SHOWCASING PROCESS AND SKILL
A chat app for mobile devices using React Native...By Adewunmi Bamishigbin
A chat app for mobile devices using React Native...By Adewunmi Bamishigbin
To build a chat app for mobile devices that provide users with a chat interface and the possibility to share images and their location.
Towards the process of certification for my full-stack javascript web development, i was tasked with an achievement project to build a chat app for mobile devices using React Native. According the project brief, the primary objective was to make sure the app will provide users with a chat interface and the possibility to share images and their location.
The app focuses on the vast amount of mobile phone users who use there phone for day to day activities and would like to communicate and share there personal activities with colleague and friends.
Having access to testing early on in the development process of each task (using Expo cli) meant I could achieve the outlined design much quicker and manage time.
Skills: Development and user testing with Expo(cli)
Processes: User-centered development and testing
Solution: Being able to develop each task and receive user feedback after each process, should be done often
I spent a lot of time trying to simulate the current updated developments from android studio to the expo app on test users mobile device
Skills: Manage api actions with Expo(cli)
Processes: User-centered development and testing
Skills gap: Time management
Solution: Making sure all dependency packages are properly installed and follow the time schedule on each ticket.
My proficiency with react-native-gifted-chat a library used to build the chat functionalities, can be improved upon for better time and skill management.
Skills: react-native-gifted-chat
Processes: building the chat functionalities
Skills gap: Time management
Solution: Increase proficiency with react-native-gifted-chat library
Chat-App login view
Chat-App texting view
Input view
Enter location view
Take and send a picture
Select a picture