Taste Reviews

AppWrite Reviews

1. dndiel

   over 4 years ago
   Appwrite is awesome, free and open-source!

   I've use it instead of Firebase on a 15$ DigitalOcean droplet and saved around ~$150 a month. Managing my own infra does take some extra time, but definitely worth it. The APIs and SDK are also surprisingly much easier to consume than Firebase. Waiting for the cloud version.

   🏁 Competitors: Firebase

   👍 Pros:    Easy to use|Cost effective|Open-source|Great user experience|Super simple|Self hosted

   👎 Cons:    Self hosted

Taste mentions (4)

• Letterboxd Dating App

  Try taste.io, you cannot find users, but it will suggest you movies that people with similar tastes liked. Source: about 4 years ago

• In-show bi- and homophobia?

  On a social website (taste.io) I read a comment complaining about ‘bi- and homophobia sprinkled throughout [Elementary]’. The site doesn’t allow to react to comments so I couldn’t ask the person, but their comment got me thinking and I would like to hear people’s opinion: Do you think the show has some problematic moments in regards to lgbt+ representation and if yes, can you provide concrete examples? Source: over 4 years ago

• How difficult would it be to build a recommender system for TV shows at scale?

  It's John from taste.io, I think it depends on the method you want to use and where you're able to retrieve data to train the model. With a short amount of time and limited resources, you won't have the luxury of creating a collaborative filtering model....content-filtering is possible if you can also be resourceful with APIs + build crawlers. But, the results might be mediocre...meaning, the recommendations... Source: almost 5 years ago

• How difficult would it be to build a recommender system for TV shows at scale?

  I have been asked to build a recommender system for TV shows at large scale, meaning thousands of users across the entire libraries of services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. Something like taste.io but completely focussed on TV shows and not movies. My main concern is the complexity of this project, I have read up on recommender systems, and they seem fairly straightforward, its the scale that scares me. Source: almost 5 years ago

AppWrite mentions (178)

• Creating a Chatbot that actually Stands Out! (vibe coded version)🦖

  Initially, I was using the Supabase free tier, but I was hitting the limits, and my app was becoming stale. Then I switched to Appwrite. Both are totally different; one is SQL, while the latter one is NoSQL. Although use node-appwrite package to skip the manual schema add-ons. - Source: dev.to / 6 months ago

• The future of coding: Cursor, AI, and the rise of backend automation with Appwrite

  Appwrite is an open-source platform that simplifies backend setup by providing authentication, databases, storage, functions, and hosting all in one place. - Source: dev.to / 9 months ago

• How to Use Appwrite in Android Jetpack Compose

  I love Appwrite. My first hackathon was actually from Appwrite (using Appwrite) 2 years ago, and I've been using it ever since. - Source: dev.to / about 1 year ago

• Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2025)

  Appwrite | Remote | Platform Engineers, AI, Interns | https://www.appwrite.careers Appwrite (https://appwrite.io) is an open-source backend platform that helps developers build secure web and mobile apps faster. We’re hiring engineers across multiple teams to improve infrastructure, expand developer tooling, and scale our platform. Open roles: – Platform Engineer. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Build a React File Sharing App with Granular Access Controls (ReBAC)

  Appwrite is a backend-as-a-service platform that provides authentication, storage, and database. Appwrite is used for authentication and storage. - Source: dev.to / over 1 year ago