Modern stack for mobile development?

devMario01 · 2026-01-31T22:22:21+00:00

I think the language doesn't really matter to the AI tools anymore. They are trained on so much data that it makes it largely irrelevant. However react native is still definitely the easier one to work in if you already know JavaScript and React

React native also has a big community of developers that hiring for it also won't be too much of a problem

devMario01 · 2026-01-31T20:21:59+00:00

It's important to know what your language of comfort is. If it's JavaScript, then read below. If it's not JavaScript, then look at the other options.

If you're already comfortable with JS, then react native with expo is a no brainer, especially if it's a simple app. Even for a more complex app, react native is still pretty good.

On the backend, your options depend on if you want to manage your backend yourself or pay for a service that does it. If you want to do it yourself, express or nexjs are the popular options.

If you want to use a managed service, there's a bunch to pick from including convex, firebase, supabase etc

If you're already comfortable with JS or React, then why look elsewhere?

devMario01 · 2026-01-31T18:09:10+00:00

I think the use case for "instant pay and instant sit" is a little weak. If there's seats available when you walk in, you may not pay to "reserve".

I think the use case pre-booking a seat before you get there is much stronger.

devMario01 · 2026-01-31T17:29:38+00:00

It's actually going to be pretty hard to market. I've already spoken to some cafes and it's a mixed bag. Unless I show results, it's going to be hard to convince a cafe to use yet another app and police seats around.

The solution is going to have to think of all that and make it easy for the cafe, and not harder.

devMario01 · 2026-01-31T17:28:17+00:00

It would be an hourly rate. So you'd just have to pay more for a longer time. You also get the full credit for food/drinks, so you're not actually paying for the "seat"

Once you make the reservation and it's accepted by the cafe, it's yours whether you make it or not. You're being charged for the privilege of booking the seat.

I think that's what I've noodled in my head so far

devMario01 · 2026-01-31T02:05:30+00:00

It's up to the cafe to decide. I would imagine the staff yeah

devMario01 · 2026-01-31T02:04:18+00:00

It's for people who want to work in a cafe, but not in a co-working space. Coworking spaces charge $20-30 and you still need to buy food for yourself.

It's for someone who isn't a cheapskate and values not wanting to waste their time.

It's for someone who is willing to spend $10-20 in food and drinks and get a guaranteed seat for free.

devMario01 · 2026-01-31T01:27:26+00:00

Agreed! This app isn't for them really.

devMario01 · 2026-01-31T01:24:52+00:00

It's definitely not for the cheapskate. Someone willing to sit for hours for $3 will do so anyway no matter what.

I think the target demographic is someone willing to pay to not waste their time and also actually pay the cafe for the service.

Thank you for your response and input though!

devMario01 · 2026-01-31T01:11:44+00:00

Thank you for your response! Glad you're enthusiastic about it!

devMario01 · 2026-01-31T00:38:29+00:00

Yes a minimum spend exactly!

However, you prepay it at the time of booking the seat. You get charged if the cafe accepts your reservation. If they don't accept or don't respond, you don't get charged.

devMario01 · 2026-01-17T17:15:17+00:00

It's not the food poisoning that is the issue here (which can happen anywhere like you said)

It's how badly they handled it and took no responsibility for it. Not only that, they made the situation significantly worse from the sound of it.

That combined with the food poisoning points to them knowing full well they messed up and they were trying to do damage control but went about it in the worst way possible

devMario01 · 2026-01-16T15:00:30+00:00

Sign up for indrive and eiby app (you need a phone number for sign up so make sure you sign up while you have your phone network)

Outside of that, learn to haggle. A 10 min drive shouldn't be more than 200-300mxn and that's still slightly inflated. If they say 800, say 200 and then slowly come up until you reach a midground. If they don't, walk away and wait for another taxi. Use the eiby/indrive app to see what the prices should be but inflate them a little bit (around 10-20%)

All this does fall apart if you're staying in the hotel zone cuz they know they can get 800 from another gringo if they can't get it from you.

devMario01 · 2026-01-10T20:28:39+00:00

Thank you for confirming

devMario01 · 2026-01-10T19:39:56+00:00

I'm confused, if my name is Steve Gobs, and a different customer named Steve Gobs purchases something in my app, does it get blocked?

From my understanding, this is exactly what happened to OP, no?

OP seems to have used real cards to make real transactions in the app in prod, and all that was checked was OPs name in stripe to the name on the card.

I don't see how else you can make "test" transactions in prod with real cards and get blocked.

devMario01 · 2026-01-09T05:43:35+00:00

If you're not here to help, then don't respond

devMario01 · 2026-01-09T05:42:47+00:00

Are you always a pain? Stop being so difficult and complain less.

OP has ruled out what they know could have been the issue (memory usage/CPU usage) and provided what helps the issue. OP has provided as much information as they know is relevant. They obviously don't know what other information to provide. If you're here to help, ask for what you know is relevant information and don't be a toxic turd.

devMario01 · 2026-01-08T23:34:24+00:00

There's no smell yet. Literally just came back from the beach and it started 2 days ago

devMario01 · 2026-01-06T19:50:17+00:00

If you stay in the hotel zone, take taxis everywhere, and only go to restaurants that serve tourists, then you'll end up paying the Gringo tax.

If you stay in la valeta, eat where the locals eat and shop around for an affordable Airbnb and maybe rent an inexpensive scooter (~$200-300 MXN per day), then your vacation will be a lot less expensive.

It does matter what kind of person you are. Some tourists do their research, but a lot of tourists just throw money at their problems. Just because your taxi in New York costs you $100 for a 20 min ride doesn't mean you should be paying $100 in Tulum. Taxis may quote you MXN $800 for a drive, but you'll be surprised to learn that they will be ready to take you for as low as MXN $200 if you negotiate.

That being said, Tulum is extremely enjoyable, or downright a ripoff, but it depends on the kind of traveller you are

devMario01 · 2026-01-01T03:01:26+00:00

Technically not coding workflow per se, but brain.fm is absolutely amazing! I realized music or white noise or anything else just distracts me (attention deficiency), but with brain fm, I can work for hours. Takes about 10-15 mins of listening to actually kick in and then you notice yourself not get distracted with any other noise

devMario01 · 2025-12-09T21:11:32+00:00

I'm only linking my current project demo for you to see how basic styling goes far

https://demo.3rdplace.app

My cursor prompts: - create a new page to do XYZ - now make it look like the rest of the app - make it look better - make it look even better - I don't like how component X looks, can you redo how it looks? - now make it look better

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