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Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

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Post by oneplane »

benjaminjosephw wrote: post #39
oneplane wrote: post #21

If there is no logic to be needed, wouldn't any of the RDBMS web-management things work out? (think: phpmyadmin etc.) Alternatively, FileMaker still exists, including a direct web interface option. I often find that if you truly want a 'low-code/no-code' thing, you're stuck with no-logic no-interaction software. As soon as you start adding logic, you're essentially migrating from programming in a somewhat re-usable l…

> if you truly want a 'low-code/no-code' thing, you're stuck with no-logic no-interaction software I think this used to be the case but the landscape is changing quickly. Deepnote[0], for example, looks like a really interesting programming interface that's not quite traditional programming and lowers the barrier to entry significantly and is (arguably) in the low-code space. Low-code products for data engineering sh…

The landscape can change all it wants, but as soon as you put enough complexity together, you end up with programming and even 'real' development and engineering at some point. This isn't even software-specific, it happens to any system that is sufficiently different from a generic catch-all solution.

In some cases it might be beneficial for some people to 'program' using pictures and arrows etc, but if you're in a situation where you need some complex process modelled and automated, the complexity doesn't just 'go away' because a vendor said 'low/no code!'.

Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

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Post by mohanarpit »

kmwr wrote: post #139
arey_abhishek wrote: post #137

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Thanks! Yes native Graphql will be coming soon. Right now you can use POST queries to connect to GraphQL endpoints

Good to know that ! Appsmith is my goto to create tools for my dev team starting from now !! Another last thing, can you provide a simple docker-compose instead of the internet install script which can be a headache for devops teams ? Thank you

Hey kmwr, I'm the maintainer of Appsmith. The install script downloads and configures the docker-compose.yml file underneath the hood. It also allows users to configure SSL, setup encryption keys etc which would otherwise need to be done manually.

I understand that in order to have a repeatable installation process (as per Devops best practices), you'd like to have a single configuration file instead. We are working on some Helm charts for this very purpose.

For now, you can go through the process of installing Appsmith via the script and then use the generated files as a template in your Terraform/Ansible scripts.

Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

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Post by sethjgore »

bizzleDawg wrote: post #79
sethjgore wrote: post #34

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I would not reccomend directus. Ive used it for a project and it always is buggy and SLOOOOWWWWW. It looks like a candy of a database manager but it’s not. Plenty of features missing.

Interesting! was that before or after the rewrite in nodejs? Looks like they released the rewrite in November '20.

Before.

Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

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Post by PaulWaldman »

Closi wrote: post #121
hypermachine wrote: post #91

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Their biggest mistake was not scaling the VBA/Excel/Access stack beyond desktop and updating it. Where is the WinUI integration for VBA? The product and language was fine but it has been abandoned by Microsoft. It is easy to learn and use but they never tried to make it a cross platform technology.

I don’t think that’s a mistake - VBA in the browser sounds like an awful technology that I want nothing to do with! Also most VBA code already written is inherently locked into the windows API and COM framework so isn’t multi-platform by design. Code written in VBA on Excel for Windows often doesn’t port across to Mac without errors because there is little abstraction from the host OS. That’s why the replacement tech…

VBA in the browser? This sounds like old school ASP using vb script!

Re: Ask HN: Best low-/no-code solution for simple web-based database frontends

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Post by glimmung »

glutamate wrote: post #9

I'm working on an open source solution: Saltcorn ( https://saltcorn.com ). Works against PostgreSQL and sqlite, with a drag and drop view builder and extensions for Kanban boards, maps, statistics, stripe subscriptions etc.

I've been very impressed by Saltcorn. It's a very well thought out and elegantly implemented tool, well worth a proper look - I'm looking forward to using it in earnest.
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