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

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

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Post by nickthemagicman »

0des wrote: post #32
throw_m239339 wrote: post #19

Dreamweaver 3.0? Wasn't there some IDE like that in the past where non technical people could build data driven apps visually? I don't remember then name of that application. Wasn't it related to Microsoft Access or something? Hmm, the name eludes me...

Why is there an otherwise helpful response to this that is already downvoted to [dead]? edit: It's back now, but I notice this happening a lot more than it used to. folks, for pete's sake if you find something inaccurate or unsupported in a post that causes you to want it gone, at least support your point with a comment for folks like me. Clueless people like myself end up wondering what the hell I just walked in on…

This site is very strange.

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

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Post by capableweb »

shusson wrote: post #30
capableweb wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't "glorified WYSIWYG editor" basically what nocode is? Why would the terminology decide your mood when the two are basically synonymous in this context? Bubble (which been used for building this) describes themselves as a nocode tool quite literally ("The best way to build web apps without code") but because you see it as a WYSIWYG your irritation disappeared?

> Isn't "glorified WYSIWYG editor" basically what nocode is? Does bubble also handle deployment/infra?

I haven't deployed anything myself on Bubble (only tried their editor briefly) but since this submissions URL is reggit.bubbleapps.io I'd wager that yes, Bubble does handle everything for you once you've actually built your app in their editor.

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

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Post by _omnf »

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 people undervalue the design process or skip it all together. No code is making non-technical people realize that they have to plan out before they just throw engineers at a problem.

No code is changing the dialog around this. I see that as a net positive. Of course us software engineers know the problems around no-code - we'll deal with them as we deal with all problems.

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

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Post by reilly3000 »

_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…

I had a tech-savvy friend want to build an app but the project wasn't very well defined. After a short period of angst I suggested that he build an MVP in Bubble and that I could step in to work on any integrations that needed code support. It worked exactly as you said.

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

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Post by krageon »

capableweb wrote: post #20
krageon wrote: post #4

I was gearing up to be irritated at seeing "no-code", but this was apparently built using a glorified WYSIWYG editor. That's really impressive, especially given how close it looks to what you set out to imitate. Nice work!

Isn't "glorified WYSIWYG editor" basically what nocode is? Why would the terminology decide your mood when the two are basically synonymous in this context? Bubble (which been used for building this) describes themselves as a nocode tool quite literally ("The best way to build web apps without code") but because you see it as a WYSIWYG your irritation disappeared?

Most terms don't have any meaning. As far as I can tell, no-code and serverless (no-ops is a close one too) fall under that category.

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

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Post by vsareto »

_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…

It's great if it stops at dialogue and they don't force you to stay on the no-code platform.

It kinda sucks we need to develop products to convince people that hired us that we might know a thing or two about building software

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