ABOUT

Welcome to my

Hearts

web app! My name is

Emily

aka

shmemcat

. I'm a software engineer developing this web application in React and Python. Eventually, you'll be able to play Hearts games locally with AI and online with friends. This has been a fun project to work on; it's been a decade and a half since I've been immersed in web development (as you can imagine, a lot's changed since then) so learning an array of new technologies has been an exceptionally fun challenge. Check out my github to see the code for this project.The design of this application is based on the beautiful

Art of Play

playing cards design,

Flourish

. Flourish is a delightful bakery themed set, which instantly inspired me with its whimsical yet balanced design. I'm looking forward to making this app a proper tribute to this fantastic deck.

For as long as I can remember, my mom played Hearts on Yahoo Games when I was growing up. She's excellent at it, and playing with her and her brothers is nothing short of punishing. My mom mentioned on more than one occasion how the Hearts apps she's always used have the tendency to be *ahem* homely, so I'd love to create for her an aesthetically pleasing experience of her favorite card game.

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