By Raghda Al-Ajely
Ever tried to search for a user through Github? To access their profile information, followers, following and repositories take at least 6 clicks (!) before you reach the section that you are most interested in.
This Github user-finder helps you find any github user by entering a username to fetch a user's profile, information, repos and their network. All visible one click away!
Access it at the github repository here or through this link here.
The app is built on the Github API v3, which provides easy accessible and a wide database of all information connected to the github user.
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After having felt the frustration in using Github to search for users, the app idea came naturally as I started working with APIs. The Github API contains a lot of useful information and is a great way to learn to work with APIs. The goal with this app is to provide the user with the most important/interesting information that it may look for when searching for a github user.
The time span for this project was fairly short. I chose to focus mainly on the JavaScript and to make quite a few api calls. As for future improvements, I am planning on improving on the HTML and CSS for a better UX as well as enhance the visual experience for the user. Overall the app is perfectly fit for purpose and is very useful.
