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Well i think eventually every programmer will build their own personal notes app and start to use it. That's the easiest thing to do if you want to learn a programming language or framework - Home projects. Why I did this ? I used evernotes between 2008-2011. Then bought Nokia 920 and windows Phone at that time did not support evernotes so switched to OneNote and been using OneNote next 7years(same Nokia920 strong phone). Last year switched to Nokia 7Plus Android still use onenote it doesn't have features I want. I basically want to take quick notes and bookmark links and I need a timestamp to say when I did it. So in the process, wrote an app for personal use. It suits my requirement as of now - https://stash.bobbydreamer.com

Feel free to try it out.

What I used is JavaScript, bootstrap for menus, Firebase for storage & authentication.

Next phase for learning ofcourse, 1. Option to write Notes in Markdown 2. UI look like Outlook 3. Not fully load entire db in homepage.

Below items I have already in my todos, I am sure I will never do it as I have other personal apps in mind. 1. Export/Import 2. Mark a note as public or private. If public anybody can comment on your notes. Suggest changes.




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