Learn Webapp Development - Steps
Learn Webapp Development - Steps
Goal: Lay the groundwork by learning the core technologies you'll need, while setting up the
development environment and necessary tools.
● Day 1-2: Set up a GitHub repository and local development environment (VSCode, Git
integration). Research and decide on web hosting (e.g., use Heroku or AWS for hosting
later).
● Day 3-5: Start learning JavaScript (since it’s essential for frontend development). Use
free tutorials like MDN’s JavaScript Guide or Codecademy.
● Day 6-7: Practice basic DOM manipulation (how to interact with HTML elements via
JavaScript).
● Day 1-3: Learn Flask (a simple Python web framework), since you're already familiar
with Python. Build a small web app (e.g., a “Hello World” web page).
○ Flask is great for simple web applications and will allow you to build the backend
quickly.
● Day 4-7: Dive into HTTP methods (GET, POST), request handling in Flask, and serving
HTML templates.
● Day 1-3: Deepen your understanding of HTML and CSS to design a simple form where
users can upload their resumes. Use Flask to handle file uploads.
● Day 4-7: Build a basic UI with Flask templates and CSS for styling. Add the ability to
upload a file (resume) and display a confirmation message.
● Day 1-3: Learn how to integrate with the OpenAI API (or another AI model like
GPT-3/ChatGPT). Follow tutorials to call the API from Python and experiment with
simple queries.
● Day 4-7: Write Python code that takes a resume (text) and sends it to the AI API for
generating job search keywords. Focus on learning how to structure prompts to get the
best output.
Week 5-6: Backend - Resume Upload and Keyword Generation (14 hours)
● Day 1-4: Finalize file upload functionality in Flask. Save uploaded resumes to the server.
● Day 5-7: Once the resume is uploaded, write code to extract its text (using Python
libraries like PyPDF2 or docx2txt).
● Day 8-10: Call the AI API with the extracted resume text and retrieve search keywords.
● Day 11-14: Store the generated keywords in a database (SQL or SQLite). You can use
Flask-SQLAlchemy for database integration, since you have SQL experience.
Week 7-8: Frontend and Google Custom Search API Integration (14 hours)
● Day 1-3: Create a simple webpage to display the search keywords and allow users to
trigger a job search using these keywords.
● Day 4-7: Integrate the Google Custom Search API to fetch job listings using the
generated keywords. Save these listings for further analysis.
● Day 8-10: Display the job results on the frontend in a clean, structured format (company
name, job title, link to job posting).
● Day 11-14: Set up a basic filter mechanism on the frontend so users can filter jobs
based on their preferences (e.g., location, job type).
● Day 1-3: Develop logic to pass the fetched job listings back to the AI for ranking and
recommendations based on the user’s resume.
● Day 4-7: Display AI-ranked job recommendations on the frontend, showing the best
matches at the top.
Goal: Refine and test the MVP, making sure it's functional and ready for real-world testing.
● Day 1-3: Test the entire flow from resume upload, keyword generation, job search, and
AI-based ranking. Debug any issues that arise.
● Day 4-7: Work on error handling (e.g., what happens if the AI doesn’t return valid results,
or if the Google API fails).
● Day 8-10: Implement logging and basic analytics to track user behavior and errors.
● Day 11-14: Refine the UI, ensuring it’s simple and user-friendly.
Once the MVP is live, invite a few users (friends, colleagues) to try the system and give
feedback. Spend a couple of weeks refining the app based on real-world feedback and
performance.