Full-Stack Application

Cookistry

A Django and PostgreSQL recipe-sharing app built at a hackathon for standardized, customizable recipes that never reached real users.

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Jul 2023 - Sep 2023
Full-Stack DevelopmentDjangoProgrammingPostgreSQLDatabases

Overview

A Django and PostgreSQL recipe-sharing app built at a hackathon for standardized, customizable recipes that never reached real users.

Highlights

  • Initialized project in Insite x ACM x Skandalaris No-Code HackAThon 2023.
  • Built a full-stack app for sharing standardized recipes in Python with PostgreSQL using Django Framework.
  • Designed the app mechanism and UI.
  • Adapted by WashU cooking club for sharing recipes.
  • Enabled customized cooking experience with preferred units and accurate time measures.

Project narrative

Situation

A hackathon and the WashU cooking community needed a consistent way to share recipes across different units and timing preferences.

Task

Design and build a full-stack recipe-sharing application with standardized data and customizable presentation.

Action

I initialized the project, built it with Django and PostgreSQL, and designed the application mechanism and UI.

Result

WashU's cooking club adopted the application for sharing recipes with preferred units and accurate time measurements.