In this tutorial, I’ll share some of my advice as a serial hackathon winner on you how can take your idea and build it by demonstrating a simple number pattern game. We use ChatGPT's LLM AI to help us generate the code and Google Sheets as a database, all with no coding experience required! Whether you're a beginner or just getting started with hackathons, this step-by-step guide will walk you through the process of creating a web app using CodePen and Replit.
You’ll learn the essentials of creating web apps, including:
- How to set up a Google Sheets database for storing and retrieving data
- Integrating AI (ChatGPT) to enhance your app's functionality
- The pros and cons of choosing a website vs. a mobile app for your hackathon project
- Simple HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to power your game
- How to use Google Apps Script to interact with your database
Timeline:
0:00 - Some hackathon questions, Comparing platforms like Replit, Basics of web development
5:25 - ChatGPT and testing the code from there in Codepen
7:35 - Making your app dynamic with a Google Sheets DB (Using AppScriptJS)
10:35 - Testing our new API with Postman
13:45 - Integrating API into our game/app
14:55 - Debugging the CORS Error & Work around to fix it
17:15 - Conclusions, Final thoughts, Pulishing code to the web
Whether you're building for a hackathon or creating your own personal project, this video is perfect for beginners and developers looking to add some AI and Google Sheets integration to their apps.
Tools & Resources:
CodePen: https://codepen.io/saamerm
Replit: https://replit.com
ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com
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