As someone who loves long road trips, I was tired of switching between five different apps to find a station, log my mileage, and calculate if I actually had enough cash for the next leg of the trip. So, I did what any dev does... I built my own.
In this post, I want to share the tech stack, the "aha!" moments, and the "why did I do this to myself?" challenges of building a mapping app as a solo dev.
Check out the live here: findmyfuel.site
When you're building solo, speed of iteration is everything. I chose a stack that let me move fast without sacrificing power:
Frontend: React (Vite) + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS.
