talmr

I see people using apps for a lot of things that could be done over text message.

Are text messages used in B2B stuff? Any use cases that you can think of?

Just been curious about it today.

I've got a mobile app, and I need to add a chat feature ASAP.

I know Go, Nodejs, and Elixir (beginner). Out of these, it seems like Elixir (using Phoenix channels) might be the simplest approach. But I have never built a chat system before, with auth and some restrictions.

I also know that there are chat SDKs that I can use, but the biggest downside is that the pricing is insane.

I also know that I could just use firestore and be done with it tonight. However, that comes with its own set of issues. I tried it in the past, and it didn't turn out so well.

So - if you had to build a chat system in 3 days, how would you do it?

Just curious about the strategies or steps others took when marketing their app early on.

For example, did you hire someone, or did you read a bunch of books and hack it out? Or, did something totally unique that you wouldn't mind sharing?

Thanks

I am currently using https://docs.mapbox.com/api/search/geocoding/ for forward geocoding. I'm wondering what others use for geocoding, and their experience (how it performs, reliability, cost)

Thanks!

I built out a simple group chat (rooms with members) using firebase real time database.

What I've built feels brittle because I have 3 client side implementations (web, ios, android) for chat and have to make sure I don't mess up my data structure. I do like the rules and how easy they are to configure.

I've been looking at twilio, and it seems pretty easy to set up chat. What are some good solutions for chat which have SDKs for web, android, and ios? Prefer sticking to something that works out of the box on these platforms (like firebase), and also maybe you have used before.

Thanks!

Just wondering the pros and cons of launching on iOS first before android.

Does it matter that much if my service with web ui and ios app works, and I have a link to the app store, but the play store link is coming soon (in my case, I don't know Java or anything about android ecosystem)

I've been trying to look up how delivery app dispatching algorithms work, but I mostly find marketing articles instead. I'm wondering if I am perhaps using the wrong terms when I search. Are there any good resources on this topic that I can look into?

Dumb question, but I have t mobile and it lets me call other phones who are also on t mobile using video call.

Is there some standard way this is possible?

Closing in on two months into COVID 19 lockdown and I personally can't wait for everything to re-open. However, when that happens, the same restaurants I used to enjoy going to won't be there.

Restaurants are already a mostly risky/low-profit margin business. Will restaurants like the ones we used to go to still pop up, or do you see new services forming to fill this gap?

People still need to socialize, and socializing over food has been a key aspect of being human. How will we adapt?