Not another f%*#in' chatbot — Web Dev Challenge S1E1
What could you create if you had 30 minutes to plan and 4 hours to build? Lizzie Siegle, Chance Strickland, Jack Herrington, and Jason Lengstorf took on the Web Dev Challenge to find out.
The Challenge
Build an AI-powered app that’s not another f%*#in’ chatbot.
So much of what we see in the AI space are variations on the chatbot interface. Carter at DataStax challenged the devs to build something different.
The Tool
All apps must use Astra DB as part of the final build. Astra DB provides a vector store and tools for generating vector embeddings from any data you choose.
The Rules
In the Web Dev Challenge, the rules are:
- 4 web developers each build a web app
- The web app is built to complete a specific challenge
- The web app must include a given tool or technology, which changes each episode
- Devs are given 30 minutes to plan
- Devs are given 4 hours to build
- At the end of 4 hours, the devs demo the web app they’ve built
Web Dev Challenge is not a competition. Instead, it’s a chance to build something with low stakes, learn something new, and have fun with friends.
The Web Devs
Lizzie Siegle — https://www.lizziesiegle.xyz
Chance Strickland — https://chance.dev
Jack Herrington — https://youtube.com/@jherr
And, of course, your friend Jason.
The Advisor
Carter Rabasa, Head of Developer Relations at DataStax, was in studio to support the devs, teach us about vector databases, and answer questions.
The Apps
Jack’s DnD Encounter Generator: source code
Jason’s related videos PoC: live app · source code
Lizzie’s Star Wars fanfic generator: source code
Chance’s burger generator: source code
The Giveaway
We opened up this challenge to the whole community to see what you would build, and you could win a dream desk setup by Ugmonk by building your own app.
Huge congrats to Linda Thompson, who won the dream desk setup!