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Re: Show HN: Reddit clone built in no-code in two weeks

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Post by zomglings » Fri, Aug 06, 2021, 12:44 PM UTC

_omnf wrote: post #43

I love no code! Wait. Wait. Hear me out... Building software is easy. Changing people's minds is damned near impossible. As an engineer: - I'm constantly handed shitty (or a complete lack thereof) requirements from non-technical people. No code lets people figure out that they haven't thought something out nearly as much as they think they have. I no longer am the bearer of bad news. - I constantly see business peopl…

Just wanted to let you know that these are very good points and you've changed my mind about no code.

Re: Show HN: Reddit clone built in no-code in two weeks

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Post by devortel » Fri, Aug 06, 2021, 12:47 PM UTC

_omnf wrote: post #43

I love no code! Wait. Wait. Hear me out... Building software is easy. Changing people's minds is damned near impossible. As an engineer: - I'm constantly handed shitty (or a complete lack thereof) requirements from non-technical people. No code lets people figure out that they haven't thought something out nearly as much as they think they have. I no longer am the bearer of bad news. - I constantly see business peopl…

Can you elaborate on the list of problems with no-code? Of course I'm not denying there are problems with no-code, I'd like to learn about other developers' issues, particularly with larger, longer-term projects.

Re: Show HN: Reddit clone built in no-code in two weeks

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Post by codegeek » Fri, Aug 06, 2021, 12:50 PM UTC

devortel wrote: post #62

_omnf wrote: post #43

I love no code! Wait. Wait. Hear me out... Building software is easy. Changing people's minds is damned near impossible. As an engineer: - I'm constantly handed shitty (or a complete lack thereof) requirements from non-technical people. No code lets people figure out that they haven't thought something out nearly as much as they think they have. I no longer am the bearer of bad news. - I constantly see business peopl…

Can you elaborate on the list of problems with no-code? Of course I'm not denying there are problems with no-code, I'd like to learn about other developers' issues, particularly with larger, longer-term projects.

Ultimately no code will require "code" for a real robust production app.

Re: Show HN: Reddit clone built in no-code in two weeks

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Post by darepublic » Fri, Aug 06, 2021, 12:51 PM UTC

Tried out bubble recently, and I am more pro nocode than most I would say, but it wasn't for me. Learning curve too high for inferior results imo

Re: Show HN: Reddit clone built in no-code in two weeks

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Post by glenvdb » Fri, Aug 06, 2021, 12:57 PM UTC

darepublic wrote: post #64

Tried out bubble recently, and I am more pro nocode than most I would say, but it wasn't for me. Learning curve too high for inferior results imo

Inferior results to what exactly? Interested to know about alternatives you've used

Re: Show HN: Reddit clone built in no-code in two weeks

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Post by sumtechguy » Fri, Aug 06, 2021, 12:59 PM UTC

StreamBright wrote: post #39

Content provider built in no-code in 2 weeks without content

While amusing... the value of most of those sites is not the site themselves. But the people network that is there. Why is everyone using it? Because everyone is using it. Then suddenly the 'crowd' will move to the next one. There will be a few holdouts that stick but it will be a zombie site that lumbers on. For example myspace, digg, and fark are still around.

Re: Show HN: Reddit clone built in no-code in two weeks

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Post by _throwawayaway » Fri, Aug 06, 2021, 1:00 PM UTC

Nice! I'd really like to see what owning, maintaining, scaling, customizing etc would be like in no-code context.

Re: Show HN: Reddit clone built in no-code in two weeks

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Post by KingOfCoders » Fri, Aug 06, 2021, 1:00 PM UTC

"No code" here means they are "no-programming-language" not "no-coding". We've used several no code solutions years ago and business could not expand them so in the end developers sat with a complex application that would be maintainable in text code but not with a UI because a UI it's hard to understand what is going on.

Re: Show HN: Reddit clone built in no-code in two weeks

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Post by elliekelly » Fri, Aug 06, 2021, 1:04 PM UTC

foolinaround wrote: post #57

This looks awesome.. I would ideally like a solution that builds it all out, and then allows me to download a docker container etc to deploy on my own... Essentially a builder that i can then deploy on my own (cloud or local) infrastructure. If I need to make code changes, I would come back to the website, make changes (version them with git) and build an updated docker container to roll out...

I suspect most no-code platforms are targeting users who have no idea that docker even exists let alone how to use it.

Re: Show HN: Reddit clone built in no-code in two weeks

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Post by doodlebugging » Fri, Aug 06, 2021, 1:04 PM UTC

Nice! Pretty easy to compose a new post. Video, photos, text links just like Reddit.

It was a bit slow but getting things loaded but choosing to log in as a test user I was able to load things to desktop and post a great video. Kinda took me back a few years. Very nostalgic.

I like it. Reddit is like your sink drain sometimes, clogged with all the hairy goo that no one wants to see or deal with. This feels like a new lavatory just waiting for content to start flowing.

Good job.