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@derek_chen

Joined June 2nd, 2026

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Improved Course Search UI

Changes:

  • More results show now
  • More filters and more details in the saved json
  • Faster pings
  • Seats display on the course preview

Features:

  • Simulate Courses
  • Track courses that aren’t in your simulated schedule
  • Recieve Emails when a class opens up
  • Add as many courses to tracking as you wish

Unfortunately, this is still limited to only Emory University students because the course pulling takes a lot of time and effort.
https://nest.apstudy.org/courses

Improved Course Search UI

Changes:

  • More results show now
  • More filters and more details in the saved json
  • Faster pings
  • Seats display on the course preview

Features:

  • Simulate Courses
  • Track courses that aren’t in your simulated schedule
  • Recieve Emails when a class opens up
  • Add as many courses to tracking as you wish

Unfortunately, this is still limited to only Emory University students because the course pulling takes a lot of time and effort.
https://nest.apstudy.org/courses

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Backend + Sidebar Fixes

There were a good few small UI bugs that hurt the user experience.
I went through and fixed a bunch, especially the sidebar issue that has been there for weeks.
(The admin button is completely backend and won’t show for any of the other users)
https://nest.apstudy.org/dashboard

Backend + Sidebar Fixes

There were a good few small UI bugs that hurt the user experience.
I went through and fixed a bunch, especially the sidebar issue that has been there for weeks.
(The admin button is completely backend and won’t show for any of the other users)
https://nest.apstudy.org/dashboard

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# An Academic Command Center
From now on, your day starts in one place!
Features: central dashboard, calendar, tasks, notes, files, and a chat system.
> Course planning section specifically for Emory University students. Students can save courses, track seats, and simulate their course schedule.
**Build YOUR workspace today!**
https://nest.apstudy.org/join
-# It solves my problems & reduces my stress. Hopefully it'll solve yours too :)

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Admin Backend & Basic Frontend Updates!

I have offically gotten to a stage where I can finally start promoting and having people become early users.

Nest.APStudy is a web platform for student course planning and productivity, combining local Emory course data with user accounts, dashboards, calendars, tasks, notes, chat, file sharing, and related admin tools. User data is stored in VPS-hosted SQLite databases, with Appwrite handling authentication and file storage.
I spent a few more hours working on the backend changes and setting myself up to be in a position to quickly find and repair bugs by connecting the hosting VPS to my admin portal securely.

Take a look and let me know what you think! :)

Admin Backend & Basic Frontend Updates!

I have offically gotten to a stage where I can finally start promoting and having people become early users.

Nest.APStudy is a web platform for student course planning and productivity, combining local Emory course data with user accounts, dashboards, calendars, tasks, notes, chat, file sharing, and related admin tools. User data is stored in VPS-hosted SQLite databases, with Appwrite handling authentication and file storage.
I spent a few more hours working on the backend changes and setting myself up to be in a position to quickly find and repair bugs by connecting the hosting VPS to my admin portal securely.

Take a look and let me know what you think! :)

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Backend Updates

Updated the /admin page and transferred my database away from Appwrite towards a locally hosted SQLite on my VPS.

Please take a look at https://nest.apstudy.org
All the features are looking really solid now!

Backend Updates

Updated the /admin page and transferred my database away from Appwrite towards a locally hosted SQLite on my VPS.

Please take a look at https://nest.apstudy.org
All the features are looking really solid now!

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Backend Updates

Updated the /admin page and transferred my database away from Appwrite towards a locally hosted SQLite on my VPS.

Please take a look at https://nest.apstudy.org
All the features are looking really solid now!

Backend Updates

Updated the /admin page and transferred my database away from Appwrite towards a locally hosted SQLite on my VPS.

Please take a look at https://nest.apstudy.org
All the features are looking really solid now!

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Created landing page for my Productivity Web Platform

  • Added hero image, animations, showcases of all the website features, etc.

I added some avengers easter eggs if you can find them ;)

As for the actual platform, it is currently not fully functioning because I hit the database limits on my GitHub education plan. I may be locally hosting the database soon.

Check out the website at https://nest.apstudy.org and feel free to leave me any comments/suggestions/hate! I appreciate all feedback :)

Created landing page for my Productivity Web Platform

  • Added hero image, animations, showcases of all the website features, etc.

I added some avengers easter eggs if you can find them ;)

As for the actual platform, it is currently not fully functioning because I hit the database limits on my GitHub education plan. I may be locally hosting the database soon.

