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Re:A minimalistic site to vent and see others doing the same... by VentScape on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @02:37AM (#25925369)
I'm brand new to full stack so I have no idea what I'm doing. Kind of figuring it out as I go along. Decided to start with short polling since I was having trouble getting websockets working and just wanted to get a v1.0 out in the wild.

Switching over to websockets eventually is 100% on my mind, but I have a near infinite amount of work to do on all fronts so we'll see when I have time!

Re:A minimalistic site to vent and see others doing the same... by dstick on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @02:50AM (#25925454)
Good on you. Learning about DB structure is far more important than websockets when starting out full-stack. You’d need to run your own websocket server anyway or pay through the nose for a service like Pusher (or stay on the free tier and not learn a single thing about either).

You choose well! Nice job, keep at it :)

Re:A minimalistic site to vent and see others doing the same... by friend-monoid on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @05:28AM (#25926485)
I agree absolutely - just want to add that learning when not to use a db, which db to use when you need one, and which network protocols to use for an application, is also important
Re:A minimalistic site to vent and see others doing the same... by maximp on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:08AM (#25929067)
Not sure what your backend is, but websockets are pretty straightforward with socket.io! Happy to help get you up to speed - don't hesitate to reach out (@maxverse on twitter, email in profile)

Great job figuring things out as you go, and I love the experience. Keep up the good work!

Re:A minimalistic site to vent and see others doing the same... by randomP on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @04:11AM (#25925924)
Congrats for the little project, pls opensource the db!