WHAT'S NOAM READING?
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OVERVIEW
What's Noam Reading is a custom-engineered personal book blog and digital database made with long-term scalability in mind.
Originally launched as a fun project to help keep track of books and practice database normalization, this project evolved into a full blog and content management system centered around books.
FEATURES
What's Noam Reading features a unique identity and an easily digestible layout. The site includes a monthly book selection system alongside comprehensive blog post reviews, current reading status trackers, and curated journal articles.
For community engagement, the platform has integrated user submission forms, allowing web visitors to easily contribute their own book recommendations.
Behind the scenes, the site features a fully custom-built content management dashboard. This system includes form automation and read/unread trackers that allow for complete content management without touching any SQL, all built on top of a 3NF normalized database to eliminate redundancy.
TECH STACK
What's Noam Reading is a high-performance content management platform powered by a lightweight and modern tech stack. Built on modern PHP and leveraging FrankenPHP to deliver blazing-fast, ultra-low latency server performance and seamless execution.
Using Native SQLite managed via PHP Data Objects (PDO), utilizing prepared statements, structured transactions, and native foreign key constraints to guarantee strict data integrity within a zero-configuration database file.
Rendered entirely with zero-overhead, using clean, vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for an intentionally lean and custom user experience.