Check out the website at https://nest.apstudy.org and feel free to leave me any comments/suggestions/hate! I appreciate all feedback :)

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Created landing page for my Productivity Web Platform

  • Added hero image, animations, showcases of all the website features, etc.

I added some avengers easter eggs if you can find them ;)

As for the actual platform, it is currently not fully functioning because I hit the database limits on my GitHub education plan. I may be locally hosting the database soon.

Check out the website at https://nest.apstudy.org and feel free to leave me any comments/suggestions/hate! I appreciate all feedback :)

Created landing page for my Productivity Web Platform

  • Added hero image, animations, showcases of all the website features, etc.

I added some avengers easter eggs if you can find them ;)

As for the actual platform, it is currently not fully functioning because I hit the database limits on my GitHub education plan. I may be locally hosting the database soon.

Check out the website at https://nest.apstudy.org and feel free to leave me any comments/suggestions/hate! I appreciate all feedback :)

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Calendar Page Creation & Polish!

https://nest.apstudy.org/calendar
Weekly view:

  • 7-column time grid starting with Sunday
  • 24 hour scrollable view that auto-scrolls to 7:30 AM
  • Stickied all-day row (if all-day events are present) for multi-day/all-day events!
    Monthly View:
  • 6-week grids with leading and trailing days from the adjacent months (less visible)
  • Multi-day events are shown as spanning bars with row packing
    Options to share calendar (lots of configuration), calendar visibility, previous/next, and easy toggle between weekly and monthly views.

Calendar Page Creation & Polish!

https://nest.apstudy.org/calendar
Weekly view:

  • 7-column time grid starting with Sunday
  • 24 hour scrollable view that auto-scrolls to 7:30 AM
  • Stickied all-day row (if all-day events are present) for multi-day/all-day events!
    Monthly View:
  • 6-week grids with leading and trailing days from the adjacent months (less visible)
  • Multi-day events are shown as spanning bars with row packing
    Options to share calendar (lots of configuration), calendar visibility, previous/next, and easy toggle between weekly and monthly views.

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Nest.APStudy is my summer coding project that I started right before AP testing. Yeah, I know… great timing. But I couldn’t wait to start working!

7 APs got nothing on me! Let me enjoy coding and discover the wonderful digital world of cyber, hardware, software, and AI :)
Soon to be up at https://nest.apstudy.org

Nest.APStudy is my summer coding project that I started right before AP testing. Yeah, I know… great timing. But I couldn’t wait to start working!

7 APs got nothing on me! Let me enjoy coding and discover the wonderful digital world of cyber, hardware, software, and AI :)
Soon to be up at https://nest.apstudy.org

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Calendar Page Creation & Polish!

https://nest.apstudy.org/calendar
Weekly view:

  • 7-column time grid starting with Sunday
  • 24 hour scrollable view that auto-scrolls to 7:30 AM
  • Stickied all-day row (if all-day events are present) for multi-day/all-day events!
    Monthly View:
  • 6-week grids with leading and trailing days from the adjacent months (less visible)
  • Multi-day events are shown as spanning bars with row packing
    Options to share calendar (lots of configuration), calendar visibility, previous/next, and easy toggle between weekly and monthly views.

Calendar Page Creation & Polish!

https://nest.apstudy.org/calendar
Weekly view:

  • 7-column time grid starting with Sunday
  • 24 hour scrollable view that auto-scrolls to 7:30 AM
  • Stickied all-day row (if all-day events are present) for multi-day/all-day events!
    Monthly View:
  • 6-week grids with leading and trailing days from the adjacent months (less visible)
  • Multi-day events are shown as spanning bars with row packing
    Options to share calendar (lots of configuration), calendar visibility, previous/next, and easy toggle between weekly and monthly views.

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Nest.APStudy is my summer coding project that I started right before AP testing. Yeah, I know… great timing. But I couldn’t wait to start working!

7 APs got nothing on me! Let me enjoy coding and discover the wonderful digital world of cyber, hardware, software, and AI :)
Soon to be up at https://nest.apstudy.org

Nest.APStudy is my summer coding project that I started right before AP testing. Yeah, I know… great timing. But I couldn’t wait to start working!

7 APs got nothing on me! Let me enjoy coding and discover the wonderful digital world of cyber, hardware, software, and AI :)
Soon to be up at https://nest.apstudy.org

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