Everything you wanted to know about the technology behind CalorieStar.
Front End
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
GeneratePress
Other
Infrastructure
Back End
PHP
Coding Language
MySQL
Back End Database
The Office
Where the magic happens
PHPStorm
PHP IDE
PhotoPea
Image Editing
Prepros
Compiling JavaScript and SCSS
NotePad++
Add coders need a powerful editor
Nescafe Azera
Coffee powers coders around the world
Blueprints is where I document some of the decisions, problems and experiments behind building CalorieStar.
The aim isn't to publish polished corporate success stories.
It's to share the useful parts of actually building and running the platform: the technical decisions, things that didn't work, experiments, data and the small tools that get created along the way.
Sometimes, as with the VPS comparison, something built to solve one CalorieStar problem may turn out to be useful to somebody else too.
You only get one body so look after it. Your Health, Your Life, Your Responsibility. Any decisions are yours and yours alone. Any decisions to act or not act on any information provided by anyone including me are your responsibility.
CalorieStar is a comprehensive online resource for individuals seeking to improve their health and wellness through better nutrition and healthy eating habits.
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