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Users can vote for their favorite language and instantly see how their choice compares to others.\n\n![Demo](https://img.shields.io/badge/demo-live-brightgreen) ![Python](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.x-blue) ![Flask](https://img.shields.io/badge/flask-3.0.3-lightgrey)\n\n## ✨ Features\n\n- **Interactive Voting**: Choose from 23+ popular programming languages\n- **Real-time Visualization**: Pie chart updates instantly after each vote\n- **Secure Backend**: Input validation and NoSQL injection protection\n- **Responsive Design**: Works on desktop and mobile devices\n- **Persistent Storage**: Data saved in MongoDB or in-memory for testing\n\n## 🛠 Tech Stack\n\n- **Frontend**: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (Chart.js for visualizations)\n- **Backend**: Flask (Python web framework)\n- **Database**: MongoDB (with in-memory fallback option)\n- **Security**: Input sanitization, CORS protection, error handling\n\n## 🚀 Quick Start\n\n### Option 1: With MongoDB (Recommended)\n\n1. **Clone and setup**:\n   ```bash\n   git clone https://github.com/tommasocerruti/whats-your-favorite-programming-language.git\n   cd whats-your-favorite-programming-language\n   python -m venv venv\n   source venv/bin/activate  # Windows: venv\\Scripts\\activate\n   pip install -r requirements.txt\n   ```\n\n2. **Install MongoDB**:\n   ```bash\n   # macOS with Homebrew\n   brew tap mongodb/brew\n   brew install mongodb-community\n   brew services start mongodb/brew/mongodb-community\n   \n   # Or use Docker\n   docker run -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongodb mongo:latest\n   ```\n\n3. **Run the application**:\n   ```bash\n   python app.py\n   ```\n\n### Option 2: Quick Test (No MongoDB Required)\n\n1. **Setup and run**:\n   ```bash\n   git clone https://github.com/tommasocerruti/whats-your-favorite-programming-language.git\n   cd whats-your-favorite-programming-language\n   pip install flask flask-cors\n   python app_simple.py\n   ```\n\n2. **Access the app**: Open `http://127.0.0.1:5000/`\n\n## 📱 How to Use\n\n1. **Vote**: Select your favorite programming language from the dropdown\n2. **Submit**: Click the \"Submit\" button to cast your vote\n3. **Visualize**: Watch the pie chart update in real-time\n4. **Explore**: Vote multiple times to see the distribution change\n\n### Available Languages\nC, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Swift, Go, Kotlin, TypeScript, PHP, R, Scala, Perl, Objective-C, Shell, MATLAB, Dart, Elixir, Rust, Haskell, Lua, F#\n\n## 🔧 API Endpoints\n\n- `GET /` - Main application page\n- `POST /submit` - Submit language vote\n  ```json\n  {\"language\": \"Python\"}\n  ```\n- `GET /languages` - Get current vote counts\n  ```json\n  {\"Python\": 15, \"JavaScript\": 12, \"Java\": 8}\n  ```\n\n## 🔒 Security Features\n\n- Input validation and sanitization\n- NoSQL injection prevention\n- CORS protection\n- Error handling and logging\n- Rate limiting ready\n\n## 🐛 Troubleshooting\n\n**MongoDB Connection Issues**:\n- Ensure MongoDB is running: `brew services list | grep mongodb`\n- Check connection string in environment variables\n- Use `app_simple.py` for testing without MongoDB\n\n**Port Already in Use**:\n- Kill existing process: `lsof -ti:5000 | xargs kill -9`\n- Or change port in app configuration\n\n## 🤝 Contributing\n\n1. Fork the repository\n2. Create a feature branch: `git checkout -b feature-name`\n3. Commit changes: `git commit -m 'Add feature'`\n4. Push to branch: `git push origin feature-name`\n5. Submit a pull request\n\n## 📄 License\n\nMIT License - see [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.\n\n## 👨‍💻 Author\n\n**Tommaso Cerruti**\n- Email: [tommasocerruti@gmail.com](mailto:tommasocerruti@gmail.com)\n- GitHub: [@tommasocerruti](https://github.com/tommasocerruti)\n\n---\n\n⭐ **Star this repo if you found it helpful!**","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftommasocerruti%2Fwhats-your-favorite-programming-language","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Ftommasocerruti%2Fwhats-your-favorite-programming-language","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Ftommasocerruti%2Fwhats-your-favorite-programming-language/lists"}