Short answer: Jordan Metzner says he scaffolded the first version in Bolt, then finished it in Cursor, with Supabase as the database of record and for search and authentication. Sam Nadler says any leader could build something similar in a weekend.
Watch this answer from Episode 5 (starts at 8:57) · Episode 5 notes and transcript
From Episode 5: Reinventing Company Culture, in Code: Meet Mate, starting at 8:57.
Jordan Metzner [8:57]: Yeah. So I think I built the first version of this using bolt.new, which is an application that allows you to build front ends. I used Bolt to essentially scaffold out the beginning of the applications and, layout the left hand sidebar, etcetera. We did build this up, like, quite a while ago, so it probably deserves kind of a fresh can of paint or some updates, etcetera. But for the most part, yeah, we used Bolt to build it originally and then used Cursor with Supabase, and then everything stored inside of Supabase as the database of record. So pretty easy to integrate. I think Bolt integrates with Supabase directly, and then you can kinda take the application out of there and finish it up in Cursor. So, yeah, everything's stored in our Supabase database. Like I said, we've got search and a bunch of other little small features that are all part of the Supabase ecosystem that we're taking advantage of, including authentication as well. So, yeah, that's a little bit about how I built it.
Sam Nadler [9:53]: Cool. Well, it's been a great tool for us. I know our team likes it. The reason I like presenting Mate is, again, I think it's a tool that any leader, technical or nontechnical, can probably spin up in a weekend and have a fun kind of cultural tool for their team to enjoy.
Jordan Metzner [10:10]: Yeah. Totally. Especially as you learn more about other people, I think the first thing you see is you start to see people's dogs photos and cat photos and start to learn about your workmates a little bit more than you do on a daily basis. Built This Week is recorded online. Important parts of the episode were lost due to Starlink connection going down.
Sam Nadler [10:30]: Alright. Let's go to the last story of the day.
