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I built a real-time chat app called Quick Chat using MERN, Socket.io, and Tailwind. Users can send and accept friend requests before chatting. It supports instant messaging with Web Sockets and uses JWT for authentication. While working on this, I learned how real-time communication works in web apps.
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— Hey, I heard you can design social media posts now? - I asked ChatGPT
And we made this
Was it faster?
No
Did it felt better than designing it myself?
Also no
Still curious enough to try
Have you already tested it?
Tested it, and I agree: speed doesn't always equal efficiency. 🚀 A post that feels 'off' can actually hurt your Organic Growth more than not posting at all. There’s a specific 'Visual Depth' that AI hasn't quite mastered yet, especially when you’re aiming for a premium, custom feel
Challenge accepted. 🖥️
"Please don't send this to engineering" — challenge accepted.
I built NEXUS: a 5-section impossible depth interface that lives entirely in CSS and vanilla JS. No WebGL. No game engine. Just the browser being pushed somewhere it was never meant to go.
Here's what engineering would hate:
→ 22 concentric portal rings, each at a different Z-depth, all spinning simultaneously
→ Full mouse parallax across every layer in real 3D perspective space
→ Live neural mesh with 60 animated nodes
→ Quantum console with live typewriter terminal output
→ Real-time system vitals, threat radar, and waveform charts
Navigate with scroll or arrow keys. Move your mouse. Watch depth happen.
This is exactly the kind of UI Rive was made to push further — and I can't wait to see where this challenge goes.
#ImpossibleUIWithRive
Amazing
The Anything Ship & Sell Remixathon is LIVE 🚀
👉 Join the challenge: https://on.contra.com/zdj8dW
Build something people can actually ship, sell, and show off using Anything.
Your idea. Your remix. Your chance to stand out.
10000$ in prices not to forget to mention!!
Check the challenge, start building, and show what you can launch.
#anythingremixathon @Anything & @Contra @Aleena Vigoda @Zaria Zinn @Dhruv Amin
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