Ask HN: Idea for web app which I could deliver for free as tech skills showcase

5 points by przwoz 7y ago ↗ HN

Hello HN community,

I'd like to develop a web app in my free time so I could showcase my technical skills. The idea is to deliver it for free, backed by donations (to cover infrastructure costs).

I thought it would be nice if it is something of a value, i.e. something, that people already have to pay for.

Please provide your ideas, backed by personal experience/observations + URL to the app :)

There are not many limitations when it goes to technology: I'd like it to be modular monolith written in Java+Spring, backed by AWS, frontend written in React and possibly mobile app in React Native.

Thanks for your suggestions, Przemek, Poland

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wesie3 7y ago ↗

Hi Przemek,

Could you please drop me an email wesie.wesie@yahoo.com so that we can discuss further.

Thanks Wesie

przwoz 7y ago ↗

Email dropped ;)

justaguyhere 7y ago ↗

Few years ago, I made a simple web app using a non-profit's API (I was bored) with no expectations. I haven't touched it in like 3 years, I still have at least a few dozen people using it daily and once in a while, I get a nice thank you message.

If you hang out in forums frequented by enthusiastic supporters of non profits, you can find tons of ideas.

Thanks for you answer, could you please provide me with some links to the forums you mentioned? :)