I'm curious about the realistic timeline for a project involving 10 experienced software engineers (not super seasoned, but definitely skilled). The goal is to create a decent adult content search engine—not some outdated PHP project but a robust tool that includes features like smart search capabilities (think Google Lens but for adult content), an AI chatbot for user queries, file uploads, comprehensive API access, user accounts, and possibly a tagging system. How many hours would be reasonable for such a project? Is it something that could be pulled together in two weeks, or are we looking at more like two months?
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It's tough to give an exact timeline without a detailed scope, but a significant part of the challenge will be accurately parsing what each video contains. You'll need to either have the metadata pre-filled or extract it during uploads, which can be both costly and time-consuming. As a starting point, consider doing a quick 1-2 day analysis to understand how difficult this will be. From there, implement the rest; the remaining tasks are pretty standard. Also, with 10 people, communication can slow things down more than you think, so you may want to aim for a team of around 5 for optimal productivity. Honestly, the timeline you suggested might be overly optimistic!
Honestly, I’d estimate 5-6 months for a minimum viable product (MVP), followed by another 6 months for tweaks and enhancements. It’s a hefty project regardless of the team size!
Haha, right? Getting that app to effectively recognize video content is definitely a big hurdle. It’s more than just having a search bar; if the terms aren’t in the titles or tags, the search won’t work as intended. A community-driven tagging system could help, but you might even need to set up some kind of automated system to analyze the videos to ensure it is useful.