Friday 17th March - Week 6

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 Today, my focus was on finishing the first assignment. I had a room meeting with Kriss to gain a better understanding of documenting the technology research as I found it quite confusing. After our meeting, I decided to explore existing weather apps on the market. I noticed that many weather apps only provide temperature, rain and wind, but they don't include swell, which is a crucial element to the apps functionality. Therefore, I will take this into account when looking for the right API. Additionally, I noticed that WeatherZone app has a disclaimer on their loading screen, stating that their weather data is sourced from a third party. This made me think that I should use something similar for the SPOTTER app to avoid responsibility for weather inaccuracy. 


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