Revu

Key Features

Tech Stack

• Java
• Spring Boot
• MySQL
• React
• Tailwind
• Redux
• MUI
• Axios
• Formik
• Yup

Why I built Revu

At this point, it almost feels like building a movie review site is a rite of passage for developers. You haven’t really “done” fullstack until you’ve let people rate a movie, right? So, yeah - Revu was partly built to check that off the list. But honestly, I’ve always been a film nerd. I love rating movies, debating plot twists, and digging up hidden gems. So building a platform where I could explore that in code? It just made sense. Plus, I figured: if I’m going to build something anyway, why not let it reflect something I actually enjoy? Halfway through the process, I decided to add some extra features. Now, users can log in, book or cancel cinema tickets, view available cinemas, and even select their seats.

The process

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Problems

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Lessons learned

• Plan before you code: Sketching endpoints och data models on paper saved me hours later.


• Branch often: Isolating each feature in its own Git branch keeps merges predictable and rollbacks painless.


• Docs are your best friend: I now start every new feature by reading the official guide (whether it’s Spring Boot’s auto-configuration docs or MUI’s theming examples), rather than hunting for random blog posts.


• Turn bugs into lessons: Every typo, missing import, or broken build became a little lesson in patience and persistence, and now I view logs and stack traces not as annoyances but as roadmaps to the solution.