Project
NENA.
A mobile-first recipe sharing platform that nurtures a community of food enthusiasts to discover, share, and save recipes.
Overview
Bringing people together through the universal language of food.
NENA is an app built to foster community through cooking and baking. The application encourages users to exchange recipes, explore dishes from different cultures, and engage with fellow food enthusiasts. By combining social features with recipe management tools, NENA creates a space where culinary creativity and meaningful connections can grow side by side.
Key Features
Tools designed to encourage sharing, discovery, and connection.
Social activity feed that highlights recipes, interactions, and updates from friends
Recipe publishing workflow that supports both private collections and publicly shared creations
Search functionality that helps users quickly discover meals and cooking inspiration
Customizable user profiles featuring editable photos, bios, and personal information
Challenges and Lessons Learned
Bridging independent work into a cohesive product.
NENA was developed by a team of four as part of a senior software engineering course. While responsibilities were divided among team members, bringing independently built frontend and backend systems together proved more challenging than expected. Differences in assumptions, implementation details, and integration requirements required extensive collaboration to resolve. The experience reinforced the importance of communication in software development. Through regular discussions, testing sessions, and collaborative problem-solving, our team successfully unified the project into a polished final product. It also provided my first essential exposure to how frontend and backend systems communicate, giving me practical experience working across the entire application stack.