User Interviews

To make sure this app would actually solve frustration and be useful, I interviewed a few of my friends to find out what their biggest frustrations are when it comes to house hunting. I managed to interview 3 face-to-face, and 5 answered me by email. The face-to-face was more complete, as once people start talking, … Continue reading User Interviews →

Competitor Analysis

As I mentioned in my previous article, I have decided to focus on the house hunting app idea, as I feel it is the one that would solve the most frustrations. I have therefore decided to look at a few competitors to get some inspiration for features. Most of them allow the users to create … Continue reading Competitor Analysis →

App Ideas

New project this term: come up with 3 app ideas, choose one, and design it. I have to say, I'm actually pretty excited about this! My 3 ideas were the following: House Hunting App Let's face it, anyone who had to go through it knows it: house hunting is an absolute nightmare, especially in Dublin. … Continue reading App Ideas →

Node.js

We've started leaning about Node.js in class and... it's not easy! After reading many articles and watching many videos, I think I understand a bit more... So I'll try to share what I've learnt here. What is Node.js?? Node.js was originally written by Ryan Dahl in 2009, who wasn't happy with the limited possibilities of the most popular … Continue reading Node.js →

What I’m Reading in 2019

After discussing app ideas in class, we were talking about one in which you keep track of what you've read. Since I love reading, I've decided to keep track of which books I'll be enjoying (or not) in 2019, as I tend to forget titles when I'm done with them... Great memory, I know! So … Continue reading What I’m Reading in 2019 →

Product Refills

This morning, I woke up at 5 wondering why refills for shampoo aren't really a thing. Yep. My brain works in mysterious ways! But think about it... In France it's pretty common to buy liquid soap refills such as these: Not only are they cheaper than regular bottles, but they also use so much less … Continue reading Product Refills →

Good Software Practices

In this article, we're going to talk about good software practices, particularly Pseudocode and Agile. What are those? Might you ask, well keep on reading and you'll find out! PSEUDOCODE Pseudocode is a very important part of programming. It is one of the first steps to take, before writing your actual code. Using plain English, … Continue reading Good Software Practices →

Spotify Battle App

As part of my school year, we had to build an app using Spotify's data to compare artists. STEP 1 - RESEARCH When I first looked at the brief, I wasn't sure exactly what was expected. So I looked online for inspiration. On Spotify for Developers, there are examples of projects that have been done, … Continue reading Spotify Battle App →

The Proposal

The Solution

Below, you can see my final prototype! As you can see, it isn't that different from the current Home page, as I don't want to confuse the users with too much change. What's new? A "Budget" button, that you can choose to use or not: if you want to search by destination and date as … Continue reading The Solution →