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How I Built Real-Time Chat in React with Socket.IO

October 6, 2026 by Amish

I recently built a chat feature for a meetup app. The stack is React on the front, Express and MongoDB on the back, and Socket.IO to connect them. A basic chat is easy. You send a message and it shows up. The harder part is everything around it: knowing who is allowed to join a … Read more

Building a Multi-Platform React App with Capacitor (Web Mobile & Admin)

October 1, 2026 by Amish

Building a Multi-Platform React App with Capacitor (Web Mobile & Admin) I’m building a local meetup app, and early on I ran into a problem that a lot of solo/small-team projects hit: the app genuinely needs three different user experiences, but I didn’t have the team (or the time) to build three separate apps. Here’s … Read more