Author: js409
Guess What? We Built a Web Game with Firebase
What is more or less? “More or Less” is a guessing game where you guess which item has a higher value for a specific attribute. For example, in the “Commit Clash: Which GitHub repo has more commits?” mode, you see one GitHub repository’s commit count and another repository. You have to decide if the repository…
Allgemein, Cloud Technologies, Databases, System Architecture, System Designs, Teaching and Learning, Web PerformanceCost-Efficient Server Structure: Merging Static and Dynamic API
While developing our guessing game, “More or Less”, we found a method to significantly reduce traffic on our serverless API, leading to cost savings and an improved content creation experience. The Problem In our game, players can contribute their own game modes, using the web editor. Additionally, we develop game modes ourselves to guarantee high-quality…
Allgemein, Cloud Technologies, Databases, Scalable Systems, System Architecture, System Designs, Teaching and Learning, Web PerformanceOptimizing List Views: Structuring Data Efficiently in Firestore
While developing our guessing game “More or Less”, we encountered a common challenge many developers face: determining the structure of our data model. Challenge 1: List vs. Detailed View Many websites show an excerpt of their content in a list view. In our “More or Less” game, for example, we see a series of game…