This is the backend for the soon to be mobile application - Scale. A fintech application that I am making for fun. I just decided one day that I disliked mint and ever since I've dedicated myself to making this application with languages and technology I've never used before.
For this application I will be using:
- Docker: This will be my delivery and packaging software
- Go/Mux: I will be devloping the server using golang with mux to make my life a lil easier
- MySQL: Will be my database solution because I want fast relational stored data
The purpose of this application is to make a better Mint for my personal use. I am trying to take more control in my financial life, but Mint is too smart. It literally does everything for me without asking me, and I don't like this. I don't like that it neatly organizes all my finances into a bunch of categories that aren't relevant to me. I hate that I can't customize the way things are displayed. I also feel like a lot of the features are missing cosidering this is the end all be all solution for personal finances.
Scale is a personal finance application with powerful budgeting features and smart balance calculations so that the user will always be on top of their debt and financial goals.
The features that will be present in this application are mostly defined by:
- Stickering: The ability to label costs by their company name and relate them to categories
- Categorization: Custom categorization will allow the user to choose how the automatically sort incoming costs
- SmartBalance: Smart Balancing will subtract the scheduled payments according to dates for accurate balances
- Notifications: User will be notified with specific messages when costs exceed category budgets
- User Onboarding: Will be able to log in users whenever pretty much
My goals personal goals for the development of this application are:
- Push every weekday starting 5/16/2021
- Learn how to create RESTful API with golang, mux, and MySQL
- Learn how to deploy projects with Docker
- Learn how to practically code in golang lol
- Learn how to effectively user MySQL
To start locally on your computer, type
$ go run ./cmd/api/mainWish me luck, this is a project I have been wanting to do for a while now :)