
MERN Stack Game Dev: Building 'Gold Grave' with Amazon Q Dev
Luck-Based Game Dev: 'Gold Grave' & My Amazon Q Developer Journey
- MERN Stack: I chose the MERN stack for its suitability for web development and my familiarity with the technologies. Briefly, I used:
- MongoDB to store game data (user information, scores, etc.).
- Express.js to handle server-side logic and API endpoints.
- React to build the interactive user interface for the game.
- Node.js as the runtime environment for the server-side code.
- Amazon Q Developer Integration: While I had the core technologies in place, Amazon Q Developer played a crucial role in several aspects:
- Code Generation: When I encountered challenges implementing specific functionalities, like real-time leaderboard updates, Amazon Q Developer suggested code snippets or alternative approaches that I could adapt and integrate into my project.
- Error Resolution: During development, I faced both syntax errors and logic errors in my code. Amazon Q Developer helped me pinpoint the errors, understand the root causes, and provided suggestions for fixing them. This saved me significant time and effort in debugging.
- Limited Resources: As a student with a basic laptop, I couldn't leverage powerful development environments. However, focusing on web technologies with the MERN stack proved to be a good choice for this project.
- Integrating Amazon Q Developer: While Amazon Q Developer was incredibly helpful, it required some initial familiarization to understand its capabilities and how to ask the right questions to get the most effective assistance.