Update [uhp-deyt]
verb.
: to bring (a book, figures, or the like) up to date as by adding new information or making corrections
: Computers., to incorporate new or more accurate information in (a database, program, procedure, etc.)
: to bring (a person, organization, etc.) up to date on a particular subject
Quick Recap:
Stay in touch w/ Friends
We are building a simple v0.1 of BetterFriend app by using WhatsApp Chatbot to remind people their loved one’s birthday with AI.
For those that don’t have time watch the video here’s the short summary:
Whatsapp was a nightmare to get approval and delayed my progress quite a bit.
With all the limitations / privacy / cost, I decided to use Telegram instead. Still has privacy issues since I can’t make it End to End encrypted, but I will go for it for v0
I built everything without the Front-End (Chatbot API)
PostgresSQL free database on Prisma Neon hosted for free on Vercel
Gemini 2.5 Mini to interpret incoming messages (Mock Data)
Manual Test (It’d be cool to learn how to set up automated tests in the future)
Database structure (Basics - conversations / profiles / contacts / messages)
All built with Next.js Full-Stack
Alpha - coming up
Hook it on to Telegram Chatbot API
Deploy it on Vercel
Check incoming data
Test on telegram app
Improve experience
We are so close.
See ya tomorrow!
(⚡️BetterFriend Project Day 8 - 38)