What is UICS Connect?

UICS Connect is a Next.js alumni networking app for University of Ibadan CS students and grads, with profiles, posts, jobs, chats, and realtime updates via Supabase.

How does UICS Connect handle realtime chats?

React Query optimistic updates plus Supabase channels patch caches on changes, with local previews for attachments.

Can UICS Connect scale to thousands of users?

It handles hundreds smoothly now, but client-heavy cache management might strain at viral scale without tweaks.

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UICS Connect: Next.js Alumni Network That's All Client-Side Bravado

Picture this: A university alumni network built entirely on Next.js 14, shoving logic to the client while Supabase watches the data firehose. It's clever. Mostly.

theAIcatchup Apr 09, 2026 4 min read

UICS Connect dashboard showing posts, chats, and alumni profiles on Next.js platform

⚡ Key Takeaways

Client-side dominance with React Query and optimistic updates makes UICS Connect snappy but cache-intensive. 𝕏
Supabase powers auth, DB, realtime — no custom backend, pure edge. 𝕏
Nested comment trees and chat optimistics show sharp engineering in a niche network. 𝕏

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