5 walls I hit shipping an AI reading app from West Africa (and what I'd tell past-me)
The article discusses the challenges faced by a self-taught developer in shipping an AI reading app from West Africa. It highlights specific technical issues encountered during development, including problems with streaming and network calls. The author shares lessons learned to help others avoid similar pitfalls in their projects.
- ▪The author is a maxillofacial surgeon who developed an AI reading app called Readium in Burkina Faso.
- ▪One major issue was related to streaming, where buffering in the request path caused delays in the user interface.
- ▪Another challenge involved network calls hanging due to undici's handling of IPv6 addresses, which was not documented.
- ▪The author also encountered a problem with product publishing on Gumroad, where the dashboard indicated products were published while they were functionally empty.
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