From API Challenge to Full-Featured Anime Platform
What began as a personal API integration challenge quickly transformed into a comprehensive anime platform. The project's core challenge was working with Jikan's anime API, which had strict limitations of 60 requests per minute.
Key technical achievements included:
- Implementing advanced optimization strategies like request bundling, caching (including "server caching") and rate limiting
- Developing a PostgreSQL database through Supabase
- Creating a robust authentication system with custom login and Google OAuth
- Resolving complex technical challenges like preventing metadata overwrites during OAuth sessions
The development process emphasized user experience, incorporating:
- Personalized ratings and watchlists
- Enhanced filtering systems
- Google Translate integration for international accessibility
A notable ethical decision involved exploring anime episode streaming. Despite successfully developing a backend aggregation engine, I chose not to publicly release content-scraping functionality due to potential legal ambiguities.
The project ultimately demonstrated my ability to creatively solve technical challenges, design user-focused features, and make principled technical decisions that balance capability with ethical considerations.
Project Outcomes
This project demonstrates my ability to:
- Solve complex technical challenges creatively
- Implement efficient optimization strategies
- Design user-focused features and interfaces
- Make thoughtful technical decisions considering both capabilities and ethical implications
- Adapt and expand project scope based on user needs and feedback