CSync: College Application Tracking
The system features a sophisticated progress tracking mechanism that automatically calculates completion percentages across all applications, while providing a calendar view to visualize upcoming deadlines.
The technical architecture demonstrates modern web development technologies with a React frontend using Tailwind CSS for responsive design and a Node.js/Express backend with MongoDB for data persistence. The application incorporates advanced features including Auth0 authentication, comprehensive caching and rate limiting for performance optimization, and a custom tutorial system for new user onboarding.
The backend implements sophisticated and custom middleware for request deduplication and response caching, while the frontend utilizes React Router for navigation and complex state management for handling the multi-faceted college application data structure.
I learned many skills during the development of this project, including RESTful API design, database schema design with complex relationships, security implementation with JWT authentication, and performance optimization through caching strategies.