Hey HN!<p>After years of experiencing hit-or-miss coffee bean purchases, I built a simple solution to crowdsource coffee bean ratings. The problem is straightforward: buying new coffee beans is a gamble, and with rising prices, a bad bag is both disappointing and costly.<p>The solution is a no-frills web app built with Go, HTMX, and Tailwind CSS. No accounts required, no JavaScript frameworks, just a simple 5-star rating system for coffee beans.<p>Technical Stack:
- Backend: Go
- Frontend: HTMX + Tailwind CSS
- No user accounts (intentionally)
- Progressive web app<p>I deliberately chose HTMX over a JavaScript framework to keep things minimal and fast. The entire app is server-rendered with sprinkles of interactivity where needed.<p>You can try it at RoastQuest.com and let me know what you think and how I can make it better.<p>This is my first time using HTMX in production - happy to discuss the experience and trade-offs.
I love the minimalistic approach—particularly how you used HTMX to keep everything mostly server-rendered, with just enough interactivity. It’s refreshing to see a project that doesn’t lean heavily on big JavaScript frameworks, especially for a straightforward rating tool.<p>I’m also interested in how you plan to grow the user base for meaningful crowd-sourced data. Without accounts, I appreciate the zero-friction onboarding, but I wonder if you’ve considered any optional identity or “gamification” features to keep regular users engaged.<p>Either way, it’s great to see a PWA done simply with Go, HTMX, and Tailwind. As a coffee fan myself, I’ll definitely try RoastQuest—thanks for sharing and good luck refining the concept!
Letting random anonymous people write whatever they want to your database as many times as they want with no protection against brigading or spam is unlikely to ever produce a useful site.<p>A realistic community contribution site requires at least some thoughtfulness toward malign interference. And no, a captcha doesn't do it.<p><a href="https://imgur.com/a/sdtWjxj" rel="nofollow">https://imgur.com/a/sdtWjxj</a>