🚀 I'm thrilled to announce the successful deployment of my latest project, Later Ladder, now live at LaterLadder.com! 🚀
Tailored for fans of the Australian Football League (AFL) and designed specifically for those who enjoy watching games post-broadcast, Later Ladder offers a unique solution for tracking team standings.
As an American fan of Aussie rules football, following the AFL from a timezone where most games air overnight, I've personally had to navigate the challenge of wanting to check the team ladder while also needing to avoid spoiling games I hadn't had the chance to watch yet. This experience inspired the creation of Later Ladder, which is designed to allow fans to safely update and view AFL standings based only on the matches they've marked as watched, thus preventing unwanted spoilers.
I've been hard at work adding some exciting new features:
- The integration of server-sent events (SSEs) allows game data to be updated instantly when a game has concluded.
- Marking a game as watched in the app instantly updates the team ladder with the game results. Final scores become viewable once a game is watched.
- Guests can now use the app without creating an account. This involved rewriting the backend logic in JavaScript in order to leverage the browser's session storage for data persistence.
Deployment was entirely new territory for me, and while there were lots of little headaches involved in the process, I learned a ton along the way. Key steps included configuring separate development and production environments, managing DNS settings, utilizing Render for hosting, and setting up a Dockerfile to streamline the process. Linking Render with my GitHub repository ensures that any code updates are automatically and seamlessly reflected on the website.
Later Ladder has been a fantastic learning project, and I'm so pleased I can now share it with you all. I'm eager to continue improving the site and would deeply value your insights or feedback. Feel free to share your thoughts!
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