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Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

#51

Post by CharlesW » Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 10:46 PM UTC

read_if_gay_ wrote: post #30

CharlesW wrote: post #28

> Eat my butt, Apple. Eat my butt, Google. Just let me publish my frickin app, you already emptied my pockets. Said the guy whole stole the data that he couldn't have made the app without.

He wrote a web scraper. It’s publicly available data.

That's not how it works.

https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/general-information/can-i...

> Limited non-commercial use of IMDb data is allowed…

> The data must be taken only from the datasets made available (see IMDb Contributor Datasets. You may not use data mining, robots, screen scraping, or similar online data gathering and extraction tools on our website.

> The data can only be used for personal and non-commercial use and must not be altered/republished/resold/repurposed to create any kind of online/offline database of movie information (except for individual personal use).

> You must acknowledge the source of the data…

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by tobr » Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 10:48 PM UTC

vuciv1 wrote: post #50

tobr wrote: post #45

Why does an app like this need to have a sign-up process with email, username and password? It’s enough for me to not try the app because of the mental overhead and risks involved, but it also seems like a bunch of additional development for no (or maybe negative) benefit.

Totally understandable. The sign up process is just to store your likes so that you don't need to swipe again on the same movies. Its also so that you can lookup and add your friends. I understand the frustration, though. I'm working on a version with webhooks where you can just join a lobby and start swiping.

> The sign up process is just to store your likes so that you don't need to swipe again on the same movies.

> Its also so that you can lookup and add your friends.

Right, but what about that requires me to type in three magic strings into three (wait, actually probably six?) input fields? Just associate the data on the server with some UUID that you store on my device. Inviting others could work by just sharing a link.

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

#53

Post by vuciv1 » Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 10:48 PM UTC

CharlesW wrote: post #51

read_if_gay_ wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He wrote a web scraper. It’s publicly available data.

That's not how it works. https://help.imdb.com/article/imdb/general-information/can-i... > Limited non-commercial use of IMDb data is allowed… > The data must be taken only from the datasets made available (see IMDb Contributor Datasets. You may not use data mining, robots, screen scraping , or similar online data gathering and extraction tools on our website. > The data can only be used for personal and non-commerci…

I scraped it from a source that allows scraping :)

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by NiceWayToDoIT » Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 10:49 PM UTC

In my mind this is an example of solving a problem that does not exist. Why just not simply say "we watching 2 movies a week, once you choose and I'll choose next, and so on..."?

p.s. Credits and kudos for learning new things !

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by jeffgreco » Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 10:49 PM UTC

tobr wrote: post #45

Why does an app like this need to have a sign-up process with email, username and password? It’s enough for me to not try the app because of the mental overhead and risks involved, but it also seems like a bunch of additional development for no (or maybe negative) benefit.

FWIW tools like Firebase Auth make the development piece fairly negligible (and also have the concept of anonymous users).

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by nindalf » Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 10:52 PM UTC

LikeAnElephant wrote: post #10

cbozeman wrote: post #6

> Last weekend, my partner had her friends stay with us over the weekend. We needed to find a movie to watch. This was my chance! I was so excited! > "Let's use WeWatch!" > "No, it would take too long. Let's just watch Space Jam." The guy did a not-insignificant amount of work on an app and his... "partner"... didn't even entertain the idea of using it; if not for mere exposure to their friends, at least for an actua…

I'm constantly badgering my non-technical partner to try random tech shit & apps that she doesn't want and didn't ask for. She tells me no sometimes, and usually for good reason. Please tell me internet person with zero insight into my personal life: should I end my longterm relationship just like you're advising the author to?

Seems like you need /r/relationship_advice. Anything a romantic partner does is a Red Flag. The only fix is to immediately hit facebook, delete the gym and fire your lawyer.

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by vuciv1 » Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 10:57 PM UTC

tobr wrote: post #52

vuciv1 wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Totally understandable. The sign up process is just to store your likes so that you don't need to swipe again on the same movies. Its also so that you can lookup and add your friends. I understand the frustration, though. I'm working on a version with webhooks where you can just join a lobby and start swiping.

> The sign up process is just to store your likes so that you don't need to swipe again on the same movies. > Its also so that you can lookup and add your friends. Right, but what about that requires me to type in three magic strings into three (wait, actually probably six?) input fields? Just associate the data on the server with some UUID that you store on my device. Inviting others could work by just sharing a lin…

I have a bit more to learn :)

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by mr_sturd » Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 10:57 PM UTC

Seems like a cool app; will definitely give it a go.

Does/will the the app filtering by streaming service take region in to account?

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by vuciv1 » Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 10:57 PM UTC

jeffgreco wrote: post #55

tobr wrote: post #45

Why does an app like this need to have a sign-up process with email, username and password? It’s enough for me to not try the app because of the mental overhead and risks involved, but it also seems like a bunch of additional development for no (or maybe negative) benefit.

FWIW tools like Firebase Auth make the development piece fairly negligible (and also have the concept of anonymous users).

I haven't used firebase at all. I'll definitely look into it

Re: I made a mobile app for my significant other and she won't use it

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Post by avereveard » Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 10:57 PM UTC

askafriend wrote: post #19

dvt wrote: post #11

> Eat my butt, Apple. Eat my butt, Google. Just let me publish my frickin app, you already emptied my pockets. I feel this. A few years ago, I made a joke app[1] which got a bit famous on campus back when I was in school, and the process of getting it on the Play store was literally harder than writing the darn thing. Nowadays, it even got removed from the Play store for some reason. I couldn't imagine running an app…

As a user, I'm very happy the stores impose stringent rules. "And there are all these stupid requirements. I need at least X screenshots, and they have to be this exact resolution blah blah blah. On top of that, it took so long to get approved. My ADHD brain really suffered waiting for the gratification." I would hate to browse a store where the products didn't have at least X screenshots with at least X resolution,…

How do I unlock that mythical high quality app experience? 99% of the stuff is crap adware and copypasted apps, letting some indie in it is not going to significantly move the average.