Tech stack and development approach decisions

[biofsphere]

As this idea is still in its early stages, we welcome contributors to engage in discussions regarding possible paths forward, including considerations for database design, development approaches, and the technology stack. At this point, the focus is on generic discussions. As specific requirements begin to take shape, more targeted and detailed issues will naturally arise

[biofsphere]

Design approach we might consider:

• Using ML to speed up the process of distinguishing venomous from non-venomous snakes by image;
• SQL database where the distinction is made by choosing and picking snake characteristics;

[biofsphere]

After careful consideration of the most recent literature pertaining the use of machine learning to the identification of snakes, it seems reasonable to go that route, instead of having users to choose and pick morphological characteristics.

[biofsphere]

Regarding the tech stack, given the wide range of available libraries in Python, it's safe to assume that developing the backend in this language is appropriate. For the frontend, we could go with React Native or Flutter. We are excited to find new contributors to support either approach.

[biofsphere]

Seeding the project with vanilla Django. Later we may switch to DRF.