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Started coding in February. In that time: Wrapped up one web service and sold it! 💰 Another app at 80% done. This flashcard app? Took 3.5 months to polish and publish. Proof that consistency wins, even as a newbie. 🌟

Tech stack: Frontend with FlutterFlow for that smooth UI. Database on Supabase for easy storage. Backend on Vercel, deployed on a dedicated server. Kept it simple but solid—perfect for a solo dev journey.

The idea? Practical AF. I'm learning languages, and after lessons, I need a quick way to drill vocab. No good tool existed, so I built one! Plus, I spot cool phrases in posts—now I screenshot them and turn 'em into flashcards. Super handy for daily practice. 📱✨

Tried using SerpAPI with an edge function.
Let’s just say… it didn’t go well.

After hours of trying, I found OpenAI’s Web Search API.
Hooked it up — and finally, it’s doing what I need.
Real data. Real structure. Real progress.

Not everything needs a model.
Sometimes, you just need the truth.

The goal?
You add a product → the app fills in 80% of the details for you.
Smart defaults, not blank forms.

Once the dataset is ready, I’ll fine-tune a model.
No shortcuts — just brute-force learning-by-doing.

Let’s see what happens.

Was it a nightmare? Yes.
Would I do it again? Also yes.
Best way to learn is to bleed a little. 🏅

One painful day later, after digging through logs, downgrading, testing —
Turned out the server provider messed up geolocation.

Their fix? “Please migrate your entire server to a new region. Within 7 days.”
Nope. Bought a new server and rebuilt everything from scratch myself. 🎉 ⬇️

Luckily, I can read Python and ChatGPT helps me patch things up.
Eventually, I got it running. Felt proud. Went to sleep.

Next morning — boom. All my AI models were dead.
Error: “Requests from your country are not allowed.”
What country? My server’s in Europe. ☠️ ⬇️

Was it a nightmare? - Yes.
Would I do it again? - Also yes.

Best way to learn is to bleed a little. 😉

One painful day later, after digging through logs, downgrading, testing —
Turned out the server provider messed up geolocation.

Their fix? “Please migrate your entire server to a new region. Within 7 days.”
Nope. Bought a new server and rebuilt everything from scratch myself. 🎉

Luckily, I can read Python and ChatGPT helps me patch things up.
Eventually, I got it running. Felt proud. Went to sleep.

Next morning — boom. All my AI models were dead.
Error: “Requests from your country are not allowed.”
What country? My server’s in Europe. ☠️ ⬇️