App idea to learn new code

Update: March 2014:

• this was created in Nov-Dec 2013 and updated some in early 2014.
• it's called Kinglet, running at Soupmode.com.
• it's API-driven, using REST and JSON.
• currently, the API piece is written in Perl.
• currently, the 'client' piece is also written in Perl, and it executes on the same server but in its own directory.
• currently, the client side uses JavaScript from Mean Menu and Minified.js. No Angular.js nor Bootstrap.js.
• #todo - plan to create server-side client codebase in Node.JS.
• #todo - may attempt to create a single page application (SPA) version of the client where the entire app for the user executes in the browser and uses Angular.js or Backbone. js or something else.
• #todo - maybe in 2014, I'll attempt to create a client app in Objective C for iOS.

update 13Nov2013 maybe make it operate only as a simple, private web-based messaging tool.

Objective: learn NodeJS and either AngularJS, Bootstrap, or jQuery.

App: microblog.

Features initially:

• small text area box to post content. prob stick with 300 chars max.
• post button.
• no preview.
• no edit.
• only formatting: auto-link for hashtags and URLs.
• no tag list with counts.
• no user account.
• responsive design.

Later features:

• user account: e-mail and username.
• auto-gen password.
• user can change password.
• profile page.
• tag list with counts.
• reply?
• forward?
• favorite?
• following users?
• following tags?

#todo - #programming - #javascript - #angularjs - #nodejs - #microblog - #blog_jr