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Why your next mobile app is probably headless (tuananh.net)
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[โ€“] balian@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You don't need AI for headless apps; you can (and often should) just forego a dedicated UI if existing platforms are a simpler approach. E.g. in most Indian cities we book metro/subway tickets not through an app, but over a WhatsApp text with a simple bot.

[โ€“] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

I suppose more places would do that whatsapp thing if they didn't have to pay meta for the privilege. At my work, we have a little bot that sends a telegram message whenever you clock in/out. The first option was whatsapp, but having to pay for that meant that was a no-go