Trent's Blog

Greetings,

By now, our team is deep into the development process of our Crowd-Sourced Travel Planner app. While we’re all handling different aspects of the project, the tools and technologies we’ve chosen are shaping how smoothly things come together. This blog is about a few of the technologies I’ve been using for my development and how they’ve impacted my workflow so far.

Favorite Technology: VS Code
Without a doubt, my favorite technology has been Visual Studio Code (VS Code). It’s lightweight, fast, and customizable, which makes coding feel a lot less like a chore and more like a creative process. The extensions available, especially for Python and JavaScript, have been incredibly helpful. Features like IntelliSense and the integrated terminal streamline my workflow, allowing me to write, test, and debug code all in one place. I haven’t had to rely on too many other tools for my part of the project yet, but VS Code has been a constant.

Task Management: Trello vs. Monday.com
We’ve been using Trello for task management, and while I didn’t find it difficult to learn, it’s not as intuitive as I would like. Compared to tools like Monday.com, Trello feels a bit clunky in terms of UI and ease of use. That said, I really appreciate having a centralized task management board where the whole team can see what’s in progress, what’s done, and what’s up next. It’s been helpful in keeping everyone on the same page and ensuring tasks don’t fall through the cracks.

Looking Ahead: The Exciting Part
I’m really looking forward to our next sprint when we start integrating our individual components. That’s when we’ll see the first ‘alpha’ version of our app come to life. It’s one thing to work on isolated pieces, but seeing how everything fits together will be exciting—and probably a little nerve-wracking!

Cheers,
Trent