Inspiration
Our story began a couple of months ago on a normal Sunday in Downtown Davis. We were at the nearby Tim's Hawaiian when one of our friends gave us a call, informing us about a special coupon code that could score someone a complimentary meal at a nearby restaurant. Skeptical about whether this was legitimate, we tried it and to our surprise, it was a great success. And as hungry college students, we pounced on the opportunity, ordering a bit more than advised and calling up as many friends as possible to spread the word.
And that sparked the motivation for our project.
In Davis, food deals are not often available online, usually only noticed in person and sometimes through word of mouth. Noticing this massive issue as the day of the Hackathon approached, our goal was to bridge this gap in knowledge, and DavisDeals was born.
DavisDeals is an application that is accessible to students and businesses. Students are easily able to see and post to trending and popular deals. On the other hand, businesses can also post their deals for students to see, allowing them to gather data and insights on what works best.
What it does
DavisDeals helps connect students with local food vendors, finding discounts, sales, specials, and more. It provides both a deal and a map page, where the user can view different deals at different locations.
How we built it
DavisDeals was developed as a full-stack application using Flutter, providing cross-platform functionality for Desktop, Android, and iOS environments. Firebase was employed as the backend solution, enabling real-time data storage and the ability for login authentication.
Challenges we ran into
We all ran into many, many, many challenges trying to learn full-stack development and Flutter for the first time. It was a struggle. Several members had not used JavaScript, and we worked day and night, sometimes to no avail, to try and make any progress.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We are proud of the coding we learned along the way... a very bumpy way. Our teamwork, dedication, and work ethic helped us push through, even despite a lack of sleep
What we learned
We learned a lot about how full-stack development works, especially how rewarding it can be despite how hard it is.
What's next for DavisDeals
We hope to be able to develop our prototype into a fully-fledged application, increasing its functionality by adding more features for both businesses and students to use.
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