docs: update readme and gitignore

.gitignore

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 # Local Netlify folder
 .netlify
 .vscode
-.env
+.env
+.DS_Store

README.md

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-# WORK IN PROGRESS
+# This project is a work in progress.
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+It is a MERN stack e-commerce application that will simulate a real-world e-commerce application.
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+The project mainly built with Node.js(TypeScript), Express, MongoDB for the backend and React, TypeScript, Vite, Vitest, TailwindCSS for the frontend.
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+It will allow users to:
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+- Browse products
+- Filter products
+- Add products to cart
+- Checkout
+- View order history
+- Manage their account
+- Login/Logout
+- Register
+- View product details
+- Add products to favorites
+- View favorites
+- View product reviews
+- Add reviews to products
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+Server side of the project is mostly done. Frontend is work in progress.