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https://github.com/thenameisajay/pioneers-in-computer-science

A comprehensive collection of biographies of the most influential figures in the realm of Computer Science. This project serves as the dissertation for the CS5099 module at the University of St Andrews, part of the MSc Software Engineering program.
https://github.com/thenameisajay/pioneers-in-computer-science

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Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/thenameisajay/pioneers-in-computer-science
Owner: thenameisajay
License: mit
Created: 2023-06-03T17:52:45.000Z (over 1 year ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2024-10-09T16:56:39.000Z (27 days ago)
Last Synced: 2024-10-11T01:53:57.697Z (25 days ago)
Topics: computer-science, css3, ejs, html5, javascript, learn, nodejs, pioneers
Language: EJS
Homepage: https://pics-usa-d37de900c431.herokuapp.com/
Size: 19.2 MB
Stars: 7
Watchers: 2
Forks: 0
Open Issues: 4
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE

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README

# Pioneers-in-Computer-Science (1.0)

"A society grows great when old men plant trees, the shade of which they know they will never sit in."

## Dedicated to:

To my grandfather Krishnasamy V.M , I owe everything to him, may he rest in peace.

## Deployment:

This site is no longer deployed on Heroku. A replacement site is being built and will be deployed soon.

## GRADE: DISTINCTION

## Description:

This repository is the source code for the Pioneers in Computer Science website. The website is a collection of biographies of the most influential people in the field of Computer Science. This project was created for the CS5099 Dissertation module at the University of St Andrews as part of the MSc Software Engineering degree.
It was created by Ajay Pradeep Mahadeven as part of his dissertation project.

## Installation:

Clone the repository to your local machine or download the zip file.

Open it in your suitable IDE or terminal.

Run npm i to install node modules and dependencies

Run node app.js or nodemon app.js or bun app.js to start the server

Open localhost:3000 in your desired browser to see the website.

## Deployment Instructions:

Whichever platform you are using to deploy, remember to add the .env API keys (MongoDB & OpenAI) for the relevant places

I have placed the pioneers' data (pioneers.csv) in local storage, add it if you plan to deploy and change process.env.MONGO_URL in the config folder , file named db.js

I have used MongoDB Atlas to store the data. You can use the same or any other database to store the data

Install the project dependencies by running npm i

Start command : node app.js

## Technologies Used:

Node.js

Express.js

MongoDB

HTML

Bootstrap

Javascript

Heroku

## Features:

User can view the list of all the pioneers in the database.

Users can view the birthplace of each pioneer.

Users can chat with a chatbot (EVA), powered by ChatGPT

Users can browse pioneers by name, country and field

Users have a feedback mechanism to provide feedback on the website (Contact Page)

Users can also see the contributions of pioneers via vertical roadmap

Users have the ability to further learn about the pioneers by navigating to the references

## License:

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details

## Acknowledgements:

This project would have not been possible without the help and support of the following people:

Prof. Dharini Balasubramaniam

Prof Ronald Morrison

Prof. Edmund Robertson

Prof. John O'Connor

Manish Mishra

Niharika Kumari

Felix Brown

Kiran Baby

Shivang Sinha

Furkan Tekinay

Christobal

Gopichand Narra

Yusuf Farag

M K Mahadeven

Nagheshwari Mahadeven

K M Samyuktha

Krishnasamy V.M