(WIP)
Welcome to the first devlog (and my first ever devlog) of Iskor!
Introduction
Like virtually all applications, Iskor started as an idea. I observed that tens of thousands of students apply for both the DOST-SEI Undergraduate and JLSS Exam, and they are willing to pay for review centers. Hence, there is a huge audience and potential to this. Further market research told me that there are only few exam/review services dedicated to this. So as a DOST Scholar myself and someone who knew web development, I took it upon myself to create one.
I started this project at the beginning of August, and plan to deploy it as a full-fledged product on the first week of November with beta-testing and question-bank filling at least a month before the undergraduate exam, scheduled Nov. 14-15. 2 months.
In the past few weeks, I focused on implementing features on the components that I am familiar with.
Frontend
Studied the common signs of a vibecoded website and avoided it.
Backend
Used Spring Boot and learned SOLID principles.
(Explain why spring boot, how it is set up).
Database
Aside from them, I have also started getting my feet wet on the other important parts of software engineering.
Authentication/Authorization
Implemented Clerk Sign-in and Sign-up page using their components.
(Clerk because it is much better for a reputable third-party to handle real user data instead of an amateur).
DevOps and CI/CD
Learned Docker before this and for this week, how to use GitHub Actions to build an image and upload it to DockerHub.
Plans for Next Week
I realized that I must focus on one thing first, so I plan on implementing authorization, backend security first and finalizing the infrastructure needed.
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