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Show HN: BackendLab – Code-free web app builder

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Re: Show HN: BackendLab – Code-free web app builder

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Post by chris140957 »

ollerac wrote: post #40

Hi 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

Thanks David, this is interesting. I like that hero image, but not sure if the overall design might be a bit too dark.

Kind of interested to hear how anybody else in this thread rates David's version over mine?

Re: Show HN: BackendLab – Code-free web app builder

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Post by js4ever »

chris140957 wrote: post #28
tinyvm wrote: post #18

>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

Interesting How would you monetize this? Like if people export code they won't pay hosting to you

Re: Show HN: BackendLab – Code-free web app builder

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Post by kadfak »

chris140957 wrote: post #41
ollerac wrote: post #40

Hi 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

Thanks David, this is interesting. I like that hero image, but not sure if the overall design might be a bit too dark. Kind of interested to hear how anybody else in this thread rates David's version over mine?

For me, parent's design definitely feels more premium than the original, which to me seems a bit amateurish.

Here are my observations:

* Layout is too wide. Parent has made it more narrow which feels more natural to me.

* Form inputs are too wide. Same thing as above.

* Weird color palette. I like parent's color simplicity. Notice how he has used different shades of the same color.

* Too random images. IMO the images used for the hero and pricing sections don't make any connection with the product. Parent has left out these images and it is much nicer.

Takeaway, prefer simplicity if you're not good at design.

Re: Show HN: BackendLab – Code-free web app builder

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Post by ollerac »

chris140957 wrote: post #41
ollerac wrote: post #40

Hi 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

Thanks David, this is interesting. I like that hero image, but not sure if the overall design might be a bit too dark. Kind of interested to hear how anybody else in this thread rates David's version over mine?

I tried to also improve the line height, make the headings and subtitles simpler, and align some elements that weren't on a grid. I think you could benefit by having a designer friend look it over for you.

Re: Show HN: BackendLab – Code-free web app builder

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Post by brett40324 »

chris140957 wrote: post #27
brett40324 wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, slow down if youre shipping typos on your landing page: revolutonizes

Thanks, this is good feedback. The landing page was deployed in a hurry and will be updated soon, both to fix typos and to add some more technical information about how it's built. For the record, it's all hosted in AWS EC2/RDS, and the backend is built in Django. The front end is nuxtjs

Thank you, this is a key consideration. May I suggest language like "Powered by Python and Postgres"? If youre using the ORM, or wrappers or middleware on top of django rest framework, then I see your target market being front end devs only who need a scaffolded back end. I say this because the service doesn't remove much work for users with API design and implementation experience.
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