm keen to learn. What would you suggest for getting started? Which tools and technologies would be ideal for my project?
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Honestly, just build it with Python and Flask. You’re already familiar with Python, and it’s a fast track to getting your app up and running, probably in just a weekend! You can host it for free online too, which saves you from dealing with complex setups right away. Save the cutting-edge web development learning for later when you really need it.
Consider FastAPI instead of Flask for even better performance!