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Thanks ! I've thought about making an "education" project but it takes time, and after 9 months of working on it I'm now convinced it's possible to build a basic Gmaps alternative in a few years. Business model still missing though !

Edit : just watched some minutes, he's rebuilding low-level components, like route finding. Impressive stuff but not quite user-friendly.




> not quite user-friendly

Yes, it does not seem like he makes a business or a product for a wide audience. It's more about exploring the unknown, teaching programming and being entertaining.

Although I adore such ambitious projects that seem insurmountable at the first glance.




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