So what is the big update that made all that waiting worthwhile now? I actually switched from pure HTML\/CSS\/JS to React, learning it along the way. This way, I could realize a few key features I always wanted for this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Being able to add pages to the story, even through the phone, without accessing the server directly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Being able to update\/add pages and alert anybody who would be interested. I thought about using cookies for that however, that would limit users to one device and introduce other problems, which is counterproductive for the future of this work.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Being able to dynamically change the user experience based on content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Being able to add features that would allow the user to customize the experience (this is still a work in progress at the moment) – navigation\u2011wise, colors, sounds, etc. All of those will be coming one by one, depending on the story requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Unfortunately, the new version had a lot of problems. Some of them I still wasn\u2019t able to fix \u2014 like proper and consistent rendering across various resolutions. The old version was fixed in px width\/height, meaning it always looked the same across all resolutions. Additionally, in it I had much better control over the placement of objects on the page. Since I would love to stop using HTML tags when writing \u2014 which were also the main deal\u2011breaker when migrating \u2014 I will need to find a better solution for those problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because of that, I was kind of reluctant to migrate to it. However, I decided that unless I do it and restart the challenge, I might never feel the need to finalize it. Either way, here we are, and I will probably add another blog post about the development itself. However, when it comes to the statistics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
94 (85 in new) pages in total<\/strong> –<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This month: 0 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Current balance: 0 points.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Visual style update<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<Will be added at the beginning of May><\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the application change, the legend should also be adjusted to make sure the yellow color is not overused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Black – out of the scope of the challange<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Green – page done successfully (+1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Yellow – holiday (+0 if pages are done up to 3 days)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Red – failed to write the page (-3) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
New version is available at https:\/\/dreambook.oldwisebear.com\/Firebase_new\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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