Coder News - Social Learning Resource Sharing Web App

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Installation

Introduction

Coder News is a social web app that enables users to share and discover learning resources in a Hacker News-style experience. It provides a platform where developers, programmers, and learners can share valuable articles, tutorials, videos, and other educational content related to coding, technology, and software development.

Features

• User Authentication: Allow users to sign up, log in, and manage their profiles.
• Resource Submission: Users can submit learning resources, providing titles, descriptions, and relevant tags.
• Voting System: Enable users to upvote/downvote resources based on their quality and usefulness.
• Comments and Discussions: Allow users to comment on resources and engage in discussions.
• Tagging and Categorization: Implement a tagging system to categorize resources and make them easily discoverable.
• Search and Filters: Provide a search functionality and filters to help users find specific resources.
• User Activity Feeds: Display user activity feeds to showcase recent submissions, comments, and upvotes.
• Responsive Design: Ensure the web app is mobile-friendly and works well on various devices.

Installation

Follow these steps to set up the Coder News web app locally on your machine:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/abdallahAskar1/coder-news.git
   cd coder-news/server 
   

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Configure environment variables:
   Create a .env file in the root directory and provide the necessary environment variables.

4. Database setup:
   sqlite database

5. Run the application:

   - using tsc 
   1. npm run compile 
   2. npm start
   
   - using ts-node 
   npm run start2  
   

   The application should now be accessible at http://localhost:3000.