Update Interchange screenshots and add note on implementation

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[Join the TestFlight](https://testflight.apple.com/join/HbuHfUgW){: .secondary-action }
[Website](https://interchange.bchen.dev/){: .secondary-action }
{: .horizontal-wrapper }
## Design and implementation
The server is built using Node.js. I designed a basic GraphQL schema and
used [Apollo's GraphQL implementation](https://www.apollographql.com/docs/apollo-server/getting-started)
to bring it to life.
In GraphQL, data is represented using a schema, which is then fulfilled with
resolvers defined in code. Each resolver function gets some information like the
parent object, arguments, and a server-defined shared context. Seeing the dependency injection
that you could do with this context, I decided on an object-oriented approach consisting
of **loaders**, **repositories**, and **systems**. Loaders load data from an external source,
repositories store data, and systems are composed from a set of both loaders and repositories.
I then applied an event-driven pattern to implement the iOS notification sender, listening
to updates on the shuttle repository. I would eventually reuse this pattern to implement
**a custom ETA system** that could run independently of an external data source.