Ask HN: Realtime collaborative back end as a service for mac development

1 pointselmcrest7y ago2 comments

Hey everybody,

I'm thinking about an app for the Apple ecosystem only and I'm hoping therefor there is some "as a service" magic for the backend side of things. So, just Apple, nothing else.

Requirements: - realtime connection (push to client) - conflict handling (I guess) - PDF generation (could be client side) - GraphQL support (I think it's worth it)

Candidates I have in mind from researching the topic: - Google Firebase - AWS AppSync - iCloud (CloudKit, not sure though)

So, what does HN think about this? Are there other options? Can someone recommend or say something about the mentioned ones?

Thx for any comments, elmcrest

2 comments

nslog7y ago

With the requirements above, especially GraphQL and Conflict Resolution, AppSync is the way to go.

elmcrestOP7y ago

thx for your reply. I‘ll investigate it further :)

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