Nitish Durga Bytaru

22 | Freelancer | Trying to build software applications | documenting my journey

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@MyNamesGuy @RyanEls4 Meanwhile AI: you are absolutely correct, storing the user credentials in the browser is the best option.

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@piyush784066 Who is gonna maintain then ?

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@codewithkhalil Totally agree 👍

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@ardent__dev Oh definitely yes, you get a chance to correct The AI.

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@RyanEls4 If not tailwind CSS. What are other options ?

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@dudufolio @SoraiaDev @shadcn 😂😂 you got me.

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@Indujhac Great explanation. Keep adding the value 👍

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@SoraiaDev @dudufolio @shadcn It is more easy to prompt "give me a amazing UI which can give me $10000 MRR".
Than customizing @shadcn components.

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@crisabuilds I store all my instructions in a .md file and ping it everytime.

I am not sure if mine is best method but it works for me.

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@geauser @umibot Yes, personally I like optimizing my code. It feels supirior coz most of the people just stop after generating code.

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@technohustler Algorithm pushs, people post.
That's what we do.

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@m0agh Totally agree.
Motivation dies but discipline doesn't.
I am building something which I am gonna use in my day to day life, so I hope number of active users doesn't stop me from building.

But true in order to refine and adapt we need genuine feedbacks from real users.

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@fahdashwr Sounds fantastic man, keep going 👍

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@KushalVijay_ But It can't think like a real developer, it needs a developer to assist them.

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@adityawaslost @nano_collective Great work. Appreciate it . Keep adding value. 👍

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12/12

I started with:

“Supabase and Firebase are databases.”

I ended with:

“They're BaaS platforms.”

Once I understood that distinction, it became much easier to understand where they fit into a backend architecture.

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I thought Supabase and Firebase were just databases.

Then I asked:

“If I already have PostgreSQL, Node.js, and my own backend, why would I need them?”

That question made me realize I had misunderstood what BaaS actually means. 🧵

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11/12

Traditional backend:

More control → More responsibility

BaaS:

Less infrastructure work → More platform dependency

Neither approach is automatically better.

The right choice depends on what your application needs.

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10/12

The mental model finally became simple:

Database = stores data

Backend = application logic + APIs + services

BaaS = managed backend capabilities

That's why calling Supabase or Firebase "just a database" misses the bigger picture.

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9/12

And you don't have to choose:

My Backend OR Supabase

You can combine them:

Frontend
↓
My Backend
↓
Supabase
↓
PostgreSQL

Your backend handles business logic while Supabase provides selected managed services.

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8/12

So what's the simplest Firebase vs Supabase distinction?

Firebase

→ BaaS
→ Google ecosystem
→ NoSQL-oriented databases

Supabase

→ BaaS
→ PostgreSQL
→ SQL/relational database model