Before launch added lots of features that ppl aren't using. Not only did this slow time to market, but created high complexity + tech debt. π€¦ββοΈ
Refactoring backend atm -> made much harder because of barely used features. #buildinpublic
For months, I've been stalking indie hackers building their startup in public to learn from their journeys.
Last week, I decided to give it a go myself and I'm really liking it so far. Not only is it a great way to promote @ScrapeOps, I'm making friends too! π
πWe had our 1st scaling issue last night (FIXED)! The load on our server increased over 100X in 8 hours, highlighting some bottlenecks in our backend. Which is both a:
π Good problem to have. [Getting Traction β ] π¬ But scary when you are in the middle of it.
Made solid progress on the Python Requests SDK for @ScrapeOps this week. This SDK will allow you to easily monitor your Python Request scrapers with just 3 lines of code. π·οΈ
Will have an Alpha version ready for our waiting list next week. π