This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Bentil Shadrack
In my journey to becoming a MERN STACK developer, I have come to appreciate building projects as a study guide.
Building projects by far has been said to be an instrumental way of boosting your skills and having enough hands-on experience as a beginner.
You want to improve your practical understanding of MERN stack development? Are you familiar with the entire procedure for creating applications utilising frameworks? What projects can you complete to prove your proficiency as a MERN-stack developer?
There are plenty of MERN stack projects ideas available to enhance your practical knowledge of MERN STACK Development. In this article, I have listed a few interesting beginners projects to learn MERN STACK web development along with some details for getting started.
Before we get to talking about these projects, Let's take a little break here to know what MERN Stack really is. What technologies form this Stack and the market value of a MERN Stack Developer.
What is MERN STACK?
MERN Stack is a JavaScript Stack which comprises powerful and robust technologies, used to develop scalable master web applications that includes backend, front-end, and database components. MERN Stack is a technology that is a user-friendly full-stack JavaScript framework for building applications and dynamic websites.
The main purpose of using MERN stack is to develop apps using JavaScript only.
MERN Stack consists of FOUR technologies which are:
- M-ONGODB (Database) : is for preparing document database and is a NoSQL (Non-Structured Query Language ) Database System
- E-xpress : is used for developing Node.js web framework
- R-eact : is for developing a client-side JavaScript framework
- N-ode JS : is for developing the premier JavaScript web server
Top 5 MERN STACK projects to improve your practical understanding🚀
1. E-Commerce Website
One of the most popular MERN stack project suggestions for both newbies and experienced developers is an e-commerce website.
This project serves multiple purposes, both vendors and customers.
Customers:
- Login/Signup to buy items
- Browser through and filter products
- Add/Delete products from cart and wishlist
- Update their account details
- Make payment for items purchased, etc.
Vendors
- Login to their dashboard
- perform CRUD operations on products
- Manage users(customers)
- Receive and review orders, etc.
Sample Repo 👉https://github.com/shabraware/HEIN.
2. Realtime Chat APP
A RealTime Chat Application is one of the simplest MERN Stack Applications that enables you to make use of mailing functionalities.
Some common feature of this App includes
- User Login/Signup
- Creating Chat rooms
- Inviting users to chatroom via email
- Add one-o-one chat with other users
Sample Repo 👉https://github.com/earthcomfy/lets-chat
3. Public Blog App
In a Public blog Application, you gain experience on adding privileges to writers on the contents they see on their dashboard as well as controlling that of a super Admin.
Some features of this App includes:
- Writers login/Signup
- Perform CRUD operations on Categories
- Perform CRUD operation on Articles (User right reserved)
- Manage writers and content on App (Admin right preserved)
- Like / Comment Articles
- Follow Writers
- Browse Writers profiles
- Filter Articles based on writers, categories, etc. Sample Repo 👉 https://github.com/qbentil/bentility Demo 👉 https://bentility.vercel.app/
4. Application for Food Delivery
Restaurants and customers should be able to communicate more easily thanks to this app. It must include an Admin Dashboard for Restaurant owners as well as a facing App for customers to order food.
Feature may include:
- User Login / Signup
- Add/Remove to/from Cart
- Checkout order and make payment. (Online or Pay on Delivery)
- Admin should be able to perform CRUD operation on food etc.
Sample
Repo 👉 https://github.com/qbentil/Bentilzone-Restaurant
Demo 👉 https://zone-restaurant.vercel.app/
5. Weather App
A Weather APP is one of the most prominent React Apps you can build in a few hours. This basic App gives you exposure on using external API's. It also involves a bit of state management to handle the data.
Some features of this App may include but not limited to:
- Displaying the weather condition of the user's current location.
- Search for the weather condition of a particular location.
- Dynamic rendering of UI to suit weather condition etc.
Sample Repo 👉 https://github.com/qbentil/genuis-weather-app
Conclusion
In this article, we looked at what MERN STACK and the technologies involved.
The Apps listed here are based on personal experiences. Are you a MERN stack developer, which of the projects above have you built before? Which ones would you like to add? I will be glad to read them in the comments section. Comment on their demo or repository links.
Happy Hacking!
Bentil here🚀
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This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Bentil Shadrack
Bentil Shadrack | Sciencx (2023-03-28T06:06:09+00:00) Top 5 MERN STACK projects to improve your practical understanding🚀. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2023/03/28/top-5-mern-stack-projects-to-improve-your-practical-understanding%f0%9f%9a%80/
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