liurenju

I don't know who made this game. But it's a pretty fun and interesting game.. lol. I hope some data scientists can help analyze the common patterns on how to get into YC or maybe the conclusion is that it is random. haha

absolutely no. Alex is heavily optimized for xcode. If you work on an ios project that has more than 700 files, you'll understand how accurate it captures the context.

I actually feel a little bit disappointed as they no longer rolls out new features after oct 1st :(

I personally enjoy using Alex code even though I also use claude code and cursor. But saw they will join openAi today, and I am wondering whether this is more like joining openAi without an interview or openAi really believes Alex code is an excellent product and would like to integrate the features into their codex?

Thanks for your comments. We distill these features as our priority because our current product SellToSky needs them and we spent significant amount of time building it. We'll not re-invent the wheel but rather glue the available open source project + any missing parts. The whole purpose is to abstract the backend needs as a service -> reducing the repetitive works from the fellow AI developers/founders.

That's why I am coming here to see whether any other developers or founders experienced the same pain?

Hi all,

I am a founder working on AI applications, and I have noticed that building the backend for AI apps feels much more complex and fragmented than for traditional SaaS. Things like usage-based billing, managing credits, LLM streaming (with session resuming), user behavior analytics, and integrations with multiple model providers all add a lot of overhead before you can even focus on the product itself.

I am thinking of starting an open source project called AiBase (https://github.com/liurenju/AiBase) to handle these backend pain points out of the box, so teams can focus on building their core AI features instead of wrestling with infrastructure.

For those building or planning to build AI products, do you feel these are major pain points? Would you use an open source Backend as a Service for this, or do you prefer rolling your own solution? What would you want to see in such a project for it to actually be useful? Would love to hear your experiences and honest opinions, including “this is not a real problem,” “I would never use BaaS for AI,” or any similar feedback.

After countless late nights building with my human cofounder and a lot of AI employees, SellToSky is finally live!

Upload a product, and watch your online store appear. No coding, no headaches, just pure magic.

Try it here: https://selltosky.com #ecommerce #startup #AI

Here are some example stores we built. Please don't make payment to any of these stores :)

1. Artisan Ceramics Shop: https://artisan-touch-ceramics-61394ec5.selltosky.app 2. TechSphere: https://techsphere-d2e066c1.selltosky.app 3. Nordic Nest Furniture Shop: https://nordic-nest-interiors-6904e5b0.selltosky.app 5. Skiing equipment Shop: https://snowboard-symphony-c41d3fff.selltosky.app 6. Magic Sorcerer’s Stone Store: https://mysticcraft-wands-b5b01c3e.selltosky.app

Hi HN,

I’ve been working on a tool that lets anyone spin up a dedicated online store in minutes—just by uploading product images. The idea is to make launching a store as frictionless as possible, even for non-technical users. The backend uses AI to generate product details, set up the storefront, and handle hosting and analytics automatically.

We’re in open beta and would love honest feedback from the HN community. Here are a few example stores generated by the tool: - Trailblaze Outfitters (https://trailblaze-outfitters-07642ad3.selltosky.app/) - TechSphere (https://techsphere-d2e066c1.selltosky.app/) - Nordic Nest Interiors (https://nordic-nest-interiors-6904e5b0.selltosky.app/)

Would really appreciate any thoughts, critique, or questions. If anyone wants to try creating their own, I’m happy to share the beta link!

Thanks!