10 UNIQUE Project Ideas (with screenshots)

TheSkavin — Sat, 19 Feb 2022 12:59:00 +0000

Do you want to learn web development, but you just don't know what to create? Well, here are 10 unique project ideas for you:

1. School Planner

Whether you are attending elementary school, high school or college, you need a school planner.

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Homework: add and remove homework (class, title, body, due_date).
Timetable: add and remove classes (name, schedule)
Grades: add and remove grades (class, grade)

Inspiration

These images are courtesy of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=daldev.android.gradehelper

2. Mood Tracker and Diary

At the end of each day (8 PM), the user selects a mood, and writes down what's on their mind.

Details

Entry: add and remove entries (mood, text)
Statistics: show the moods on a graph

Inspiration

These images are courtesy of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.daylio

3. Pomodoro Timer

The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method uses a timer to break work into 25 minute intervals, separate by short breaks. Each interval is known as a pomodoro. Learn More

Details

Pomodoro: add, start, pause, stop, and reset a pomodoro (duration=25 minutes by default).
Short Breaks: add, start, pause, stop, and reset short breaks (duration=5 minutes by default)
Long Breaks: add, start, pause, stop, and reset short breaks (duration=20 minutes by default)

Inspiration

These images were taken from https://pomofocus.io/

4. Flashcards Maker

Flashcards help students learn and memorize better.

Details

Flashcard: add and remove flashcards (topic, title, body)
Study mode: see your flashcards.

Inspiration

These images are courtesy of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flashcards.words.words

5. Algebra Simplifier

Computers can solve math equations in seconds.

Details

Math keyboard: a keyboard for algebra (numbers, symbols, operators)
Math expression: an area to let the user enter the expression
Solution: use https://mathjs.org/docs/expressions/algebra.html to simplify the expression, and show it to the user

Inspiration

These images are courtesy of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bagatrix.mathway.android

6. Movie Tracker

Find movies, movie reviews, and movie trailers.

Details

Movie: details about a movie (name, poster, trailer_url, synopsis)
Review: add and remove movie reviews

Inspiration

These images are courtesy of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moviebase

7. Ecommerce Store

Make your own ecommerce store!

Details

Items: add and remove store items (name, image, description, price).
Shopping cart: add and remove items from the shopping cart.

Inspiration

These images are courtesy of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.contextlogic.wish

8. Translation

Write text in one language, and have it be translated and spoken in another language.

Inspiration

These images are courtesy of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.nk.tools.iTranslate

9. Password Manager

Having to remember lots of passwords is a hassle, but thankfully password managers are here to help!

Details

Password: add and remove passwords (title, username, email, phone, password)
Locking: the app should be locked until the correct password is entered.

Inspiration

These images are courtesy of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agilebits.onepassword

10. Notes

I saved the simplest one for last: a note-taking app!

Details

Simple add and remove notes, but the challenge is adding your own touch to it!

Inspiration

These images are courtesy of https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=notepad.note.notas.notes.notizen

How This JavaScript Game Made More Than $1,000,000

TheSkavin — Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:35:38 +0000

In this article I will explain how the game "Wordle" was worth more than $1,000,000.

Keep reading to learn how, ONE DAY, your game could be worth even more ;)

The Story of Wordle

Josh Wardle, a former Reddit software engineer, knew that his partner liked word games, so he created one for just the two of them, and called it Wordle.

They also shared it to their relatives on Whatsapp, which got them so much positive feedback that they decided to release it to the world wide web.

This graph shows the extremely rapid rise of Wordle:

The most prominent source of this popularity is Twitter, where users have endlessly memed the colored grid of Wordle:
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// Detect dark theme var iframe = document.getElementById('tweet-1481361845424312322-340'); if (document.body.className.includes('dark-theme')) { iframe.src = "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1481361845424312322&theme=dark" }

Not long after this fame, the New York Times reached out to Josh Wardle, in an offer to buy his game and add it to their collection of word games.

He agreed, and the game was sold for an undisclosed amount. The only public information they shared was that it was between $1,000,000 and $10,000,000 (it was in the "low seven-figures")

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10 UNIQUE Project Ideas (with screenshots)

1. School Planner

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2. Mood Tracker and Diary

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3. Pomodoro Timer

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4. Flashcards Maker

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5. Algebra Simplifier

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6. Movie Tracker

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7. Ecommerce Store

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8. Translation

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9. Password Manager

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10. Notes

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How This JavaScript Game Made More Than $1,000,000

The Story of Wordle