The future is here. This is SpaceLab.
SpaceLab is an IT educational platform created by the AVADA MEDIA team. It offers a completely new perspective on the learning process and helps every interested student to become a qualified specialist in the field of information technology of interest to him, be it frontend, backend, mobile-development or QA. The list of available destinations is constantly expanding.
At the core of SpaceLab are proven articles, literature and video lessons with elements of gamification that make education on the platform not only effective, but also exciting. And to help users fully immerse themselves in the learning process and stimulate their continuous growth, we have created a unique and functional UI in the cyberpunk style with impressive wow effects, which fully reflects our advanced approaches in the field of education.
Challenges and solutions
The IT industry is constantly transforming: existing technologies are developing, and new ones are rapidly breaking into the market and trying to compete with them. Therefore, when developing SpaceLab, we had to create a platform with unlimited possibilities for scaling, and not only in the field of programming languages or frameworks, but also in the structure of the resource itself.
To solve this task, we used our resource of experienced and qualified specialists, forming a team of 15 people, which included: PM, designers, developers, designers and QA engineers. When choosing technologies, we decided not to chase trends, and used a reliable stack that fully meets our current needs: for the backend part, we used the Django Python framework, and for the client side - JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5.
Stages of development
The technical implementation of the SpaceLab platform included five main stages:
- Research. Conducted an in-depth market analysis, studied the needs, goals and interests of their target audience, and then formulated clear goals and objectives for the new project.
- Designing. Using modern tools, we developed a mind map, interface warframes and perfected the SpaceLab structure. The possibility of further development and expansion of the platform was foreseen.
- Design development. They drew an intuitive design in a futuristic style, using wow elements.
- Programming. We implemented the client and server parts of the platform, ensured high system performance and safe storage of educational materials.
- QA testing and support. After the completion of the development, multi-level testing of the platform was conducted, problems in the system were identified and corrected.
Functional features of the SpaceLab platform
SpaceLab contains everything necessary for comfortable training and training of specialists in the field of information technologies. Let's consider the main features and capabilities of the platform in more detail:
- Directions. One of the main sections of the site, where the user can familiarize himself with directions in IT and choose a profession in which he wants to develop.
- Courses. A list of available courses for which enrollment is open.
- Educational materials. An information block in which we have collected and structured relevant articles, instructions and literature necessary for students in the learning process.
- Tags We made sure that the search for the necessary educational materials does not take a lot of time for users, and implemented a convenient system of tags. It is enough to make one click, and the system will automatically select relevant information on the selected topic.
Result
SpaceLab has successfully supported dozens of students in achieving high-quality IT education and successful employment in the AVADA MEDIA team.