{
  "id": 12801873,
  "title": "Splitting a dinner bill by who ate what, with the whole bill in the URL",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/splitting-a-dinner-bill-by-who-ate-what-with-the-whole-bill-in-the-url",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T06:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/arthur031221/splitting-a-dinner-bill-by-who-ate-what-with-the-whole-bill-in-the-url-1gh4"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three friends shared a $96 dinner bill equally, but one skipped cocktails and still paid $32. A website called Dollopify was created to split dinner bills more fairly, taking into account shared plates and allowing the result to be sent to friends who don't need any additional software. The dish costs are divided evenly among the people who ordered them, and any extra cents are distributed round-robin. Taxes, tips, and service charges are also shared proportionally based on each person's orders. The bill is shared via a link, which is encoded in a single HTML file that contains the bill as minified JSON. The page has no backend and blocks all network requests, making it untrusted input. The website uses the MIT license and allows anyone to view the bill, but the code was not tested on Safari or physical phones.",
  "summary": "A table of three splits a $96 dinner equally. One of them skipped the cocktails and still pays $32. I wanted a way to split one dinner by who ate what, shared plates included, and to send the result to friends who will not install anything. The result is Dollopify , a single HTML file. Money is whole units Amounts are integers in minor units, so a float never touches a price. A dish is split…",
  "key_points": [
    "Three friends used Dollopify to split a $96 dinner bill fairly",
    "One friend paid $32 after skipping cocktails, others paid equally",
    "Bill was shared via a single HTML file with minified JSON"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Dollopify's approach to splitting dinner bills fairly may change how friends divide costs, as it takes into account individual orders and shared plates, allowing for more accurate distribution of expenses.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}