Web developer Seren Coban

KittyCast is a cute, colorful desktop app that displays the current temperature using a weather API. I got the idea after watching a YouTube tutorial and decided to customize it myself. I gave the interface a Hello Kitty-inspired theme to make it more playful and visually appealing. This project was entirely self-initiated and done outside of any academic framework.

My goal was to build a simple and visually engaging app while learning new technologies. I wanted to practice working with a weather API and display real-time data. The visual identity was important too — I wanted something friendly, fun, and different. KittyCast was meant to be both functional and pleasant to use.

The hardest part was using Electron for the first time to turn it into a real desktop app. Understanding how Electron links the front-end with the main process was confusing at first. I had to explore a lot of documentation and try things out to make the data show up properly. Still, it was a great learning experience that helped me understand cross-platform app development.