- Node.js version 16.1.0 was used at the time of submission. Also tested and working with LTS.
- Navigate to the project root directory in a command line tool.
- Use
npm run setupto install dependencies and compile the application. - Run with
npm startorts-node src/index.ts. - To inspect the plain JS code that targets ESNext, please check
project-dir/plainBuildandproject-dir/client/plainBuild. - Navigate to localhost:8080 and Scrabble away!
- I've developed a fully functional web based Scrabble game that supports up to 4 player local and online multiplayer.
- The game features all relevant game mechanics and rules of Scrabble allowing for a full game to be played.
- The website is built as an SPA to allow more seamless navigation and UI updates.
- The functionality is processed solely on the server-side and not under a peer-to-peer system which defends against a host abusing cheats.
- Though arguably this system may scale up poorly if this was deployed for a larger user base.
- I developed my own websocket system from scratch including the ability to
- Easily create and manage rooms and connections
- Develop a consistent and standard model for request/responses via JSON
- I would've liked to have written unit tests for my application. On several occasions I made a change that I thought I knew all the side effects of. Only to later find some bug that I luckily happened to stumble across.
- There is a lack of user feedback when actions fail on the server side. The program will handle server-side failures but will not inform the user explicitly.
- The CSS is somewhat responsive but it doesn't always scale well on smaller screens, especially with the grid and the individual boxes.
- This project was a first year university coursework project.
- The objective was to develop a Scrabble-like game with whatever extended functionality you see fit.
- HTML, CSS (Styled Components), Javascript (Typescript)
- ReactJS w/ React Router, JSX/TSX, React-Spring
- Webpack
- Express.js