How Shipaton Turned My Rat-Care Side Project Into My First Released App

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I want to briefly share what it took to develop my Shipaton project. I won't load you with too much technical stuff; I'm sure there will be plenty of AI-written articles full of tech details. Let me say right away that I'm really glad I took part. Before this, I had never brought any of my projects to a release, and Shipaton gave me the motivation I was missing. Since I also have a full-time job, I worked on the project mostly in the evenings, at night, and on weekends. I got so worn out that I stopped remembering what day of the week it was, but it was worth it.

In short, what the Rattitude Care app is for: keeping track of your rats, their weight and health, plus an AI assistant. Why people need it is probably not that interesting to you, but I have...

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