The project of the hybrid information system of a chat application and a social network
Students Name: Morozov Volodymyr Oleksandrovych
Qualification Level: magister
Speciality: IT Project Management
Institute: Institute of Computer Science and Information Technologies
Mode of Study: full
Academic Year: 2022-2023 н.р.
Language of Defence: ukrainian
Abstract: Over time, the demand for such applications only grows: consumers have new needs, and companies need to introduce new "highlights" into their applications in order to stand out from other competitors [1]. Recently, chat applications have gained popularity against the background of social networks, and this is natural, since they are more intuitive, minimalistic, faster and in some places more convenient than social networks [2]. At the moment, these applications have achieved great success and have developed functionally to such an extent that they have become simply unnecessary for a large number of social network users. Nevertheless, popular chat applications still have some very useful features that social networks have, which encourages users to return to them in one way or another [3]. From this, we can draw a logical conclusion that, in order to stand out among a large number of competitors, implementing a number of social network functions in a chat application without losing its main advantages will be a great solution. A good choice would be a web application, as most competing applications are poorly optimized or outdated [4]. A web chat that does not require a lot of resources, works quickly and provides a number of unique functions will definitely gain popularity among consumers and become a truly competitive software product. Study object: the course of communication using a hybrid application-chat with a social network. Scope of object: means and methods of developing the information system project of the hybrid application-chat and social network. Goal of research: to develop an information system of a hybrid of a chat application and a social network, which will provide users with the basic functionality of chat applications combined with elements of social networks that can be integrated into the environment of a chat application, thereby providing the user with a much wider range of opportunities for communication. The result of this master thesis is an information system web chat application with elements of a social network, such as a personal channel and a activity feed. This software product has a user-friendly and modern interface, which is not always available in web versions of chat applications. In addition, this application works in real time, so the user receives messages without refreshing the page [5]. The web application is developed using JavaScript and PHP scripting languages. The client part is written using the JS-framework QuasarJS, which is based on VueJS. The server part is created using the Laravel PHP framework and Pusher technology, which can be used to create applications that run in real time. The data is stored in a MySQL database. The volume of the main part of the work is 89 pages. The total volume of the work is 109 pages. The note consists of 6 sections and 4 appendices. This application will be useful to all people who use chat applications, but also visit social networks, in order to use their functionality. This software product qualitatively implements the basic functions of chat applications and elements of the social network, such as a personal page in the form of a personal channel and an activity feed. Keywords: information system, chat application, social network, web application, Quasar, Laravel, MySQL. References. 1. SimilarWeb [Web resource]. — Access mode: https://www.similarweb.com/corp/blog/research/market-research/worldwide-messaging-apps (2022) 2. MartechSeries [Web resource]. — Access mode: https://martechseries.com/mts-insights/guest-authors/social-media-vs-messaging-apps-what-brand-marketers-need-to-know (2022) 3. HubSpot [Web resource]. — Access mode: https://blog.hubspot.com/customers/messaging-apps-good-bad-ugly (2022) 4. Skopenow [Web resource]. — Access mode: https://www.skopenow.com/resource-center/browser-based-instant-messaging-apps-osint-tips-techniques (2022) 5. Confluent [Web resource]. — Access mode: https://www.confluent.io/learn/data-streaming (2022)