Muh. Ammar Arief

@marprojector

I'm a Software Engineer and Web Developer focused on building modern, interactive, and reliable digital products. I enjoy turning ideas into practical solutions through thoughtful design, clean development, and continuous exploration of new technologies.

Information Technology StudentMakassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesiaammararief.my.id

ProjectsWeb Application / News Portal

MARkassar Info

Real-time local news and lifestyle directory for Makassar and South Sulawesi

Live Demo Source Code

Ownership

Personal Project

Role

Full-stack Developer

Team

Individual

My Role

01Full architecture design
02Backend API integration
03OpenStreetMap integration
04GNews and RSS integration
05Frontend development
06PostgreSQL database schema design with Drizzle ORM
07Real-time review system implementation
08Leaflet map integration

Features

01Real-time local news from GNews API, ANTARA Makassar RSS, and Google News RSS with 5-minute cache
02Explore directory with tourism and culinary spots automatically fetched from OpenStreetMap
03City events from OpenStreetMap venues and automatically filtered from Makassar news
04Location maps with Leaflet and OpenStreetMap markers
05User reviews with instant display and live feed
06SSE and polling for review updates
07Category filtering
08Responsive design

Impact

Automated content aggregation reduces manual content management
Provides real-time local information for Makassar residents and visitors
Enables community-driven reviews
Uses free and open data sources

Stack

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwind CSSPostgreSQLDrizzle ORMOpenStreetMap Overpass APILeafletZodGNews APIRSS Feed ParserVercel

Notes

Requires PostgreSQL database for review functionality. GNews API key is optional but recommended.

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