Tech Stacks
- Backend: Node.js and AWS Lambda were used for serverless backend development and execution of server-side code.
- Frontend: SvelteKit with Server Side Rendering (SSR) was used for the frontend development.
- AI Integration: OpenAI ChatGPT API was used for text generation and summarization.
- Deployment: Vercel was used for deploying the application.
- Web Scraping: Node.js was used for creating web scrapers for news collection.
Roles and Responsibilities
As the Indie Hacker for SocialBob News, I undertook various responsibilities that spanned across backend development, frontend development, AI integration, and deployment.
- Backend Development: Utilized Node.js and AWS Lambda for serverless backend development, ensuring efficient execution of server-side code.
- Frontend Development: Employed SvelteKit with Server Side Rendering (SSR) to develop a highly efficient and interactive frontend.
- AI Integration: Integrated OpenAI ChatGPT API for intelligent text generation and summarization, which was central to the value proposition of the platform.
- Application Deployment: Used Vercel for seamless deployment of the application.
- Web Scraping: Created effective web scrapers using Node.js for news collection from a variety of sources.
- Content Curation and Summarization: Developed mechanisms to aggregate top stories and summarize them into digestible, 40-word summaries using OpenAI's ChatGPT.
- Cost Management: Managed to run the news summaries at a negligible cost (less than $2 per month), which involved optimizing the system architecture.
Learnings
- Scalability and Cost-Efficiency: AWS Lambda was chosen for its scalability and the advantage of paying only for the compute time consumed.
- Frontend Efficiency: SvelteKit was chosen for its efficient approach to building user interfaces and the advantage of SSR.
- Deployment: Vercel was chosen for its ease of use and seamless deployment capabilities.