blog.circlenap.comDesigning a Scalable Popularity Algorithm for Social Apps with Flutter & FirebaseProblem Statement and Requirements In developing a social challenge app built with Flutter and Firebase, we faced a critical product question while building the "Discover" screen: How do we define "popular"? Initially, the answer seemed simple: sort ...Dec 7, 2025·12 min read
blog.circlenap.comImplementing Efficient Chat Pagination in Flutter with Firebase FirestoreProblem Statement and Requirements While developing a chat application, we faced a dilemma regarding message loading strategy: 100 message limit: Fast initial loading, but poor user experience when checking older conversations 1000+ messages loaded...Dec 3, 2025·8 min read