MyKanban

Inspiration

I was at the library yesterday morning and wanted to create a to-do list for the weekend. I opened my Apple Notes and started writing thoughts down, but I remember thinking, "I wish I had a Kanban board for this!"

So I start looking for a Kanban board -- preferably something that doesn't take too long to get set up. A quick Google search brought me to existing solutions like Jira and Trello. While these solutions are powerful for sprint planning, it's not the right solution for personal use.

For example, if I want a Kanban board to organize my weekend todo list, I don't want to: go to Jira -> log in -> open the board tab -> create a new board -> bypass all the team requirements, only to finally be able to put my tasks on the board.

Instead, I want something that's easily accessible, like a Chrome Extension. I could click a button and start writing my tasks.

How we built it

My KanBan is built with React and the powerful "react-beautiful-dnd" library. This library helps me with the drag-and-drop capability.

What's next for MyKanban

MyKanBan, in its current stage, works as a proof of concept. But, it has a lot of room for improvement. I personally want to start with the styling; I'd like a board that's easy to look. A stretch goal would be to add functionalities; such as editing the board name, adding different columns to the board, and archiving tasks instead of deleting them.

Built With

• react