Hey everyone! I'm looking to create a web app for our annual vacation with friends, and I want to tackle this as a learning experience. We're a group of about 60 adults who need a way to plan things like attendance, cooking, grocery shopping, and cleaning duties.
Here's the scoop: The app will be completely private—there will be an "insider" password for access, and no need for registration or personal info. Users will just enter their name and track their activities that way (I'm thinking sessions or cookies for that). It should work on both desktop and mobile.
I envision it having features similar to Doodle for scheduling, plus a section for our favorite recipes that calculates shopping lists based on how many people will be eating on a given day. We currently manage things through Doodle and Excel.
A bit about my background: I'm a teacher with minimal web app experience. I have some basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and experience with PHP, Python, and Java from earlier projects.
So my question is: where should I begin? What development environment and technologies do you recommend? I enjoy using minimalist editors and am excited to learn more.
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Using Python with a MongoDB backend could be a solid start for you! Python is relatively easy to grasp, plus MongoDB is flexible with its schema and simple to set up. For the frontend, HTML works well since it’s straightforward to edit. You'll find it all pretty manageable as you learn.
Thanks, that's a great point! I'm a big fan of Python.