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
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:
- Code Autocompletion: Copilot generated boilerplate code for API requests and DOM manipulation, allowing me to focus on customizing the app’s logic and structure.
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Prompts and Suggestions: By writing natural language comments, I used Copilot to scaffold key functions like
getWeather(city)anddisplayWeather(data). - Debugging Assistance: Copilot helped optimize error handling for API responses with suggestions to handle invalid city names and network issues.
- 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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