• Backend code for nwhacks 2023 whereu@ project
  
• Find more here: https://devpost.com/software/whereu
  
• front-end code found here: https://github.com/JohnsonL111/nwhacks2023frontend
  

Inspiration

Sometimes its hard to know where your friends are as everyone is moving around and due to fear of missing out. Whether it be studying on campus or meeting up at a park, its nice to tell your friends where you are at. You might be wondering, isn't this just SnapChat? Well, you don't share your information 24/7. It's super simple, so even your parents can use it. Also, no one uses SnapChat anymore.

What it does

It allows people to subscribe to other people's locations or specific location. If someone updates their location, people who are subscribed to that person will receive a text notification. Subscribing must be agreed upon by both parties. In addition, you can also subscribe to locations. If someone enters the location you are subscribed to, you will also receive a notification.

How we built it (Tech Stack)

database - cockroachDB backend - java springBoot Notable APIs - Twilio, Axios frontend - React

Challenges we ran into

React, Integration issues between front-end and back-end. Working with 3rd party APIs

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Full Stack Application. Created with time to spare and as a Minimal Viable Product (MVP)

What we learned

Keep scope at a minimum and expand product in a step by step process. How to integrate frontend and backend

What's next for WhereU@

V1 with displaying all Locations of users, Login System, and nicknames for Locations