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Show HN: Remake – Build web apps with HTML

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Re: Show HN: Remake – Build web apps with HTML

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Post by ollerac »

maddyboo wrote: post #8

This looks super cool, congrats on launching! A few quick thoughts after spending about a minute on your landing page: It took me too long to figure out exactly what Remake is (note: I didn’t watch the video and I think most people won’t either). I got the general gist but it didn’t fully click until I saw some code. If I wasn’t coming from your hacker news post, I probably would have bounced. Vague copy like “It wor…

Thank you for the great feedback, I really appreciate it.

- I changed the vague copy you mentioned to be a little more technical, but also hopefully clearer

- I added underlines and backgrounds to the other tabs in the code demo, so it's more obvious they're clickable

- I added an animated, muted video in place of the first example app screenshot as an experiment. Does this work better or worse for you?

- I made the testimonials have a fixed height on mobile, so there's no layout jank

- Remake is definitely unsure of its customer. I want to go after both those markets. Any suggestions to improve the copy (or sections you'd like to see) in this area?

Thank you so much!

Re: Show HN: Remake – Build web apps with HTML

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Post by ollerac »

logikblok wrote: post #7

Hi there, looks like something I could use. However just a heads up I clicked through on the main CTA and then I landed here got an email but I was expecting a follow through and or next steps. You my want to direct users to look at the documentation or something to follow on. https://imgur.com/ieP6Trh All the best

Thank you, I fixed it! You should have gotten a Getting Started email by now. And I changed the redirect to a different page.

Re: Show HN: Remake – Build web apps with HTML

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Post by ollerac »

marmot777 wrote: post #10
ollerac wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes, I've helped tutor kids in web dev & game dev and I'm passionate about making tech easier for them. Remake was made for beginners, so they don't have to learn everything about full-stack web development [0] the first time they want to build a simple web app. If your kids know enough to build their first website (HTML + CSS), they can also build their first web app with Remake. I'd recommend checking out the Remak…

Thank you for the description. It sounds like you’ve developed something really cool!

Thank you! Let me know if you want any help getting set up!

Re: Show HN: Remake – Build web apps with HTML

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Post by ollerac »

docuru wrote: post #5
ollerac wrote: post #2

Hi HN, I made Remake 2 years ago while working on a separate project. [0] I started that project off with 6 months of research (interviewing potential customers) and 6 months of designing the pages. I wasn't looking forward to spending another 6-12 months building it all out. I needed a quicker path. Then the idea came to me: HTML & JSON have very similar structures. They're both ways of storing deeply nested page st…

I've been following David (hey, it's @hieussr) for sometimes and I think this is a game-changer for many people. Hackers like us pick up a new language easily. Though I have seen people struggle to learn the necessary languages for building dynamic web (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). I guess that's the reason Tailwinds got popular, because people don't need to learn CSS. Or Flutter/React Native, you write in one language, a…

Hi Hieu, thank you! That's a great way to explain it: dynamic HTML. I should use that.

Let me know if you need any help getting set up. I can hop on a video call if you want.

Re: Show HN: Remake – Build web apps with HTML

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Post by docuru »

ollerac wrote: post #16
docuru wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been following David (hey, it's @hieussr) for sometimes and I think this is a game-changer for many people. Hackers like us pick up a new language easily. Though I have seen people struggle to learn the necessary languages for building dynamic web (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). I guess that's the reason Tailwinds got popular, because people don't need to learn CSS. Or Flutter/React Native, you write in one language, a…

Hi Hieu, thank you! That's a great way to explain it: dynamic HTML. I should use that. Let me know if you need any help getting set up. I can hop on a video call if you want.

Thanks David. I'll let you know if I need help.
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