Hi Chris,
Great Idea I guess some work needs to be done regarding building a frontend for your idea
Best, Victor
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#32>The idea is that it allows you to define your database models by specifying what fields to include and BackendLab automatically creates a CRUD API I don't see the advantage over Firebase FireRules , AWS AppSync , Azure Cosmos or MongoDB Stich all of which have advanced querying options with great SDK and integrations support. This idea is not bad , it's just it doesn't seem to bring much compared to others on the ma…
Hi, thanks for the feedback. I think the main difference between the products you mention and BackendLab is that BackendLab will soon offer the ability to export your code (this isnt yet mentioned on the landing page). So you can build your prototype, export it then build it out. The export would initially be done as a Django project, as that's how the BackendLab api is built
This sounds great. I decided to try it out after reading about this export feature.
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#33Im considering signing up and trying out your service. What is holding me back are all questions I was hoping to have answered on your website. The main questions I have are important implementation details that I think customers a going to care about. What language, framework, dependencies, are handling requests? What is the performance like? How do I scale?
Also, slow down if youre shipping typos on your landing page: revolutonizes
On the other hand, as the saying goes, if you are not embarrassed by your first version, you waited too long to ship. ;)
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
Also, slow down if youre shipping typos on your landing page: revolutonizes
On the other hand, as the saying goes, if you are not embarrassed by your first version, you waited too long to ship. ;)
Exactly :) I'm aware that there's a long way to go yet, but ultimately its still just a beta
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#35On a similar note, what would be a good option for building front-ends without much coding? Maybe something that could export a React project, for quick prototyping.
I'm working on exactly this. I don't want to self promote too much in this thread, but feel free to shoot me an email at gabe.ragland@gmail.com and I'll get you in the private beta.
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#36Why only backend? You are competing with other solutions out there that have a frontend available directly from db schema. Some examples: https://www.salesforce.com/products/platform/overview/ https://github.com/sferik/rails_admin I am not totally clear who your target customers are. I think backend alone will be a barrier for a non-technical person. For a developer, as said by others, CRUD/authentication usually isn…
There is a patent troll who owns creating a frontend from a database. He's successfully sued Microsoft and Oracle and put a code generation product out if business. So I'd tread carefully there.
Re: Show HN: BackendLab – Code-free web app builder
#37Why only backend? You are competing with other solutions out there that have a frontend available directly from db schema. Some examples: https://www.salesforce.com/products/platform/overview/ https://github.com/sferik/rails_admin I am not totally clear who your target customers are. I think backend alone will be a barrier for a non-technical person. For a developer, as said by others, CRUD/authentication usually isn…
There is a patent troll who owns creating a frontend from a database. He's successfully sued Microsoft and Oracle and put a code generation product out if business. So I'd tread carefully there.
>There is a patent troll who owns creating a frontend from a database.
I'd like to know more about this. Can you provide a search term or two that I might use?
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#38Why only backend? You are competing with other solutions out there that have a frontend available directly from db schema. Some examples: https://www.salesforce.com/products/platform/overview/ https://github.com/sferik/rails_admin I am not totally clear who your target customers are. I think backend alone will be a barrier for a non-technical person. For a developer, as said by others, CRUD/authentication usually isn…
There is a patent troll who owns creating a frontend from a database. He's successfully sued Microsoft and Oracle and put a code generation product out if business. So I'd tread carefully there.
Interesting, thanks for the heads up. But is this likely to be an issue for a UK-based startup? I understand its a bigger problem in the US
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#39 > Stop writing code. Start deploying apps
I find this is close to sarcasm.
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#40Hi Chris,
I think a product like this deserves to have a great design. I worked on the color scheme, copy, and spacing for you and came up with this: https://imgur.com/a/UUoEij5
The I replaced the hero image with is: https://unsplash.com/photos/trYl7JYATH0
Good luck with your project! I'm not in the market for your product right now, but if I am some day, I'll definitely test this out!
Cheers, David