This week felt like a big step forward because we finally got to see JAICE start to look like a real app. I spent most of my time building out the main page prototype, where users go right after signing in. It is the heart of the whole experience, with the status bins and all the job applications laid out. Seeing it on screen made it easy to imagine how someone will move their applications from “Applied” to “Interviewing” and beyond.
While I was focused on that, the rest of the team knocked out key pieces too. They put together the sign-in/sign-up page, built an early version of the analytics dashboard, and created a settings page. Once those were in place, we could finally click around like a real user, which was super helpful. Walking through everything gave us a bunch of new ideas, like adding a “Sort By” button so people can quickly reorder their applications by date or company.
We also kicked off our Jira board this week. Everyone started adding tasks with descriptions and acceptance criteria so we can track what is coming up and keep things organized. It already makes the next few sprints feel way more manageable.
Overall, it is exciting to see JAICE take shape beyond wireframes and planning docs. Every new page or feature we build sparks more ideas about what we can add, tweak, or simplify. We are getting closer to something that feels real, and it is motivating to watch the app come alive piece by piece.
