Facebook is closing Parse • Hacker News Board

Re: Facebook is closing Parse

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Post by tuyguntn » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 9:07 AM UTC

gfosco wrote: post #2

Separately, we developed an open-source Parse-compatible API server for Node/Express. https://github.com/ParsePlatform/parse-server This, along with the database migration tools released earlier, allow developers a full migration path to move from Parse hosted data + API to their own infrastructure. Over the weekend, I set up a website & app on a $5 DigitalOcean box running Parse and Mongo locally.

Hacker culture of Facebook makes it really valuable company in terms of engineering. Dropbox and Google (Mailbox & Reader at least) should learn something from them. Incredible move and good luck in future endeavors!

Re: Facebook is closing Parse

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Post by crtlib » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 9:08 AM UTC

gfosco wrote: post #271

supster wrote: post #228

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Would it be possible to open source the Parse Dashboard? Even if it's just the data browser? I really loved that part of Parse.

We will work on that, yes.

That's great. I'm not regretting we chose Parse!

Re: Facebook is closing Parse

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Post by scriptstar » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 9:11 AM UTC

Totally disappointed with this announcement. Facebook is making billions of dollars of profit but can't keep up the lights at Parse. I will think twice to jump on these platforms next time. Now, I am more sceptical of using ReactJS, ReactNative and other stuff from the FB spearheads. Perhaps a high time to learn typescript and angular2.

Re: Facebook is closing Parse

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 9:19 AM UTC

tleyden5iwx wrote: post #303

jchrisa wrote: post #266

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Kudos to Parse for providing an open source path forward. I know a lot of enterprise users who will only look at fully open source stacks, for a variety of reasons. It's good they are giving users a year to migrate. I expect Couchbase Mobile to see a lot of evaluations as this process plays out. I will be watching to see how the community grows. It looks like the ExportAdapter.js module in parse-server is low hanging…

[Full disclosure: I'm a FT Couchbase mobile developer] Agree 100% -- Parse deserves huge kudos for that move. Ex-Parse customers should definitely check out Couchbase Mobile, which has some functionality overlap with Parse and is already open source with several repos on github: https://github.com/couchbase/sync_gateway https://github.com/couchbase/couchbase-lite-ios https://github.com/couchbase/couchbase-lite-androi…

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Re: Facebook is closing Parse

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Post by markatkinson » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 9:20 AM UTC

I wonder if Firebase is doing somersaults...

Re: Facebook is closing Parse

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Post by pajop » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 9:21 AM UTC

has anyone here tried http://www.kinvey.com/ ?

Re: Facebook is closing Parse

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Post by adamors » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 9:30 AM UTC

scriptstar wrote: post #433

Totally disappointed with this announcement. Facebook is making billions of dollars of profit but can't keep up the lights at Parse. I will think twice to jump on these platforms next time. Now, I am more sceptical of using ReactJS, ReactNative and other stuff from the FB spearheads. Perhaps a high time to learn typescript and angular2.

You should be skeptical of every third party service/platform by now.

Re: Facebook is closing Parse

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Post by krmboya » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 9:32 AM UTC

So, just some unanswered questions in my mind concerning startups that get bought out then shut down.

Do they end up creating more value than was invested into them in the course of their lifetime? Who captures most of this value? What does this mean for technological innovation and increase in productivity in general?

Re: Facebook is closing Parse

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Post by estefan » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 9:37 AM UTC

joering2 wrote: post #301

estefan wrote: post #285

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The day I see ads on whatsapp is the day I leave.

Facebook owns whatsapp. You already making FB money even if you not crossing FB site. Actually you're working for Facebook... and you do it for free!

That's fine. I just don't want to be distracted by ads.

Re: Facebook is closing Parse

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Post by joeyspn » Fri, Jan 29, 2016, 9:38 AM UTC

gfosco wrote: post #2

Separately, we developed an open-source Parse-compatible API server for Node/Express. https://github.com/ParsePlatform/parse-server This, along with the database migration tools released earlier, allow developers a full migration path to move from Parse hosted data + API to their own infrastructure. Over the weekend, I set up a website & app on a $5 DigitalOcean box running Parse and Mongo locally.

It's sad that you are shutting down but I think it's awesome that you are releasing the platform source. Who knows, this could be the birth of a great FOSS project.

2k Github starts in 15h and growing...