Personal Website: stephaniskander.org

What is the purpose of this website?

I created this website mainly because I wanted to learn a solid foundation for full stack development without using any dependencies (external frameworks/libraries). However I did NOT want to follow or copy someone elses idea of a good project... I wanted to have an original idea that was also useful/valuabe to me and those in my immediate circle!

Where did the inspiration come from?

A few years ago I started cooking alot of new recipes, so I made a Google Sheets database for all the recipes that I really enjoyed. This was the start to my cooking journey which has led many of my family and friends asking for recipes and instructions.

I am always having to pull out a pen and paper when I am making food in order to adjust proportions (especially when baking). I also never understood why more cooking websites do not have this feature...

So I made website that:

1. Stores my recipes inside a JSON database
2. A light weight client side JavaScript application that automatically adjusts recipe proportions
3. Dynamic PHP pages that automatically add new recipes from the JSON database
4. A contact page with server side validation using PHP

How did you learn how to do this?

A couple youtube tutorials at first but these were time consuming, hard to remember and I found myself being very dependant on their coding styles. So most of my learning came from freecodecamp.org. They have a great system that involves ALOT of practice which I wanted..

'Knowledge is only a rumor until it is experienced inside the body'

Future improvements and new features:

This list is ordered in terms of my top priorities:

1. Fix any known bugs/issues/spelling in the current version (Gather site feedback feedback from launch on Jan 29, 2021)
2. Clean up files so it is easier to read/clone - I chose to wait so I can use/learn git bash
3. Use/Learn popular frameworks and update/clean up my code where I see fit
   • UPDATE: I want to clean up my code independant of frameworks or libraries for the time being
4. Using said frameworks create a seperate 'my personal time scheduling web app' that I can merge in eventually to the site
5. Add more client side features such as: 5.1 Converting between weight <-> volume units (I just chosed the ones I use in the current version) 5.2 Converting from Instant Yeast <-> Fresh Yeast <-> Sourdough Yest and adjust the steps involved 5.3 Creating a login system where users can comment and share information This will likely take a while to learn how to do this 5.4 Create a new page that allows users to enter new recipe data to the database Highly likely I wont allow this