Bridge

A dating app designed to work on IOS targeted for international students attending college.

Getting started

1. Download an IDE: Any IDE will work including Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, etc.
2. Download Git (if you haven't): Download here: https://git-scm.com/downloads.
3. Set up Git: Follow the instructions here and complete steps 2, 3 and authenticating with GitHub from Git.
4. Create a new folder for your project.
5. In terminal, change directory(cd) to the new folder and type the following:

   git clone https://github.com/fastninja30/Bridge.git

6. Install npm:

   npm install

7. Install shelljs for step 8:

   npm install shelljs

8. Start the app

   node start-bridge.js

Vision

Our vision is to develop a dating app that creates meaningful connections between international students attending colleges abroad who may not have English as their first language. We aim to build an inclusive, secure, and user-friendly app that lets users meet like-minded individuals in a trusted environment. We also hope to learn and feel comfortable working with React Native over the course of the semester.

Goals

1. Create a functional MVP (or minimal viable product): Basically, make a bare-bones app with core features like user registration, profile creation, swipe matching, messaging, and school email verification
2. Open source contribution: Release the project as open-source to allow others to collaborate
3. Learn and feel comfortable working with React Native