I'm building something - Ep.2

David R — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 18:01:55 +0000

I got busy right after the first post and now I have a functional prototype. This is what you see when you visit the "homepage" index:

I know, it looks like crap. But hey, I didn't say it was going to be pretty 😜

The beauty of Rails, and its scaffolding generator, is that with just a few lines of code, you can have a fully functional -not pretty- but fully functional web application, that does all you need it to: CRUD! Create, Read, Update, and Destroy.

Right now, if I want to add or view my listings, I have to go to a listing index that looks like this (by default, again, thanks to the scaffold generator).

This is a list of all listings and their attributes. The category attribute reflects the category ID, not the category title or name, so that has to be changed so it's more descriptive.

So, a few things to fix:

Clicking each category will show its contents, i.e. the listings it contains.
When creating a listing and adding it to a Category, the category selection should be the ´category.title´ not the ´category.id´
Eliminate the unnecessary scaffold code. This includes things like unnecessary CRUD actions, unnecessary views, etc.

I played a bit with Whimsical (which has amazing UI/UX, by the way) and came up with this:

I'm not sure if the site will end up looking like that, but it's a start.

In the next post I'll tackle the punch list I wrote above and try my hand at coding some custom css to make it a bit more appealing.

This was originally posted on my blog: WebMuffins.com

I am building something...

David R — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:51:19 +0000

So, for a while I have tried to get serious about coding. I've dabbled with tutorials, books, video series, courses, you name it. Nothing's stuck. But now, I've decided to put myself out there and build my first public web app!

The problem to solve

As an expat in Denmark, I have struggled (and have seen others struggle, too) with knowing about the names of businesses, for instance, what are the names of supermarkets in Denmark? (this is an easy one, I know) What about hardware stores? Pet shops?

Enter DK 🇩🇰 for Expats

I have had this idea in my head for a long time, but never really executed. I am mostly looking to help others, and build something that can be of value. My main motivation is not to make any money out of it, but to develop my skills and build something that others can benefit from.

The site will feature a collection of businesses in Denmark, for different categories. Users will be able to go into the different categories and from there find out how businesses in that category are named in Denmark.

For example, going into the Supermarket category will show:
*Bilka
*Netto
*Lidl

By going to the Mobile Network Providers category, users will see:
*3
*Lebara
*TDC

You get the point.

At the beginning, the site will be populated with the stuff I know and can find online. But the idea is to crowdsource it so other people can contribute to it and make it better.

BuildingInPublic

I'd like to build in public. This will not only keep me accountable, but will allow me to get feedback on the design and maybe even help for fellow makers.

I will post my weekly progress here, but I will share more frequent updates on my twitter @drodol.

I will be building this with Ruby on Rails and I will try to use TailwindCSS .

Stay tuned!

Content originally posted at: webmuffins.com

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I'm building something - Ep.2

I am building something...

The problem to solve

Enter DK 🇩🇰 for Expats

BuildingInPublic