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[Founder of Budibase here] I would like to add Budibase to this list. The platform is open source, makes it incredibly easy to build internal tools, SSO is free, and its apps are responsive. Also, coding is optional (unlike other platforms listed in this thread) Also, Budibase is currently free!
docker run -d --name nocodb -p 8080:8080 nocodb/nocodb
(Disclaimer: I'm founder of NocoDB )
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If you use a no-code front-end builder (like Bubble.io), I guess you could use any UI test framework to test your app. It is not the same as unit testing, but it is more global and in the end, UI tests are quite powerful to detect regressions that matter to the users. That said, if you think that unit tests are always required, then I think that you are a victim of code complexity. Let me explain. I do believe that u…
I deliberately used the nonspecific term "testing" and avoided "unit tests" because arguments about unit testing vs. integration testing vs. ui vs. functional vs. system vs. [...] are generally not productive, and tangential to the point I was making. > I think that it is more important to be able to control complexity in order to avoid testing, I think that's a worthy ideal to strive for, but it's not so easy to con…
You are aware that there is such a thing as a Pontiac and such a thing as a Mercedes, right? One is better than the other. Costs more, too. That doesn’t mean there isn’t a place for both to exist. That doesn’t mean the lesser one is trying to be the more expensive one and failing.
Maybe have a look at https://strapi.io/ and https://directus.io/ . They are really easy to setup so yo can spend an afternoon trying out both and see if you like them.
Basic 1st project setup things didn’t work, etc.
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Co-founder of Reflect here: Thanks for the mention! I think a lot of people think of "no-code" tools as something exclusively for non-developers; things like Webflow and Bubble for creating apps. I don't think that's ever really been the case, Zapier being a great example of that, but there's been a lot more tools coming to market in the past couple years that actually work well as a way to replace tedious code-based…
Reflect is a cool name, but nearly impossible to Google.
I'm a founder of Appsmith, mentioned here a couple of times. It is a good open source project for building anything from simple CRUD apps to complex internal applications quickly. Drag and drop UI to avoid writing HTML/CSS, connect with any datasource, and use JS to write custom logic when you need to.
The main problem I had with AppSmith is that its mobile support is abysmal. I opened an issue quite a while ago about a very basic component being completely broken on iOS and it still hasn't been fixed.
If not, could you tell me more so that I can create an issue.
NoCode platforms can be further divided into sub category of tools. Depending on your need you got to look at using one or multiple tools. 1) BPM tools: build workflows & business processes. Tools like Appian, Pega, kissflow, etc 2) Form builders: jotform, typeform, etc 3) automation: Zapier, integromat, etc 4) Frontend builder - Consumer apps -> bubble, adalo, etc - Internal apps -> Retool, DronaHQ, Appsmith 5) App…
9) Online DB tools -> Quickbase, Airtable, Knack, etc 10) Website builder -> webflow, softr, etc
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The main problem I had with AppSmith is that its mobile support is abysmal. I opened an issue quite a while ago about a very basic component being completely broken on iOS and it still hasn't been fixed.
Agreed. We need to improve a lot on the mobile, we've had our hands full with desktop browsers. About the unfixed iOS issue, was it an issue about the tabs widget on Safari? https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/issues/3835 If not, could you tell me more so that I can create an issue.
I like appsmith for internal apps. Tried budibase and retool, but feel appsmith is better. They are also ridiculously responsive on discord - fixing bugs, giving advice etc. Not affiliated with any of them.
I like that getting appsmith running is just one docker command away. I don’t like their weird syntax around writing code, {{}} everywhere!