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Re:An app can be a home-cooked meal by eternityforest on Saturday January 06, 2024 @05:03AM (#38890090)
I did two yet another notes apps, one including a custom P2P sync backend, All abandoned for Google Keep, but it was definitely interesting.

Ever so often I think about trying again, which I might in fact do if Keep ever becomes paid or stops working well or anything like that, or battery-free Bluetooth gets cheap and common and I decide to integrate inventory tracking features.

Re:An app can be a home-cooked meal by supertron on Saturday January 06, 2024 @07:35AM (#38890929)
The P2P sync sounds cool.

> Ever so often I think about trying again,

I think if you enjoy the process and the result is useful to you, then it's definitely worth trying again!

I don't know about you, but I always learn a hell of a lot through my personal projects too. They've almost always been a good investment of time for me.

Re:An app can be a home-cooked meal by eternityforest on Saturday January 06, 2024 @09:05PM (#38897663)
The trouble is, making a useful app takes so much work, that it feels more like a second full time job than an enjoyable process...

Especially getting things to both sync across devices and load instantly on Android is definitely not trivial.