Plummr | Devpost

Inspiration

I have this problem, along with some other coders. What if I need my the problems in my code to be solved right away? What if I can't find any solutions from documentations? or I don't have time to wait to post a form post on stack exchange?

How it works

You can choose from different developers that meet your needs, and get them to service your code. This could be for solving a problem, or showing you exactly how a certain aspect of it works. You can pay a direct transaction through the brain tree api, using the websites credit point system. There is an hourly rate where the first half hour is payed in full and the rest is charged per minute. The user can enter the live group chat of any online developer where other users may want to talk to the them, or request a private session. If the private session is accepted, the user and developer will be transferred to a private room where code can be shared as well as discus the best solutions. We use the google hangout to have visual and audio interactions for the most optimal communication experience.

Challenges I ran into

Finding a way to get video and audio working for peer to peer communication on node. Also building a payment model that does't let the users get screwed over by people who leave early.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

This could get your coding problems solved a lot faster and effectively then posting on a sites like Stack Exchange. I am proud of the team I worked with and how much effort we all put into making this possible in 24hours.

What I learned

How to use the braintree api to integrate payment systems into your website.
How to use socket.io as the bridge between mongodb and node.js
How to build a chat system that works with both many users to one chat, or private 1on1