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Building An E-Commerce Store With NextJS

Emil Pearce on June 04, 2024

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to build an e-commerce store where customers can purchase products and make payments via Stripe. After a success...

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Tim Poisson • Jun 10

Just curious why you would name your login function handleGoogleSignIn() when you are using GitHub auth? Would it not make more sense to use a name that includes GitHub for better clarity?

Emil Pearce • Jun 16

You are absolutely right! @tpoisson805

I've used this auth function with Google in another project and forgot to change the name. 😅

devyaz • Jul 28

So what is Novu? What can you do with Novu, Novu vs Appwrite, whats the difference/similarities

Emil Pearce • Jul 28

Hey @devyaz!

Both Novu and Appwrite are powerful tools, but they serve different primary purposes.

Appwrite is a backend-as-a-service (BaaS) platform that provides a set of building blocks for web, mobile, and Flutter applications. (Like Firebase)

Novu is specifically designed for notification management, focusing on delivering messages to users across multiple channels.

Using both platforms together can be beneficial: Appwrite can handle user management and other backend tasks, while Novu manages notifications.

Similarities

Open-source: Both platforms are open-source, offering flexibility and customization.
API-driven: They both provide APIs for interacting with their features.

Differences

Core functionality: Appwrite is a comprehensive backend platform, while Novu specializes in notifications.
Features: Appwrite offers a broad range of features for building backend infrastructure, while Novu focuses on notification-related functionalities.

To put it simply, integrating Novu for notifications is like integrating Stripe for payments. With Stripe, you avoid the complexities of processing and storing users' credit card information.

Similarly, with Novu, you avoid the hassle of building and maintaining notification workflows, user preferences, and integrations with providers like SMS, Email, WhatsApp, and Slack. Just add Novu, and you're set!

I hope it makes more sense now..