Building NotifyGate: A Developer's Journey

When I started working on NotifyGate, I had a simple goal: make it easier for developers to send notifications without dealing with multiple APIs.

The Problem

Every time I built a new project, I found myself writing the same boilerplate code for email, SMS, and push notifications. Each provider had its own SDK, authentication method, and quirks.

The Solution

NotifyGate provides a single API to send notifications across multiple channels. Write once, deliver everywhere.

const notifygate = require('notifygate');

await notifygate.send({
  to: 'user@example.com',
  channel: 'email',
  template: 'welcome',
  data: { name: 'John' }
});

Key Learnings

1. Start simple - The first version only supported email
2. Listen to users - SMS support was the most requested feature
3. Documentation matters - Good docs reduced support tickets by 60%

What's Next

I'm working on adding Slack and Discord integrations. Stay tuned!