Development Timeline

Era 1: Project Genesis

July 25, 2024 - September 2024

Initial repository setup and infrastructure development. Foundation laid with ShadcnUI and Tailwind CSS integration.

Key Milestone: First Commit

d8988fa - "first commit" by vwh

UI Foundation

ShadcnUI + Tailwind CSS setup

Landing Page

Initial marketing page with theme toggle

~30 commits 18% of total

Era 2: Core Feature Development

April 2025 - May 2025

Project revival under Deepak Vaid with ArXiv integration, authentication system, and core functionality implementation.

ArXiv Integration

@agentic/arxiv library integration

LLM-Enhanced Search

Gemini 1.5 Flash for intelligent queries

Authentication

Supabase Auth with Google OAuth

Mobile Optimization

T13 - Responsive design implementation

~60 commits 36% of total

Era 3: Advanced Features

May 2025 - June 2025

Introduction of task-based development methodology with database integration and advanced feature planning.

Database Migration

T29 - localStorage to Supabase migration

Task-Based Development

Systematic T-numbered task tracking

User Dashboard

T30 - Comprehensive user data visualization

Production Deployment

T28 - Custom domain arxivite.org

~50 commits 30% of total

Era 4: Polish & Optimization

June 2025 - Present

Performance crisis resolution and advanced feature planning for collaborative research platform.

Performance Crisis

100% CPU usage on search page

Crisis Resolution

90% CPU reduction through optimization

Advanced Features Planning

T31 (PDF Reader), T32 (Social), T33 (Caching)

Documentation

META-3 - Comprehensive git history analysis

~28 commits 16% of total