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Sherin Jebamalar M
Sherin Jebamalar M

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πŸ” I Accidentally Became a Restaurant Owner (In Electron.js)

So… one day I was peacefully scrolling Instagram, minding my own business 🫑. Suddenly, a random reel about Electron.js popped up.

My brain said:
πŸ‘‰ β€œBro… you can make desktop apps with just HTML, CSS, and JS?!”
Me: Say less. πŸš€

How It Started πŸ•

I was bored of building the usual websites, so I thought β€” why not open my own restaurant… but in code? πŸ˜…

And that’s how my pixel-art restaurant app, Time2Eat, was born.

Tech Menu πŸ› οΈ

🍳 Starter: HTML, CSS, JS

🍲 Main Course: Electron.js

🍧 Dessert: Pixel art vibes

App Features πŸ‘¨β€πŸ³

πŸ₯— Menu page (where the food looks better than my cooking IRL)
⏳ Timer page (because waiting for food is part of the restaurant experience 🀣)
πŸ• Home page (all cozy with pixel art)
πŸ’» Works as a desktop app (yes, I feel like a real software chef now)

Screenshots πŸ“Έ

Home

Menu

Timer

Notification

GitHub Recipe πŸ”—

πŸ‘‰ Check out Time2Eat on GitHub
Github link

What I Learned πŸŽ“

That one random reel actually made me realize:
πŸ‘‰ β€œBro, you can literally cook desktop apps with your web dev skills.”

After this, I even made a Calculator app in Electron.js β€” because every chef needs to calculate the bill 😎.

What’s Next? πŸš€

Probably not opening a real restaurant (too risky), but definitely building more apps in Electron.js.

πŸ’‘ Moral of the story: Don’t underestimate random Instagram reels. Sometimes, they can change your career path πŸ˜‚.

If you enjoyed this, drop a ❀️, leave a comment, or just send me pizza. πŸ•

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Godfrey Omoregie

It's really great , Mate .