Polite

Web development, service integration

2016 - 2020

Full-Stack Developer

Illustration for the Polite app

Information

Project

Polite (formerly Jolicloud) is a personal data sovereignty platform created by Tariq Krim. It allows you to gather all the data from the galaxy of services we use daily in one interface. It also enables the breaking down of silos between these different services by transferring data from one to another.

Tasks

  • Integration of numerous third-party services

    • Cloud storage

    • Media platforms

    • Content libraries

  • Complete overhaul of the application and transition to React/GraphQL

  • Addition of data players (Video/Audio player, PDF/epub reader,…)

Skills

Technologies

  • GraphQL

  • MongoDB

  • Node.js

  • React

  • Integration of third-party APIs

Third-party services

  • Cloud storage

    • Google Drive

    • Dropbox

    • Nextcloud

    • OneDrive

  • Media platforms

    • Youtube

    • Vimeo

    • Spotify

  • Content libraries

    • Archive.org

    • Flickr

    • Medium