Random Software Thoughts

The python face_recognition library has a ton of features. In our chat app, we are using it as the basis of our login system. Instead of a password, users will enter a username and consent that a photo will be taken of them with their computer’s webcam. The photo and their username will be stored…

In the current sprint, one of my tasks was to use openCV to successfully open my computer’s webcam and take a photo. This is done, so I have been looking into the next step, which is using webcam photos and the python face_recognition library as facial recognition login for our chat app. There are many…

We have settled on a peer-to-peer encrypted chat app for our capstone project. My task for this week is to set up continuous integration using Github Actions, and set up and plan the tests we will run each time code is pushed to main. On the to-do list: unit tests for user input in login,…

Part of me wishes I could put off taking this class forever. I’ve been doing this program part-time for so long, it will feel strange to be done. A classmate and I are going to build an encrypted chat app. We are harkening back to the chat project in Computer Networks (sockets! threading!) and the…