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

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Post by rchaud »

thenoblesunfish wrote: post #82

To use a Reddit term, ELI5 what "no code" actually means. As someone who's only ever seen the term in passing on HN, I don't understand if there's a distinction from coding in a very high level and/or visual environment. To try and make it concrete by comparing with things I've personally seen: Is LabVIEW "no code"? Is Max/MSP "no code"? Was Dreamweaver "no code"? Is building an FX pipeline in Houdini "no code"?

Dreamweaver is no-code, but you can't build a web application with it. Just a static website. Maybe there's some interactivity like being able to submit a "Contact Us" form. But that's it.

A web application has application logic of some kind, maybe like a retirement calculator. That kind of application will accept user input (e.g. "age", "monthly savings amount", "exp. rate of return"), and apply that data to a model of some kind. That results in an output "You need to save $X to retire at age Y, assuming ROR is Z%"

Bubble is a full no-code app-builder. There are other no-code tools like Zapier, but they're not used to build full apps, but rather to connect two different apps without writing API queries yourself. For example, let's say you're running a virtual conference. Your tickets are sold on Platform X, and your videoconferencing solution happens on Platform Y.

When someone buys a ticket using X, you want to auto-send an email from Y with their videoconference link. You do that by connecting the two services visually via Zapier.

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

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Post by rchaud »

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...

A doctor I know set up an appointment scheduling workflow using FileMaker on MacOS.

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

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Post by austincheney »

_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'm constantly handed shitty (or a complete lack thereof) requirements from non-technical people.

My solution to that is that for every missing requirement I will make own personal decision and fill the gaps as I see fit. If that’s not what they want then the development window is extended to incorporate changes and refactoring. I am not going to work late or stress over deadlines because that isn’t my failed delivery and it is working as designed.

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

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Post by discordance »

gccs wrote: post #8
the-dude wrote: post #2

Slow as hell, to the point it does not load. Isn't this the typical application you don't want to run as nocode? High loads, viral growth.

Actually it is the exact application to develop with no code. It is a clone of an existing website, where there are already 100s other clones, so it will extremely likely amount to nothing and not surpass 10 users, meaning the performance impact will not impact anyone.

I feel like that's a bit harsh and you may be missing the point if all you see in this is another clone.

There's obviously been a lot of effort put into this, and there's so much to be learned from what's being presented both from the perspective of a seasoned developer and those who aren't. The discussion above and below your comment is proof of that.

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

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Post by [deleted] »

_fat_santa wrote: post #128
_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'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. Personally I find this to be part of the Job. The way I look at it i'm the one looking at sites all day, I'm the one caught up on all the latest trends, I'm the one who k…

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

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Post by sincerely »

kibwen wrote: post #75
throw_m239339 wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just use old reddit. It's fast. On mobile https://www.reddit.com/.compact (with a dot before compact) still works.

On mobile web, you can also select an option from the hamburger menu to tell it to give you the desktop interface (which persists until you clear your cookies), and in your user settings you can set your default desktop interface as old reddit. Call me crazy for using the desktop site on mobile, but I find it far more usable to pinch and zoom than to navigate the redesign.

Have you tried the /.compact mode? It's not the same as the redesign, it's essentially old.reddit.com resized for a mobile interfact

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

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Post by elnygren »

Nocode/lowcode is excellent for company internal apps & GUIs. Imagine things like barcode/QRcode scanner app for warehouse that just needs to send an HTTP call somewhere. Stakeholders/business people might be able to complete some smaller apps & views & GUIs themselves an no need to wait for engineering support.

It's likely never going to produce production quality web UIs for sites that have millions of consumer users where everything has to be optimised by hand but that's not really most use cases or the case for NoCode/LowCode.

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