Inspiration
Getting a second opinion is a hassle, whether shopping for clothing or selecting food from a menu. Waiting on responses to messages, calling friends, only results in further indecision.
What it does
We built ephemeral, anonymous, real-time polling software to deliver popular responses to a user's question within thirty seconds. Post a question and watch the results unfold.
How I built it
The platform was built in Node and Express. To accommodate the real-time aspect, we used Socket.io for bidirectional communication between our server and our application to achieve lightning-fast response. Further, we implemented the Google Image Search API to provide more context to the decisions posted.
Challenges I ran into
At first, the responses while real-time were not instantaneous. Amazon Web Services provided free-tier usage, but it slowed when we tried our app with several users at a time.
IBM Bluemix provided us with scale and speed; without Bluemix, it would've only been sort of real-time.
What's next for Kiwi
• Location-based feeds. • User accounts to reward frequent responders. • Scaling!
Built With
- bluemix
- bootstrap
- express.js
- google-image-search
- ibm
- material-design
- node.js
- socket.io
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