/readMe

A service which allows users to save online articles to read later, as well as to see a variety of analytics and visualizations regarding their reading habits.

Primary LanguageJavaScriptMIT LicenseMIT

readMe

Introduction

Welcome to readMe, an app for data-driven readers. readMe allows users to save online articles to read later, as well as to see a variety of analytics and visualizations regarding their reading habits. It's built as a 100% Progressive Web App for ultimate flexibility between mobile / desktop, and online / offline usage. readMe's accompanying Chrome extension allows users to save articles with one click.

Usage

  1. Start from the site at https://readme2018.herokuapp.com.
  2. Time to start adding articles! When you're browsing the web and come across an article you want to read later using readMe, you have two options: (a) Click the + icon at the top right of the homepage, paste the URL of the article in the resulting input field, and click "Save". (b) Download the readMe Chrome Extension. Once installed, click the readMe icon in the top right of your browser toolbar and voila! – your article is ready to read from the comfort of our app.
  3. Continue to read articles from readMe and accumulate data on your own reading habits!

Our Stack

Back-end

  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Mercury API by Postlight
  • Sequelize
  • PostgreSQL

Front-end

  • React
  • React-Redux
  • Semantic UI
  • Victory (a visualization library based on D3.js)

Made with ❤️️ by Anurag Prasad, Don Leistman, and Jeff Gore.