A mobile app to share music with all of your friends.
Sept. 2022 - Nov. 2022
At UT Dallas, there exists an organization known as ACM or
the
"Association of Computing Machinery."
ACM is built upon five separate divisions. One of those divisions is known as ACM Projects. ACM
Projects is a semester-long guided project initiative for those new to software development,
teaching collaborative tools, new technologies, and core development principles complimentary to
undergraduate curriculum. MyMuse was one of 10 unique projects (consisting of 4-5 people) in
Fall
2022's rendition of ACM Projects.
To summarize what our app does, MyMuse is a social media platform
app
that allows you to
share music with you friends at any random point in the day, can show you what your friends
are
listening to at the moment, and allow you to comment on your friends post's as well.
The
idea for
MyMuse was created by my groups project manager Faiza
Rahman. Faiza was
my teammates and I's
guidance along the way and really helped us develop a total understanding of what we were
creating.
Skip this video to the 1:16:15 mark to see our
presentation
I, along with my fellow co-creators
Manasi
Vipat,
Eman
Abu-Ali,
Hamza
Khawaja,
and
Dheeptha
Kadiam,
split ourselves into two teams, front-end & back-end development.
I opted for the front-end team as front-end is something I enjoy very much and was looking to
expand
my skillset in.
We coded MyMuse using Flutter as our framework, Dart as our
programming language, Firebase
to store the user information, Apple Music API for our search and upload song feature, and
Android
Studio Emulator to see our progress as we coded. We had 12 weeks to create our fully
functional app,
and at the end of said 12 weeks, we presented our project to hundreds of students, parents, and
peers. Along with that, we were also judged by a group of judges that work inside the tech
industry,
with companies such as Chase, Capital One, and AT&T. The video to the right is known as
"Presentation Night", and it's exactly how it sounds. all 10 teams gather together to share what
they created in the past 12 weeks.
One of the most significant parts of my recent trip through the halls of Computer Science is my
work
with MyMuse. Throughout this ordeal, I not only explored
the complexities of creating a useful
mobile application but also managed my diverse team through the maze of competing schedules and
code
conundrums. The experience was more than just troubleshooting code; it was a harmonious blend of
cooperation, handling conflict, and flexible thinking. Even with the unavoidable setbacks, we
persisted and came out stronger as people and programmers as a result of facing the trials and
tribulations of real life.
