Show HN: A Website for Comparing Protein Powder Prices

diskprices.com, but for Protein Powder!

Buying protein powder is a mess, and comparing different products is frustrating, since all brands choose their own serving sizes. By collecting nutrition facts, and normalizing the serving to contain 25 grams of protein, we can properly compare price/nutrients per serving.

Inspired by diskprices.com, the idea is to provide an equally functional interface to compare products. The prices are collected once a day, currently from iHerb US. Aiming to i

6mo | Hacker news
Audioscrape: Building in Rust When Everyone Said I Shouldn't

I'm excited to share my journey of bootstrapping Audioscrape, a podcast exploration platform, built entirely in Rust. Despite conventional wisdom suggesting RoR, Python, or TypeScript for rapid MVP development, I chose Rust to challenge myself technically and optimize for low operational costs. The result? A performant application running on a $7/month VM, demonstrating that you can launch lean and scale efficiently.

Why Rust for a Bootstrapped MVP?

Cost-Efficiency: Minimal resource usag

6mo | Hacker news

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