talmr

I see people using apps for a lot of things that could be done over text message.

Are text messages used in B2B stuff? Any use cases that you can think of?

Just been curious about it today.

I've got a mobile app, and I need to add a chat feature ASAP.

I know Go, Nodejs, and Elixir (beginner). Out of these, it seems like Elixir (using Phoenix channels) might be the simplest approach. But I have never built a chat system before, with auth and some restrictions.

I also know that there are chat SDKs that I can use, but the biggest downside is that the pricing is insane.

I also know that I could just use firestore and be done with it tonight. However, that comes with its own set of issues. I tried it in the past, and it didn't turn out so well.

So - if you had to build a chat system in 3 days, how would you do it?

Just curious about the strategies or steps others took when marketing their app early on.

For example, did you hire someone, or did you read a bunch of books and hack it out? Or, did something totally unique that you wouldn't mind sharing?

Thanks

I am currently using https://docs.mapbox.com/api/search/geocoding/ for forward geocoding. I'm wondering what others use for geocoding, and their experience (how it performs, reliability, cost)

Thanks!