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Streamlit Chat Interface for OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic Models

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1 points·by Baloo·hace 2 años·1 comments

Google Console closed testing requirements are awful

65 points·by Baloo·hace 2 años·49 comments

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Baloo
·hace 2 años·discuss
A simple Streamlit application to consolidate OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic models into one chat interface. It includes conversation saving/loading, file uploads, image generation, integrated with Firebase Firestore for conversation storage.
Baloo
·hace 2 años·discuss
But I had to pay for access to this marketplace, only to have an arbitrary barrier put in place that can be paid to pass..

Isn't the whole review system supposed to promote good quality content?

This change, if genuinely implemented to try and improve app quality, actually only frustrates new developers that are trying to join the ecosystem.

20 people is quite a lot! After getting all my friends and family that use Android testing it, I still needed 10+ more 'testers'.
Baloo
·hace 2 años·discuss
Okay.. but I have to pay $25 to have access to Google Play Console and submit ID documents, it's not really the same as NPM.

This 20 tester requirement also does very little to actually improve quality or stop 'garbage' from being listed.
Baloo
·hace 2 años·discuss
It's just going to be one person, with 20 cheap devices or maybe even emulators. Even now, I get 20 'testers' but it's just to pass the requirement, pretty much none of them offer useable feedback. It's also a simple little word game, there isn't much to test...
Baloo
·hace 2 años·discuss
This is probably the path I will go down, should be easier to get the testers if it's already got some users on the web. Still feels a little unfair that as a new dev, I have to jump through these hoops that existing devs and businesses aren't subjected to.
Baloo
·hace 2 años·discuss
Play store is the de facto marketplace for Android apps, someone looking for a new game or application will often search the Play store...
Baloo
·hace 2 años·discuss
Yes it began afaik for any new developers joining after November 2023 for any type of application. If you have an account registered as a Play Store developer before Nov 2023, it's not required...
Baloo
·hace 2 años·discuss
I've seen anywhere between $5 - $50 for a <50mb application.
Baloo
·hace 4 años·discuss
What.. here in the UK if you're employed then you do not do tax returns, it's automatically deducted from your salary.. and businesses charge VAT at point of sale.. Nothing "dehumanizing and depoliticizing" about it, in fact I wouldn't ever want to change it. Only those with self-employed income complete tax returns, which is way more efficient.