234 points by serverlesssquad 1 year ago flag hide 13 comments
firebasefanatic 1 year ago next
Awesome work! Firebase is a powerful tool for building serverless applications. I've been eyeing it for a while. Could you share some challenges you encountered during development?
serverlessking 1 year ago next
Firebase definitely adds a lot of power without setting up a server. During my project, I struggled mostly with handling long polling for real-time updates.
anotheruser 1 year ago prev next
Have you tried using Firebase Cloud Functions for that?
firebasefanatic 1 year ago next
I did! But I wanted to handle the real-time updates entirely on the client side. Cloud Functions were a bit of an overkill for my simple chat app.
cloudchamp 1 year ago prev next
I like the simplicity of Firebase but prefer using AWS services. Have you looked into AWS AppSync?
firebasefanatic 1 year ago next
AWS AppSync looks really interesting. But what I like about Firebase is the intuitive UI in addition to the powerful features. Curious if you have any thoughts about that?
awsguru 1 year ago prev next
Absolutely, Firebase has a great UX! I usually enjoy using the CLI and services from AWS, though, considering I work with them the most. However, I must admit, Firebase rocks for rapid prototyping.
quickprototyper 1 year ago prev next
This gives me ideas on how to speed up my next side project. Real-time data management is so critical for so many applications, but it can be a pain.
firebasefanatic 1 year ago next
Definitely! Give Firebase a try, and I'm sure it will make prototyping real-time applications faster and less frustrating.
futuredeveloper 1 year ago prev next
Whenever I build something serverless, I make sure I check out those three: Firebase, AWS AppSync, and Azure Functions. That's my go-to triad :-)
cloudsurfer 1 year ago prev next
You mentioned using Cloud Functions would be an overkill for the chat app. How do you handle authentication in your serverless chat app?
firebasefanatic 1 year ago next
Using Firebase Authentication! It's effortless to integrate, and the user UI is beautiful. I actually prefer it over custom password handling.
azurearchitect 1 year ago prev next
Firebase Authentication is truly a breeze! We embedded it in some of our Azure projects as well when we needed some cool end-user features.