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MD ARIFUL HAQUE
MD ARIFUL HAQUE

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Simple Weather App 🌦️

Simple Weather App 🌦️

What I Built

The Simple Weather App is a lightweight web application that allows users to check the current weather conditions and a 5-day forecast for any city worldwide. It uses the OpenWeatherMap API to fetch real-time weather data and displays it in an intuitive and responsive user interface.

Features:

  • Search Functionality: Users can search for weather by entering a city name.
  • Current Weather Conditions: Displays temperature, humidity, and a brief weather description.
  • 5-Day Forecast: Shows the upcoming weather trends.
  • Responsive Design: Optimized for mobile and desktop devices using Bootstrap.

Demo

Check out the live demo of the app here: Simple Weather App

Screenshots:

Homepage & Search Results

Homepage Screenshot


Repo

Simple Weather App Repo

Explore the full source code here: GitHub Repository


Copilot Experience

GitHub Copilot played a critical role in this project. Here’s how it helped:

  1. Code Autocompletion: Copilot generated boilerplate code for API requests and DOM manipulation, allowing me to focus on customizing the app’s logic and structure.
  2. Prompts and Suggestions: By writing natural language comments, I used Copilot to scaffold key functions like getWeather(city) and displayWeather(data).
  3. Debugging Assistance: Copilot helped optimize error handling for API responses with suggestions to handle invalid city names and network issues.
  4. UI Integration: Suggested inline styles and Bootstrap class combinations that improved the app’s design and layout.

GitHub Models

Although GitHub Copilot was the primary tool used, I also leveraged GitHub’s built-in version control and issue tracking to document progress and manage features efficiently.


Conclusion

Building the Simple Weather App with GitHub Copilot was a fantastic experience! Copilot significantly reduced development time, increased productivity, and provided helpful suggestions at every stage.

This project demonstrates the potential of AI-driven coding tools to streamline development workflows, and I look forward to exploring more advanced projects with Copilot in the future.


Acknowledgments

  • OpenWeatherMap: For providing the weather API.
  • GitHub Copilot: For being my AI-powered coding partner.
  • Bootstrap: For the responsive design framework.

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