Company
Date Published
Author
Andrew Haire
Word count
580
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Million eyez, a startup aiming to revolutionize visual storytelling, faced significant challenges in disrupting the traditional photography industry dominated by giants like Getty Images. Founded by Carmit Hirsch and Idan Elgar, the platform connects storytellers with curated photo collections through a mobile app and website, initially hindered by the maintenance of separate code bases for mobile and desktop versions. Seeking scalability, they adopted the Ionic Framework, allowing them to merge their systems into a single code base that supports both iOS and Android apps, as well as a progressive web app and desktop site. This transition significantly accelerated development speed and ensured feature consistency across platforms, with the flexibility to easily modify design elements using web standards. The switch to Ionic not only streamlined their development process but also enhanced the overall user experience by maintaining uniformity and efficiency across all digital experiences.