Introducing a Solution to Chaotic News Feeds: The MVP of @x_hindsite

A few weeks ago, I shared an idea with you. It was a concept aimed at addressing the issue of disorganized and jumbled news feeds. Today, I'm thrilled to announce that the MVP (Minimum Viable Product) is live! I encourage you to explore '@x_hindsite' on 'X' and delve into our latest posts on topics like the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season and the Belarus-European Union Border Crisis. At the moment populating the news feeds is a little slow and I'm expecting the number of tweets to increase.

How It Works:

The application now actively gathers data from a plethora of sources. It timestamps, categorizes, and securely stores this information in Supabase. Every hour, the system checks these sources for new content and shares them on 'X' if they haven't been shared before. This process continues indefinitely, ensuring you always have the latest news at your fingertips.

The Development Journey:

Creating this platform was no walk in the park. I chose to work with node.js, leveraging a previous project I had developed for web scraping. However, interfacing with 'X' posed its own set of challenges. The platform's documentation on using authentication tokens for the v2 API was somewhat perplexing. After much trial and error, I settled on the 'twitter-api-v2' library, which, while effective, had its own set of hurdles.

Secondly, although I now have a development account on 'X', I am still limited to a max post of 100 tweets a day. I believe this is an issue with authentication and I'm still trying to figure it out. Success is indeed not linear.

Is It Truly Complete?

Any scrum master would prompt their team with the question, "Is it done?" At this stage, I can confidently state that the MVP is 'developed'. However, it's worth noting that it's yet to undergo testing and hasn't been deployed to production. So, while we've made significant progress, the journey isn't over. I'm committed to refining and enhancing the MVP until it's truly complete.

The Power of AI:

On a side note, I'd like to highlight the incredible advantages of integrating AI into development processes. I've previously used ChatGPT to tackle specific challenges. However, I recently discovered an even more potent tool: Cursor.so. For developers out there, especially those using VSCode, transitioning to Cursor.so is seamless and highly recommended.