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Where did this come from?

HackingPot was made as a final project for Udacity's CS101 course. I've had the idea for quite some time, but since I couldn't program very well, I kept hitting a wall. Thanks to Udacity - special thanks to Dave Evans and Peter Thrun - I was able to take this idea out of the drawing board.


Why did I make this?

I really enjoy doing DIY projects, the thing is I don't have much time to dedicate to them. Sometimes I find myself with a weekend off when I can build something but I never knew what to build. With this search engine I can now find cool projects using what I have available!


What did I use to build it?

This website is basically made in Python. I did use some Django to handle the server side and also the excellent Twitter Bootstrap with Django-Bootstrapped and Bootswatch template to give it some style. Beautiful Soup was also used in the crawler.


Is the source code available?

Yes! You can review and download the code at GitHub.


Any tips for people wanting to learn how to program?

Yes! Look for courses at Udacity, CodeCademy and Khan Academy. It's never been easier to learn how to program, I wish I had this opportunity sooner! Regarding what language I recommend beginners... without a doubt: Python! :)


Any disclaimers?

Of course! :) Currently only Electronics projects from Make:Projects are indexed!

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