Plan the application architecture and set up the development environment.
- Project requirements analysis
- Feature specification
- Technology stack selection
- Development environment setup
- Project structure planning
- Git repository initialization
- Package management setup
- Development workflow design
Design the database schema and set up data storage solutions.
- Database selection (MongoDB/PostgreSQL)
- Schema design principles
- Entity relationship modeling
- Database connection setup
- Environment configuration
- Seed data preparation
- Database hosting setup
- Backup and migration strategies
Build the backend API with Express.js and implement core functionality.
- Express server setup
- Route structure design
- Controller implementation
- Middleware configuration
- Database integration
- Error handling setup
- API testing setup
- Documentation with Swagger
Implement secure user authentication and authorization.
- User registration system
- Login/logout functionality
- JWT token implementation
- Password hashing (bcrypt)
- Protected routes middleware
- Role-based access control
- Password reset flow
- Session management
Create the React frontend with routing and basic structure.
- React app initialization
- React Router setup
- Component structure planning
- CSS framework integration
- State management setup
- API client configuration
- Development server setup
- Build process configuration
Build responsive and interactive user interfaces.
- Component library setup
- Responsive design implementation
- Form components and validation
- Navigation components
- Loading states and spinners
- Error boundary implementation
- Accessibility considerations
- UI/UX best practices