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Re: Show HN: I trained a deep learning model to build sites for me

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Post by katsura »

Sorry to be that guy, but fullstory, google tagmanager, and hotjar all on the same page, without any indication to the user that their every move is being tracked. This site is not too GDPR compatible.

Also, I'm working on something similar, but from a different perspective. My problem with this is that you have to design your website in Sketch, then turn it into code with a different service potentially waiting hours until you'll see the end result.

So my idea is that I can build an app where you can basically draw the page elements, similarly to how you'd do it in Sketch, and it automagically turns the whole thing into a responsive website right away (no position:absolute hacks involved). I still have a lot to do though... :D

Re: Show HN: I trained a deep learning model to build sites for me

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Post by moehm »

kthejoker2 wrote: post #78
wlesieutre wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Depending on the customer, that could still be helpful. I've worked with people where you can ask them very specific questions over and over and get nowhere - the only way they're capable of moving forward is if you give them something you know is wrong so they can look at it and say "No, it needs to X." It's annoying to do, but if you can automate producing the initially wrong product for review it'd be easier.

Cunningham's Law is one of the truest design patterns in all of mankind.

For everyone else: "Cunningham's Law states 'the best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer.'" [0]

[0] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cunningham%27s_Law

Re: Show HN: I trained a deep learning model to build sites for me

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Post by aznumeric »

johndamaia wrote: post #67
potench wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Cool, thanks for the reply. For me making components is the hard work, anything that helps automate organizing / naming / and synchronizing a component library with sketch sounds intriguing to me. Is the output intended to be code-edited by a developer to add hrefs, interactivity? Is it intended to generate pseudo components for later finessing or is it intended to produce the final outcome of a site directly from sk…

It's intended to be code-edited by a developer. The goal is to have an advance starting point. You'll start with "everything" ready to work on the fun stuff. If you curious enough to see the output I'm happy to share the code from our demo. If it makes sense drop me a line at john [@] zecoda.com

Hi. I would like to have an option of using just the automated part of the service and do the developer part myself. If hypothetically you would include that option, how cheaper do you think it wold be compared to the current price ? Also one more option: convert design to just HTML and CSS, without javascript or framework of any kind. Would that make sense ?

Re: Show HN: I trained a deep learning model to build sites for me

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Post by Kerrick »

johndamaia wrote: post #89
iamleppert wrote: post #75

How many FTE engineers can this replace? Do you have a case study or whitepaper?

Our goal is not to replace engineers. Is to increase their productivity and give them more time to create awesome products.

Sure, but every bit of automation that "increases productivity" and "gives more time for other things" naturally ends up replacing those that it was helping -- if not directly, at least replacing potential future hires in the same role.

Re: Show HN: I trained a deep learning model to build sites for me

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Post by reneherse »

modo_ wrote: post #85

Sorry to be a bit meta here-- but a question about the design of the site. This style of pastel colors, wavy svg graphics, and happy avatars seems super popular right now [1] [2] [3]. I'm curious if it has a name and where it originated from (if anywhere?) Overall I like the aesthetic quite a bit, but it's such a distinctive look. I'm surprised I keep seeing it crop up nearly copy+pasted between all of these companie…

Another question about the design of the page: Does this kind of conversational / persona based pitch actually work to convert users? E.G. "Hi I'm Clara, my life's goal is... I struggle with..." "If you relate with Clara, try X now..."

At least for me the net emotional effect of the "For Desigers & Developers" section of the homepage was a strong impulse to bounce. (I'm in the target market.) Ultimately for the sake of research I clicked through to the ~/product page, where I found the diagrammatic graphics much more compelling.

Re: Show HN: I trained a deep learning model to build sites for me

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Post by johndamaia »

doubleorseven wrote: post #90
johndamaia wrote: post #2

Founder here. As a front end developer, I turn design files into front-end code regularly. But it's a repetitive and demotivating task. It takes time, lots of meetings and boring back and forth questions. I want to change that. So I tried to automate this process. I trained a deep learning (DL) model to visually understand what elements are in a webpage (e.g. input, button, nav, etc) and build the front-end boiler pl…

Wow, nice work! I used to work for Webydo on the part that translate the DB to static files, tons of work and the result was basically an "uneditable HTML blob". I would really love to see the output zip file, any change you have something less complicated that goes responsive to show?

If you think it can help, I can send you the output code for the demo. Drop me a line at john [@] zecoda.com

Re: Show HN: I trained a deep learning model to build sites for me

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Post by bhl »

modo_ wrote: post #85

Sorry to be a bit meta here-- but a question about the design of the site. This style of pastel colors, wavy svg graphics, and happy avatars seems super popular right now [1] [2] [3]. I'm curious if it has a name and where it originated from (if anywhere?) Overall I like the aesthetic quite a bit, but it's such a distinctive look. I'm surprised I keep seeing it crop up nearly copy+pasted between all of these companie…

Not sure if there's a specific name for the avatars, but there's two near similar resources here:

[1] https://undraw.co/illustrations

[2] https://www.humaaans.com/

Re: Show HN: I trained a deep learning model to build sites for me

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Post by johndamaia »

aznumeric wrote: post #93
johndamaia wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's intended to be code-edited by a developer. The goal is to have an advance starting point. You'll start with "everything" ready to work on the fun stuff. If you curious enough to see the output I'm happy to share the code from our demo. If it makes sense drop me a line at john [@] zecoda.com

Hi. I would like to have an option of using just the automated part of the service and do the developer part myself. If hypothetically you would include that option, how cheaper do you think it wold be compared to the current price ? Also one more option: convert design to just HTML and CSS, without javascript or framework of any kind. Would that make sense ?

Interesting feedback. Our main goal is to ditch the human verification, we want to be confident enough to provide great code automatically. Not there yet.

Regarding the output, it's great to know your thoughts on the frameworks. We actually went for a framework to make it simple for our users. In the future we want to allow our users to chose what output they want. So, it makes total sense.

Re: Show HN: I trained a deep learning model to build sites for me

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Post by johndamaia »

reneherse wrote: post #95
modo_ wrote: post #85

Sorry to be a bit meta here-- but a question about the design of the site. This style of pastel colors, wavy svg graphics, and happy avatars seems super popular right now [1] [2] [3]. I'm curious if it has a name and where it originated from (if anywhere?) Overall I like the aesthetic quite a bit, but it's such a distinctive look. I'm surprised I keep seeing it crop up nearly copy+pasted between all of these companie…

Another question about the design of the page: Does this kind of conversational / persona based pitch actually work to convert users? E.G. "Hi I'm Clara, my life's goal is... I struggle with..." "If you relate with Clara, try X now..." At least for me the net emotional effect of the "For Desigers & Developers" section of the homepage was a strong impulse to bounce. (I'm in the target market.) Ultimately for the sake…

Great feedback! I guess we just need to find our best target market. We believe the decision makers will be managers and not technical people (engineers that relate more with the product page instead of the emotional illustrations). But I could be wrong...

Re: Show HN: I trained a deep learning model to build sites for me

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Post by preommr »

johndamaia wrote: post #45
247yak wrote: post #42

Looks like Yotako... https://www.yotako.io/ Whats the difference? Yotako seems to be in the deadpool though...havn't seen anything new in ages. Hard to scale this stuff.

Didn't know them. The concept seems the same :)

Is this just a quick and short project or have you been working on this long term?
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