MortCanvas.org Progress Check

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Project Overview: Collaborative backend development journey for MortCanvas.org with team members Rohin Sood, Vardaan Sinha, and Vishnu Aravind.

Login Functionality:

• Developed a secure login system.
• Implemented an API controller for server-website interactions.
• Introduced a unique feature for administrators to create customized User IDs and pins. (Mortensen and Lopez)

Student Data Framework:

• Created a comprehensive data-framework representing students from CSSE, CSP, and CSA courses.
• Built from scratch due to the absence of an existing API.
• Plan to convert this extensive student data into a functional API for various administrative uses, including GitHub statistics analysis.

Security Enhancements:

• Focused on connection and validation protocols for web tokens with Rohin.
• Involved in-depth computing to ensure encrypted and authenticated data transmission.

Database Management with CRUD:

• Vardaan and Vishnu tasked with refining backend CRUD operations for seamless database updates by administrators.
• Critical for adding or removing assignments, ensuring platform content relevance and accuracy.

Deployment Progress:

• Advanced stages of project deployment through Amazon Web Services (AWS), targeting the Ohio server, handled by Vardaan.
• Current project completion stands at 45%, with an anticipated 80% mark after full backend establishment.

Learning and Future Goals:

• The project underscores the importance of teamwork, problem-solving, and innovation in backend computing.
• Aiming for further coding collaborations, learning, and the successful launch of MortCanvas.org