I like maps. I like graphs (both in the node-and-edge sense and the bars-and-axes sense).

I wanted a data viz that would plot graphs on top of maps.

The result is a new way to fall into a Wikipedia rabbit-hole

When it works correctly, it's a fun way to see how things you're interested in connect to things around you.

Go to that search box in the upper left and type in the title of a Wikipedia page for something you're interested in.

Then the map will start loading data showing how you can get from that page to different locations on the graph.

If the graph gets too crowded, you can hide specific pages that are messing it up. Or you can wiggle around the slider under "Filter On-screen Pages" tab to hide things en masse.

I parse the official dump of English-language Wikipedia once a month and make a SQLite file out of it. That file gets served from Google Cloud Run.

This leads to some slow cold starts, but it also gives the bonus of costing $0/month if nobody is using the app. And I don't intended to market this thing so it's very likely there will be zero users a month.

I'm a human that first wrote the backend for this eight years ago.

I can't do front-end work worth a damn, so I enlisted Claude to do that part for me.

After getting through this project, Claude and I have developed a very contentious relationship.

Well, first off, I'm flattered. I can't believe somebody is looking at this thing.

Secondly, no. Not really. I need to take a break from this and work on my real job. And Claude is really getting on my nerves. Maybe I'll get into again after a lengthy break.