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Book Search

Purpose

Book Search was an assignment given to test my coding prowess. It did not sound particularly difficult, although there were aspects that I knew I had to learn to successfully complete it. Find out more below!

Requirements

  • Users can type in a query and display a list of books matching that query.
  • Each item in the list should include the book’s:
    • author
    • title
    • publishing company
    • a picture of the book
    • Link to more information about the book
      • could be on a page within your application
      • or link out to an external site

Challenges

  • Learning how to use the Google books API to solve the requirements
  • Testing all functions in a Test Driven Development Approach

Achievements

  • Coded a Single Page App (SPA) purely in HTML, CSS, & JS (Vanilla/no framework or libraries)
  • Setup testing and created 99% test coverage
  • Custom designed and implemented application and logo
  • Pointed site to custom domain
  • Styled for responsive displaying
  • Positive feedback given on assignment 😊

What’s Next

  • It’s all done!
    • Although, I have no plans to update it. There is no telling what the future holds. No software is ever truly done!
  • Every once in awhile, I’ll check the visit stats.

How It Works

Check it Out!

Live Application

View Application

Tests

View Tests

Design

Figma

Repository

Github