In developing the design for our project. There was a significant software component that allowed me to utilize skills I learned from 17-214 principles of software construction and 17-437 web app development. Specifically, I knew that our web app would need a model-view-controller design pattern to help sustain maintainability and testability while isolating separate components.
After deciding on this, I spent time researching the best library for developing a web app and ultimately decided on using Django. This is a high-level web framework for Python that promotes rapid development and clean, pragmatic design, providing built-in features like an ORM, admin interface, and robust security, making it an efficient choice for developing maintainable web applications.
I created a GitHub repository for our codebase at https://github.com/ashwin-godura/18500-SUPERFRET, and started coding up the user interface. I developed a static webpage that visualizes how our users will interact with our device. This puts me on schedule with the development on the software side. Next week I hope to have most of the user-facing logic complete with the ability to add and delete files and start and stop songs.
