Credits – Checkpoint

Development

Maxime Baldan – Design, front-end and back-end development

Help

• My teachers for their guidance, explanations and feedback
• My friends for their feedback and testing
• ChatGPT for help understanding technologies, libraries, and debugging

Technologies & APIs

• Next.js (v15.2.4) – React framework for modern apps and SSR
• React (v19.0.0) – Main library for the user interface
• TypeScript – Used with TSX for page typing
• TailwindCSS (v4.0.17) – Used for global layout
• Prisma (v6.6.0) – ORM for MySQL
• MySQL Workbench – Used for database management
• IGDB API (via Twitch) – Game data

Fonts – Moodboard

• My moodboard
• Fonts used: Oswald and Titillium Web (Google Fonts)
• Default profile banner photo by Agnieszka Stankiewicz on Unsplash

JavaScript Libraries

• jsonwebtoken (JWT) (v9.0.2) – Token-based authentication
• bcryptjs (v3.0.2) – Secure password hashing
• uuid (v11.1.0) – Generation of unique IDs
• Framer Motion (v12.12.1) – Animations (slider, sorting, transitions) with React
• Lucide (v0.510.0 / v0.511.0) – Modern SVG icons used on the site
• SCSS (v1.86.0) – For all custom CSS
• Sharp (v0.34.1) – Image upload conversion to WebP
• Zod – TypeScript validation library for secure server-side data
• ESLint / eslint-config-next – Linting tools to keep code clean

Additional technical details

• Hover effects on card icons use a custom easing curve generated via linear-easing-generator.netlify.app
• The project is hosted on a Hostinger VPS (KVM1 plan) and configured via SSH using PuTTY

Thanks

• Thanks to my teachers, friends, family, and everyone who supported me throughout this project.
• Also thanks to the participants of my questionnaire, who helped me define the project goals.
• Thanks to Martin Vervaeren for his help with the logo