Show HN: Gwak – restaurant recommendations from people you trust
getgwak.comHey everyone, OP here.
I've been working on this during nights and weekends for the past several months.
As someone who enjoys finding and trying new places to eat, I've gotten tired of scrolling through the same results on Yelp and Google Maps. Over time, I've realized some of the best places I've been were based on the opinions of trusted sources.
Gwak is a mobile app where you follow specific people for more curated recommendations. You can follow friends or specific influencers and you will only see recommendations from these people.
As a reviewer you:
1. comment on restaurants
2. add them to lists (e.g. Best SF Coffeeshops, Brunch spots in Brooklyn)
3. share with others
I also include a list of the award winning restaurants (Michelin and James Beard) because I've never found a place that actually aggregates these and shows me which are nearby.
Stack:
* React Native (using the Hermes Engine), Expo managed
* Hasura on top of Postgres
* Remix deployed on fly.io with tailwind
* Dokku on Digital Ocean
[1] https://getgwak.com/profiles/352c42a1-de04-41be-bb83-fc0ca81...
Love it, and the stack sounds like a lot of fun. Any regrets in terms of tech choices yet?
Nothing major yet for this MVP. I did make a change from postgraphile to Hasura mid-way through since I felt like it was more batteries-included.
More than regret, I was surprised by how good React Native has gotten recently and how much leverage that affords me as someone familiar with React on the web. I'm impressed by its performance and how native-like it feels in terms of smoothness.
tried it and the UX is butter smooth, love it! also I am a big fan of the tech stack choices.
Love the idea and the tech stack!
Thanks! Some of the newer stuff like writing Remix and deploying it to the edge has been nice.