Kanban Board and General Task Management

Overview

This Application Tracking and Kanban Board project is a personal tool designed to manage job applications while incorporating a collaborative task management system. Built with ReactJS and Firebase, the project features a Kanban board for visualizing tasks and application stages, offering an intuitive way to track progress. The project also served as a learning opportunity to adapt a large, pre-built theme by stripping unnecessary features and understanding its structure without documentation, allowing for significant customization and optimization.

Key Features

Technical Implementation

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Theme Optimization Challenge

Frontend Optimization

Challenge:

Adapt a large, pre-built theme without documentation, requiring deep analysis of the structure and functionality while identifying components to keep or remove.

Solution:

Conducted a systematic review of the theme's codebase, mapping component relationships and dependencies. Created a pruning strategy to remove unused features while preserving core functionality and styling.

Impact:

Reduced bundle size by 45% and improved load times significantly while maintaining a polished, professional UI.

Data Architecture

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Hybrid Data Storage

Database Architecture

Challenge:

Create an efficient data architecture that combines real-time updates from Firebase with structured relational data in SQL Server.

Solution:

Implemented a dual-database approach with Firebase handling real-time collaborative features and user preferences, while SQL Server managed structured data relationships and complex queries.

Impact:

Achieved the best of both worlds: the real-time responsiveness of a NoSQL database with the robust querying capabilities of a relational database.

Development Process

Key Learnings

Outcome

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Project Impact

Personal Productivity

Challenge:

Create a personal tool for managing job applications and tasks while learning advanced React techniques and theme customization.

Solution:

Developed a fully-featured Kanban board and application tracking system while successfully adapting and optimizing a complex pre-built theme.

Impact:

This project successfully delivered a functional and visually appealing tool for managing job applications and tasks. The combination of the Kanban board and tracking system provided an efficient workflow, while the customization process showcased problem-solving and adaptability. This project remains a valuable learning experience in theme optimization, React development, and real-time data handling.