So, here we’ll talk about one point where Google failed to convince me. We as a student had to give exams on Google Forms all with a boring U.I. and no autosuggestions which could have been like undermining the power of a simple computer. And instead of harnessing this power Forms by Google also made it difficult to enter names, each time I fill one I would only need to type it even though Chrome has my info along with Google, which was little distracting while attempting questions.
Then at last I decided to create something that could solve this so here is where I reached jointest.ml/athugc . All this I did without any server side language. Like Node.js, Python and overall project cost seems to be null since all of this was hosted on Firebase and stored in FirebaseDB . And you might by now have been astonished that how could a dynamic page site be run without a backend. Go to jointest.ml/thispagedoesnotexists to see an Error Message. Thus harnessing complete power of Javascript.
And one thing I would like to make clear that CSS is so nice. Because we as a student are bored by the same layout and colors of the tests we take. It does not appeals to us. That might be one of the reasons todays kids’ move towards phones and apps like Instagram and Games with skins. We as humans appreciate beauty. That is how I designed jointest.ml.
However open and better you are you can’t make your Google Form come up in search results on Google nor does Google allows this. So, take a chill pill. For SE(Search Engines) & Bots these tests are a piece of junk on the internet. So here comes the strategy of deploying a simple application structure.
What happens when you visit a random page using link. A random url. A 404 Error pops like a dino. But in JoInTest tests are for real humans. So all the error pages deliver a static page which is turned dynamic onsite. With the power of your computer.
So, if you are a teacher you can create your test here. P.S. It’s still in BETA
I’m still working on it.
:)
That was my journey towards creating a Google Forms clone.
Thank You for Your Patience.
- Special thanks to Random.org for their free api.
- If you want to read more about the concept click here.