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Hacker News Clone

A clone application for Hacker News where people can share their stories, invite other users, vote and comment.

Full-Stack Developer
2 months
Personal Project
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Hacker News Clone

About the Project

A comprehensive replica of Hacker News featuring story sharing, user invitations, voting system, and commenting functionality. The platform includes a powerful admin panel to delete or flag inappropriate content. Users can engage in insightful discussions, debate perspectives, and share compelling content from the tech realm.

Key Features

  • •User authentication and profiles
  • •Story submission and sharing
  • •Upvoting and downvoting system
  • •Nested commenting functionality
  • •User invitation system
  • •Story flagging and moderation
  • •Admin panel for content management
  • •Real-time story ranking algorithm
  • •User reputation system

Challenges & Solutions

  • •Implementing voting algorithm for story ranking
  • •Building nested comment threading
  • •Creating real-time updates for votes
  • •Managing spam and inappropriate content
  • •Optimizing database queries for performance

Results & Impact

  • •500+ registered users
  • •2,000+ stories shared
  • •10,000+ comments posted
  • •50,000+ votes cast

Technologies

ReactNode.jsMongoDBExpress

Project Info

Year:2021
Company:Personal Project
Duration:2 months
Role:Full-Stack Developer

Demo Credentials

Username
demouser
Password
demo123

Demo account to share stories, vote, and comment

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