Refactor: Remove short description from app specification and genericize tier descriptions

Remove short description from app specification and genericize tier descriptions
- Make tiers technology agnostic so they apply to all application environments such as web, mobile, machine learning, etc.

Resolves: #17
See also: N/a

Projects/Bin2Dec-App.md

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 # Bin2Dec
 
-**App:** Bin2Dec - Binary-to-Decimal number converter <br>
 **Tier:** 1-Beginner
 
 Binary is the number system all digital computers are based on.

Projects/Book-Finder-App.md

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 # Book Finder App
 
-**App:** Book Finder - Search for books by multiple criteria<br>
 **Tier:** 2-Intermediate
 
 Create an application that will allow users to search for books by entering a query (Title, Author, etc). Display the resulting books in a list on the page with all the corresponding data.

Projects/Cause-Effect-App.md

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 # CauseEffect
 
-**App:** CauseEffect - Click list item to display item details<br>
 **Tier:** 1-Beginner
 
 Patterns are integral to software engineering and represent potentially

Projects/Christmas-Lights-App.md

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 # Christmas Lights
 
-**App:** Christmas Lights - Simulate a string of Christmas lights<br>
 **Tier:** 1-Beginner
 
 The ChristmasLights application relies on your development talents to create

Projects/Color-Cycle-App.md

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 # ColorCycle
 
-**App:** Color Cycle - Cycle a color value through incremental changes<br>
 **Tier:** 1-Beginner
 
 The use of color plays a major role in an applications User Interface and

Projects/FlashCards-App.md

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 # FlashCards
 
-**App:** FlashCards - Review and test your knowledge through Flash Cards<br>
 **Tier:** 2-Intermediate
 
 FlashCards are a time tested technique used by students to review and test 

Projects/Flip-Image-App.md

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 # FlipImage
 
-**App:** FlipImage - Change the orientation of images across two axes<br>
 **Tier:** 1-Beginner
 
 It's important for Web Developers to understand the basics of manipulating

Projects/GitHub-Timeline-App.md

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 # GitHub Timeline
 
-**App:** GitHub Timeline - Generate a timeline of a users GitHub Repos<br>
 **Tier:** 3-Advanced
 
 API's and graphical representation of information are hallmarks of modern

Projects/Kudos-Slackbot.md

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 # Kudo's Slackbot
 
-**App:** Kudo's Slackbot - Give recognition to a deserving peer<br>
 **Tier:** 3-Advanced
 
 Have you ever recognized a team mate's contributions or assistance in a Slack

Projects/Lorem-Ipsum-Generator.md

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 # Lorem Ipsum Generator
 
-**App:** Lorem Ipsum Generator - Generate lorem ipsum placeholder text<br>
 **Tier:** 1-Beginner
 
 Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry.

Projects/Markdown-Previewer.md

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 # Markdown Previewer
 
-**App:** Markdown Previewer - Preview text formatted in GitHub flavored markdown<br>
 **Tier:** 2-Intermediate
 
 Convert Github flavored markdown into HTML code.

Projects/Markdown-Table-Generator.md

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 # Markdown Table Generator
 
-**App:** Markdown Table Generator - Convert a table into Markdown-formatted text<br>
 **Tier:** 2-Intermediate
 
 Create an application that will convert a regular table with data provided by the User (optionally) into a Markdown formated table.

Projects/Notes-App.md

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 # Notes App
 
-**App:** Notes App - Create and online note pad<br>
 **Tier:** 1-Beginner
 
 Create and store your notes for later purpose!

Projects/Pomodoro-Clock.md

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 # Pomodoro Clock
 
-**App:** Pomodoro Clock - Task timer to aid personal productivity<br>
 **Tier:** 1-Beginner
 
 The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. The technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks - 5 minutes.

Projects/Slack-Archiver.md

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 # Slack Archiver
 
-**App:** Slack Archiver - Archive Slack Messages<br>
 **Tier:** 3-Advanced
 
 Slack is a tool many teams rely on for collaboration not only between

Projects/Slider-Design.md

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 # Slider Design
 
-**App:** Slider Design - Display images using a slider control<br>
 **Tier:** 1-Beginner
 
 Display multiple images using a slider / carousel.

Projects/SpellIt-App.md

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 # Spell-It
 
-**App:** Spell-It - A twist on the classic Speak N Spell game<br>
 **Tier:** 3-Advanced
 
 Knowing how to spell is a fundamental part of being fluent in any language. 

Projects/String-Art.md

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 # StringArt
 
-**App:** StringArt - An animation of moving, colored strings<br>
 **Tier:** 2-Intermediate
 
 The purpose of String Art is to provide the developer with practice creating a

Projects/Timezone-Slackbot.md

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 # Timezone Slackbot - TZ
 
-**App:** Timezone Slackbot - Display Team Timezones<br>
 **Tier:** 2-Intermediate
 
 Team members often need to find out each others timezone as the first step

Projects/To-Do-App.md

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 # To-Do App
 
-**App:** To-Do - Manage personal to-do tasks<br>
 **Tier:** 2-Intermediate
 
 The clasic To-Do application where a user can write down all the things he wants to accomplish.

Projects/True-or-False-App.md

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 # TrueOrFalse
 
-**App:** TrueOrFalse - Identify the result of a conditional comparison<br>
 **Tier:** 1-Beginner
 
 Something every developer needs to clearly understand is the result of

Projects/Windchill-App.md

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 # Windchill
 
-**App:** Windchill - Calculate the windchill factor from an actual temperature<br>
 **Tier:** 1-Beginner
 
 Windchill combines the actual temperature with the wind speed to calculate

README.md

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 Projects are divided into three tiers based on the knowledge and experience
 required to complete them. 
 
-| Tier | Developer Requirements |
+| Tier | Developer Profile      |
 |:----:|------------------------|
-| 1    | HTML/early JavaScript phase of their learning journey | 
+| 1    | Developers in the early stages of their learning journey. Those who are typically focused on creating user-facing applications. | 
-| 2    | - Comfortable with intermediate HTML, CSS, & JavaScript. <br>- Interested in using a framework/library like React, Vue, Angular, etc. |
+| 2    | Developers at an intermediate stage of learning and experience. They are comfortable in UI/UX, using development tools, and building apps that use API services. |
-| 3    | - Intermediate or Advanced HTML/CSS/JavaScript<br>- Experience in a framework/library like React, Vue, Angular, etc. <br>- Understand API’s and interest in creating a REST or GraphQL API. <br>- Interest in or experience with databases using either a NoSQL DBMS like MongoDB or a SQL DBMS like PostgreSQL |
+| 3    | Developers who have all of the above, and are learning more advanced techniques like implementing backend applications and database services. |
 
 ### Tier-1: Beginner Projects