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

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Post by ilaksh »

cbg0 wrote: post #6

On 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.

There's a long history and many tools for that. You can search for UI generator, UI Builder, CRUD or RAD (rapid application development).

For React: Structor, React Studio, Pagedraw.

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

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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?

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

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Post by ericathegreat »

I like the look of this. A couple of questions I can't see answers to on the landing page... - Is it possible to change the schema after creation? Or is this a "get it right first time" deal? - Is validation strictly not-null/range-check? Or can you add more complex validation rules?

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

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Post by clappia »

We have a similar concept but with frontend and permission as well. The backend is automatically created based on what is defined in the frontend. Makes it more of a business tool than a developer tool. For developers, we have CRUD APIs. APIs make it useful to collect data from different hardware devices.

Here is the link if you want to explore: https://www.clappia.com

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

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Post by chris140957 »

ericathegreat wrote: post #56

I like the look of this. A couple of questions I can't see answers to on the landing page... - Is it possible to change the schema after creation? Or is this a "get it right first time" deal? - Is validation strictly not-null/range-check? Or can you add more complex validation rules?

Hi, thanks for looking. You can edit your data models at any time - fields can be added/removed/renamed as necessary. There is some validation already - string stra fields must be strings, number fields must be numbers, etc and you can make fields as required (meaning that it a value must be supplied), unique (meaning that two instances can't have the same value for a particular field) and also set default values. Additionally, foreign key and many to many fields are validated to ensure the related objects actually exist.

I'll also be adding additional validation (e.g. regex, max/min numbers) in the very near future

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

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Post by chris140957 »

brett40324 wrote: post #50
chris140957 wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

That's a very good idea, I'll do that
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