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Shama Hoque
Shama Hoque
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Shama Hoque

Shama Hoque has 8 years of experience as a software developer and mentor, with a Master's in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. From Java programming to full-stack development with JavaScript, the applications she has worked on include national Olympiad registration websites, universally accessible widgets, video conferencing apps, and medical 3D reconstruction software. Currently, she makes web-based prototypes for R&D start-ups in California, while training aspiring software engineers and teaching web development to CS undergrads in Bangladesh.
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Interacting with Posts

A core feature of any social media platform is the ability for users to interact with shared content. For the posts that are created in the MERN Social application, we will add the options to like and leave comments on individual posts.

To complete the implementation of this feature, first, we will have to modify the backend so that we can add API endpoints that update an existing post with details of who liked the post and details of comments left on the post.

Then, in the frontend, we will have to modify the UI so that users can like and leave a comment on a post.

Likes

The like option in the Post component's action bar section will allow the user to like or unlike a post, and also show the total...

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Published in: Apr 2020Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781839215414

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Shama Hoque

Shama Hoque has 8 years of experience as a software developer and mentor, with a Master's in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. From Java programming to full-stack development with JavaScript, the applications she has worked on include national Olympiad registration websites, universally accessible widgets, video conferencing apps, and medical 3D reconstruction software. Currently, she makes web-based prototypes for R&D start-ups in California, while training aspiring software engineers and teaching web development to CS undergrads in Bangladesh.
Read more about Shama Hoque