Dad Jokes API Part 2

Dad Jokes API Part 2

1. Constraints

   • Time
     • Limited time for development
       • Requires effective time management skills
   • Experience
     • Website will be led by a high school student
       • Knowledge and experience in web development and design may be limited
     • Need for continuous learning

2. Task Requirements

   • Prescribed
     • Effectively use data
       • Implement caching to reduce API load
       • Use data visualization tools
     • Display API data aesthetically
       • Use modern design principles
       • Utilize responsive design for various devices
     • Efficient, modular, and accurate code
       • Modularize code with functions and components
       • Adopt coding standards and best practices
       • Optimize API calls to reduce latency
   • Self-determined
     • Have a search function
       • Use API search endpoint efficiently
       • Integrate search bar for jokes
       • Implement real-time search suggestions
     • Include a range of accessibility options
       • Offer dark mode
       • Provide text size adjustment feature

3. User Problem

   • User Persona Max Brown
     • Needs
       • Easy to use platform
         • Efficient, don't make user go through too many menus
         • Learnable, don't use complicated procedures and try to utilise universal icons
       • Simple UI
         • Jokes should be clearly displayed
           • Use a concise table or list
         • Buttons should be obvious in their function
     • Frustrations
       • Text too small
         • Option to enlarge text
   • User Persona Sophie Hawthorne
     • Needs
       • Easy to use platform
       • Show random dad joke
         • A button to get a random dad joke via the API
     • Frustrations
       • Don't have time
         • Need data to be displayed quickly and effectively
           • Simple and effective UI to minimise user input

4. Resources

   • Online
     • Youtube
       • Learn best practices from guides
       • Follow web development tutorials
   • Software
     • Use Visual Studio Code
       • Code Editor
     • Powerpoint
       • Flowcharts
   • Developer Environment
     • Front end
       • HTML
         • Structure and format website elements
       • CSS
         • Style HTML elements for aesthetics
       • Javascript
         • Add interactivity
     • Back end
       • Python Flask
         • Integrate with front-end
         • Handle API requests
         • Set up a server

5. Impacts

   • Social
     • Community Engagement
       • Share the app for public use
   • Economic
     • Jobs
       • Understanding of APIs is valuable
       • Skills gained can lead to web development jobs
   • Personal
     • Entertainment
       • Access to a wide range of jokes
       • Share jokes with friends