Determine requirements

[ethanl21]

We should determine what features our website should have before we work on it so we know what to do.

The project rubric lists these requirements:

• 1. The site has authorization/authentication code requiring users first to register, then to sign in
• 2. The site blocks most of the website from the user unless they log in
• 3. The site uses HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create forms for its front end
• 4. The site uses a JavaScript library to communicate with the back-end over the network
• 5. The site uses Promises and Deferreds to check if the communication was successful, and displays an error if the server is down
• 6. The site uses a NoSQL or a SQL database to store its data
• 7. Website is attractive
• 8. Website’s purpose can be ascertained in less than 10 seconds

[ethanl21]

For our database, I think we should use Firebase. I've been watching this video about it, and it looks like Firebase handles most of the work for us, so it seems like the easiest option. Using Firebase would satisfy requirement 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 (NoSQL specifically).

[ethanl21]

Determine Requirements

[ethanl21]

(this isn't done, but we're using Trello to manage tasks so I'll close this)