A programmer's approach to finding gifts
Hey Folks, I’ve been really annoyed with the search part of finding gifts. It’s hard to use keyword search for something when it’s an “I’ll know it when I see it” kind of deal. So I thought, what if we scraped/indexed TONS of products and then just focused on removing the things we don’t want and then see what’s left to see if there’s anything cool? I built it in Flutter so it's both iOS and Android but it could be web too. I’ve only just started the scraping/tagging of products and if anyone has suggestions for bulk tagging images/content I would love to hear them. That’s the…
A programmer's approach to finding gifts launched on April 22, 2022 with 82 votes, #419 of 2,974 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
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A programmer's approach to finding gifts is a mobile app for iOS and Android that helps users discover products through filtering rather than traditional keyword search. Instead of searching for specific items, users browse a large indexed product catalog and remove categories they don't want until interesting options remain. Built in Flutter, the app addresses the challenge of finding gifts when you don't have a specific item in mind. The service is currently in early stages, with the developer actively working on product tagging and indexing.
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Hey Folks, I’ve been really annoyed with the search part of finding gifts. It’s hard to use keyword search for something when it’s an “I’ll know it when I see it” kind of deal. So I thought, what if we scraped/indexed TONS of products and then just focused on removing the things we don’t want and then see what’s…
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