The latest articles on DEV Community by Prasaanth Hari (@prasaanth_hari). https://dev.to/prasaanth_hari https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3150121%2F73bfe9c6-26e9-4697-a466-d7b93094713f.png https://dev.to/prasaanth_hari en Prasaanth Hari Sun, 11 May 2025 14:09:32 +0000 https://dev.to/prasaanth_hari/my-book-recommender-powered-by-amazon-q-developer-22a0 https://dev.to/prasaanth_hari/my-book-recommender-powered-by-amazon-q-developer-22a0 <p>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/aws-amazon-q-v2025-04-30">AMAZON Q DEVELOPER "QUACK THE CODE CHALLENGE"</a>: Crushing the Command Line</p> <h2> 📘 WHAT I BUILT: </h2> <p>I created a Mood-Based Book Recommendation System that suggests books tailored to the user's current emotional state. The system combines collaborative filtering and content-based filtering techniques, enhanced with mood selection to deliver more emotionally relevant and personalized book recommendations.</p> <h2> ⚙ KEY FEATURES: </h2> <p>😊Mood-Based Recommendations: Get personalized book recommendations based on 7 different moods<br> 🖥️Interactive UI: Colorful, user-friendly interface with visual feedback and animations<br> 💾Save Favorites: Save books you're interested in for later reference<br> ⭐Rate Books: Rate your saved books on a 5-star scale<br> Local Storage: Your saved books and ratings are stored in your browser<br> 📥📤Data Export/Import: Easily backup and restore your saved books<br> 📱Responsive Design: Works on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices</p> <h2> 🖥️ LIVE DEMO: </h2> <p>👉<a href="https://prasaanth02.github.io/Book-Recommendation-system/" rel="noopener noreferrer">TRY BOOK RECOMMENDER</a><br> --This version runs directly in your browser with no installation required!</p> <h2> DEMO: </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fkxy1ns5m52k7oo69dhca.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fkxy1ns5m52k7oo69dhca.png" alt="Image description" width="800" height="405"></a><br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fwedoojbms6vwrnb814sz.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fwedoojbms6vwrnb814sz.png" alt="Image description" width="800" height="495"></a><br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fhnl1dse0tyhdc9svl8qd.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fhnl1dse0tyhdc9svl8qd.png" alt="Image description" width="800" height="487"></a></p> <h2> Book Database: </h2> <p>The system includes 35 books (5 for each mood) covering various genres:</p> <ul> <li>Fiction and fantasy</li> <li>Non-fiction and memoirs</li> <li>Science and philosophy</li> <li>Adventure and travel</li> <li>Self-help and personal development</li> </ul> <h2> Technical Details: </h2> <p>Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+)<br> Storage: Browser Local Storage API<br> Design: Responsive design with CSS Grid and Flexbox<br> Fonts: Google Fonts (Roboto)</p> <h2> Customization: </h2> <p>Developers can easily extend the book database by modifying the <code>books Database</code> object in <code>script.js</code>. Each book requires:</p> <ul> <li>Title</li> <li>Author</li> <li>Description</li> </ul> <h2> 🛠️ How I Used Amazon Q Developer Tool: </h2> <p>As a student building this book recommendation system, I used Amazon Q Developer to boost my productivity and streamline my development process. It helped me:</p> <p>Understand unfamiliar code snippets quickly</p> <p>Generate boilerplate code and function suggestions</p> <p>Debug issues with smart, context-aware guidance</p> <p>Ask real-time questions within my IDE without switching tools</p> <p>Amazon Q acted like a coding mentor, especially helpful when I hit roadblocks or needed to accelerate certain parts of my workflow.</p> <h2> 💬 Final Thoughts: </h2> <p>As a student, building this project was a great learning experience in both recommendation systems and practical tool usage. Integrating mood-based logic with collaborative and content-based filtering taught me how to blend user experience with data science fundamentals. Using Amazon Q Developer made the development journey smoother and more insightful.</p> <p>I'm excited to keep improving this system and explore how AI tools can assist developers—especially learners like me—throughout the building process.</p> <p>CODE REPOSITORY:<a href="https://github.com/Prasaanth02/Book-Recommendation-System.git" rel="noopener noreferrer">CODE REPO</a></p> <h2> Lets connect: </h2> <ul> <li>🖥️ Github:<a href="https://github.com/Prasaanth02" rel="noopener noreferrer">CLICK HERE</a> </li> <li>💼 LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/prasaanth-hari-6b1bba333?utm_source=share&amp;utm_campaign=share_via&amp;utm_content=profile&amp;utm_medium=android_app" rel="noopener noreferrer">Linkedin/prasaanth</a> </li> </ul> webdev programming productivity aws