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FLAMES

Created by: padamnabhnamdeo
1 devlog
4h 2m 9s

I wanted to take that old-school "FLAMES" game we all played on the back of our notebooks and give it a modern, "FlavorTown" twist. It’s a fun little calculator where you enter your name and your crush's name to determine your "fate."

What I’ve…

I wanted to take that old-school “FLAMES” game we all played on the back of our notebooks and give it a modern, “FlavorTown” twist. It’s a fun little calculator where you enter your name and your crush’s name to determine your “fate.”

What I’ve done so far:

The Look: Created a custom cartoon background with a chef theme (look at the blur effect!).

The Math: Implemented the JavaScript code to calculate the name counting and result selection.

The Vibe: Applied “Glassmorphism” to give it a clean and floating look.

The “Coming Soon” part: Currently, everything happens in your browser, but that’s not the end of it! I have a massive update coming where I’ll employ Arch Linux, a MariaDB database, and Cloudflare Tunnels to actually store the names that people submit so that I can view the history. It’s going to be a full-stack monster once I complete the backend!

This project uses AI

How I used AI:

Visuals: I used AI image generation to create the custom “FlavorTown” chef background and the project banner to give the site a professional, themed look.

CSS & Styling: AI helped me learn and write the more advanced CSS, specifically the glassmorphism effects and the background blurs that make the UI pop.

Documentation: I worked with AI to help structure my README and organize my project thoughts clearly.

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padamnabhnamdeo
padamnabhnamdeo worked on FLAMES
about 1 month ago
4h 2m logged

I upgraded my FLAMES calculator from basic text to an interactive visual experience. I used Gemini AI to create custom “FlavorTown” cartoon panels for each result and refactored the CSS for a broader, professional layout. This update focuses on visual storytelling and polished UI design to engage users.

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padamnabhnamdeo
padamnabhnamdeo about 1 month ago

Visuals are done, but data is king. I’m looking into adding a lightweight database layer. Whether it’s a simple local system log or a more robust integration with something like Google Forms API, I want to capture the results.

padamnabhnamdeo
padamnabhnamdeo 17 days ago

Currently my exams are going on so project is getting delayed. I have setup the basic data base for this but i am thinking of making full professional level software for this ,so it will take time.

padamnabhnamdeo
padamnabhnamdeo shipped FLAMES
about 1 month ago

Shipped this project!

I spent 4 weeks pushing my limits to build this. My original goal was to host everything on my own Linux server, where I learned to set up a backend from scratch. However, keeping a home server running 24/7 and debugging server-side errors proved to be a massive challenge.

I shifted to GitHub Pages for better reliability, but then I hit a new wall: GitHub is static and doesn’t support a direct database. I tried bridging the gap using Google Forms and Formspree to save user data, and even tried re-integrating my Linux box as a remote database “bridge,” but the connection logic wasn’t 100% there yet.

Instead of giving up, I focused on making the best frontend experience possible. I used Gemini AI as a tutor to help me design the custom “FlavorTown” chef visuals and code the advanced CSS effects like glassmorphism.

Current Status: A sleek, fully functional FLAMES calculator. Next Update: I’m not giving up on the backend! I’m continuing to learn PHP and SQL to finally get that database live.