StackOverflow Clone
🔗View on GitHubWeb platform to facilitate developer Q&A with user authentication, editing features, and profile management.
Overview
Designed and developed a full-stack web application using Express.js as backend, MongoDB for data storage, and HTML/CSS/JavaScript for frontend. Each user's profile displayed their questions and answers history with robust editing features restricted to the associated user. Implemented MD5 hashing initially and later integrated OAuth authentication for secure user management. Conceptualized, developed, and documented the platform tailored for developer-specific Q&A use cases.
System Architecture
MVC Web Architecture: Frontend (HTML/CSS/JS) communicates with Express.js backend via RESTful APIs. MongoDB stores Users, Questions, Answers, and Comments collections with proper indexing for full-text search performance. Authentication: MD5 hashing for passwords (v1), OAuth 2.0 with Google/GitHub (v2) for enhanced security. User profiles maintain answer/question history with read-only access for others, edit-only for author. Voting system with upvote/downvote caching. Session management via JSON Web Tokens. Admin dashboard for content moderation.
Setup & Implementation
Set up backend Express.js server to handle user requests and CRUD operations. Configured MongoDB for data persistence and user profile management. Developed frontend to display Q&A history with editing capabilities. Integrated authentication mechanisms (MD5 initially, OAuth later) to ensure secure access control.