Freedawn
Development and implementation of modules/usability to create a social platform for everyone to use.
My 2015 BTech Project has encompassed the development of this platform in a business environment where variables and models are constantly changing.
The Company
Freedawn is started up by the FreemanX team who currently organise experiences across New Zealand & Australia as well as the Supercar Driving Experiences in Auckland. The ability to have a platform where anyone can use to develop themselves and communicate with others on the same journey!
Log
Semester 1
23-03-2015 - Initial Meeting with Mentors at Freedawn to discuss potential for project and scope
30-03-2015 - Begin exploring development environments, look at implementation of AmazonAWS and explore languages required to complete project (PHP, JQuery, CSS, JSON)
06-04-2015 - Explore repository setup and decided upon Git, host GitLab instance and communicate with all development members
13-04-2015 - Determine aspects of development for future, adjust to suit business requirements - removed Experts/Mentors model
20-04-2015 - Begin usability assessment on site, discussions with Management in regards to adjustments and improvements
27-04-2015 - Private Beta Launch - invite number of users to do testing and undergo improvements based on feedback
11-05-2015 - Meeting with Management, discuss requirements to begin working on modules in development environment
18-05-2015 - Begin learning PHP, JQuery, JSON & Responsive Methodologies and best practices
25-5-2015 - Setup personal development environment connected to git to begin making module changes
01-06-2015 - Begin preparation of Mid-Year Report & Seminar as well as hold placed on development due to examination period
08-06-2015 - Mid-Year Report Submitted
Semester 2
20-07-2015 - Mid-Year Seminar delivered
27-07-2015 - Concept for Freedawn for Business established, personal Freedawn development placed on hold and focus on Business structure
03-08-2015 - Meeting focussed on core elements required for Business, estalished build inside of phpFox platform and security considerations arose. Also, discussed focus on mobile usability.
10-08-2015 - Begin focus on Google API and integration of Google Apps/Drive - Learning JSON/SOAP
17-08-2015 - Integration of Google Docs to Improvements on Development Instance, begin testing and re-design/improvement
24-08-2015 - Google Integration still underway, number of bugs and testing still underway
31-08-2015 - Meeting with Management, feedback from users suggest implemtation of Library module
07-09-2015 - Begin research of Library module, explore Amazon Product Advertisment API (AmazonECS). Start to plan aggregation of user photo data as well.
14-09-2015 - Begin building Library module, focus on photo aggregation - add ability to list websites, blogs & videos
21-09-2015 - Implement Amazon API (Development Environment) - find bugs in field population and API Request Limit
28-09-2015 - Begin testing, once completed pushed changes to Live server and monitor users usage and adoption as well as feedback
05-10-2015 - Begin mobile usability assessment & usability testing
12-10-2015 - Make responsive layout changes - test and refine on development server and push to Live
19-10-2015 - Begin focus on Final Seminar and Report
People
Shane Singh - Project Developer
David Noble - Industry Mentor