I found - with some help from Genevieve Hoffman - that the simplest API call for my Chaff Map needs was through a Yelp node service. Being that node is a server side language, and my app is a web interface, I needed a way to connect the two - specifically in real time related for user calls. So, I realized I needed to finally begin server side programming, even though I have very little experience. But that’s to me what this thesis project is about.

So I spent all weekend working through an Express tutorial. Finally getting to a point where a user can fill out a simple form and add data to the database. This is just the beginning!