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Landing page
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Sign in page
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Add friend page
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Chats page - Shows a list of all the friends that you've had chats with
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Chat page - Shows all the messages that have been sent between you and a friend
Inspiration
I wanted to send messages to fully encrypted and secure messages to my friends on the Blockstack platform.
What it does
BitChat provides secure and decentralized messaging for everyone with a Blockstack ID.
How I built it
I built it with React. I stored the users' messages using Gaia.
Challenges I ran into
Polling for new messages in an efficient way.
Accomplishments that I'm proud of
Reaching an optimal solution for fetching new messages for the users.
What I learned
How to maintain a socket connection between two or more clients.
What's next for BitChat
Adding groups and support for sending images and other media
