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

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Post by MattGaiser »

colejohnson66 wrote: post #91
arghwhat wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It does handle many orders of magnitude more users than this thing does though. As a site that is the source of many hugs of death, it's serving a hell of a lot of traffic, mostly successfully. It could serve even more traffic if it was less bloated of course. EDIT: Some random stats from 2019 suggest that they're handling ~1000 pageviews a second on average over a month, and a view can take >100 requests to load. Co…

Over 100 requests per load? That has to be static files like images, right? Do they not have a cache system for that (like what Cloudflare provides)?

A friend worked on a project that reached several hundred requests at one point.

Basically they had a 10 request component. Only one on the page so even though it wasn't that efficient, they didn't care.

But then their PM wanted 20 of them on a page. It was a Scrum team so velocity mattered, so they just had a for loop generate 20 of them.

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

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Post by wmeredith »

tbran wrote: post #53
Shiku wrote: post #40

Hey HN: Thanks for everyone who has tried to visit the site. The surge in traffic was unexpected, and I realize that it slowed down the load time, so I've added a 'boost' to the site. Besides that, I should also clarify that this site was built to be 'web first'. It currently does not work on mobile (I didn't design it to work on mobile since I was only working on it for 2 weeks). Hope the site loads better now. Will…

Very cool that you built this in such a short time! It makes me wonder if there will be a new segment of programmers that specialize in superfast no-code app creation.

> specialize in superfast no-code app creation

Rapid prototyping has been a valuable skill forever and I think this falls squarely under that.

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

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Post by wmeredith »

skywal_l wrote: post #77
tbran wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very cool that you built this in such a short time! It makes me wonder if there will be a new segment of programmers that specialize in superfast no-code app creation.

Would they be programmers? Shouldn't we call them no-programmers?

Nah, only people working with assembly code are programmers.

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

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Post by machtesh »

I made a reddit-like app/website on Bubble about 1.5 years ago and overall I was very happy with the speed I was able to get it out there. I built it in a few days which I personally never would have been able to do in code.

But since it relies on SEO to succeed, I'm now considering coding it from scratch because it's a huge limitation in Bubble.

https://tastejury.com

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

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Post by lijogdfljk »

_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 agree entirely with you, except.. i don't mind the design process (or lack there of) you describe. I feel i get paid for it.

I'm in a smaller org and yea, the product team definitely skimps on plenty of details. When i have to point out drastic UX flaws or impossibilities it is definitely frustrating. However i legitimately think that is what they hired for. They wanted someone (well, a team of devs) to deal with this stuff. To be the architect of their general direction.

The bigger question to me is if the positions we have that more traditionally handle a more complete design.. are they being overpaid in our org? I don't think i'm being _underpaid_ for my architect + dev hat, but i do wonder if someone else is also being paid for architect but i'm cleaning up for them lol.

I've also found that the designers seem to.. for better or worse, take what you give. I notice they give me a far more loose definition than they give less experienced devs. I suspect this is because they expect/trust me to follow through, and i do - but this also effectively takes "advantage" of what i offer. I use quotes because i also get paid much more than the other devs i speak of, so i go back to what i said earlier, i think i get paid for this.

It's frustrating. But i also enjoy it a bit. If they laid everything out perfectly i'd be left with just writing the correct design patterns in code, using the right data structures, etc. Worse yet i wouldn't have the ability to shape the UX for better performance. I dunno, all the companies i've been at have been like this. I don't feel it's unique, but maybe it's just how i put myself out there.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

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.

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

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Post by jarpschop »

ben-gy wrote: post #100

This is impressive for sure. It really makes me think how hackathons must be evolving with this type of tech available (last hackathon I participated in was ~8 years ago). That said, and I feel a bit old for saying this, but I still prefer to write the code myself. In every instance (so far) I’ve found I can produce the exact outcomes required faster by writing code (Rails is still crazy fast to scaffold solutions an…

I prefer code in the end because the flexibility is provides. At the end, a bunch of edge cases and weird situations that can't be handled by the simplified solution will arise, and in those situations having a complete programming language is the only way to get above them.I find the simplifying assumptions that low-code frameworks rely on sooner or later end up braking.
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