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Re: Deployd: Create RESTful JSON APIs using a GUI interface

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Post by jeffbcross »

revetkn wrote: post #35
redidas wrote: post #26

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Why the /sigh? Is it because you don't agree that backend development is complex? Or do you feel differently about the front-end being the part that really matters? Personally, I'm impressed by this. It seems to me a compromise between MeteorJS/FireDB and "traditional" stacks. It also comes with its own environment to organize my code? Something about that is a little appealing. Maybe limiting too, but appealing.

Probably the /sigh because it looks like a great framework if the problem you're trying to solve is to build the simplest possible TODO-list app.

What do you have against TODO-lists? IMHO the world needs more varieties of task management tools.

Actually, the example apps don't really do the platform justice. We (at deployd) use it in consulting projects for building big APIs with complex roles and business requirements. The design of deployd is driven more from lessons learned designing those APIs than from our experiments in TODO-lists.

Re: Deployd: Create RESTful JSON APIs using a GUI interface

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Post by dallonf »

michaelsbradley wrote: post #37
jeffbcross wrote: post #23

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(I work at deployd) Yes, the cycle is funny. We don't usually focus on the GUI when talking about deployd; someone outside the company posted with this headline. Open source was a no-brainer for us. There are some other key concepts that make it a compelling tool, particularly how easily extensible the platform is.

Jeff, has deployd considered adopting a JSON-based media type like Collection+JSON or HAL or JSON-LD (and there are others, or you could roll your own) so that the JSON APIs are properly RESTful?

(I work at Deployd) Our goal is first and foremost to generate useful APIs that you can use in your front-end, not necessarily to strictly adhere to the REST pattern. We do tend to use REST terminology when describing Deployd, and maybe that's a mistake that's causing more distraction than necessary.

Re: Deployd: Create RESTful JSON APIs using a GUI interface

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Post by dallonf »

elliottcarlson wrote: post #39
whileonebegin wrote: post #25

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> The environment just needs to support Node and Mongo. Shouldn't this be displayed on the homepage somewhere?

This is one of my biggest issues with a lot of the projects being posted lately - they look great but I don't know the tech stack until I finally look at the code. Would be great if people at least mention if their project requires node.js, ruby or what not on their homepage.

(I work at Deployd) From our perspective, one of our ultimate goals is to create a platform where the tech stack doesn't matter to the user. We've partially solved this with the Mac/Windows installer - it installs Node.js and MongoDB dependencies itself. That way, you don't need to know the stack unless you're developing extensions (which are node modules).

However, I do agree that we need to document the stack better for those that want to install from source, or host it themselves.

Re: Deployd: Create RESTful JSON APIs using a GUI interface

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Post by simonw »

When I see products like this I always feel like I need a "hacker summary" of them. After some digging around it looks like Deployd is a Node.js/JavaScript application server - you download it and run it, it has a self-contained web server with a default interface, a set of command line tools for managing it and ships with a NoSQL-style data store (in bundles MongoDB). Have I missed anything?

Re: Deployd: Create RESTful JSON APIs using a GUI interface

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Post by easternmonk »

simonw wrote: post #44

When I see products like this I always feel like I need a "hacker summary" of them. After some digging around it looks like Deployd is a Node.js/JavaScript application server - you download it and run it, it has a self-contained web server with a default interface, a set of command line tools for managing it and ships with a NoSQL-style data store (in bundles MongoDB). Have I missed anything?

Absolutely. They have obscured this simple fact in unnecessary details. Also the phrases like "You dont need boilerplate code anymore" are highly misleading.

Re: Deployd: Create RESTful JSON APIs using a GUI interface

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Post by petercooper »

simonw wrote: post #44

When I see products like this I always feel like I need a "hacker summary" of them. After some digging around it looks like Deployd is a Node.js/JavaScript application server - you download it and run it, it has a self-contained web server with a default interface, a set of command line tools for managing it and ships with a NoSQL-style data store (in bundles MongoDB). Have I missed anything?

I had a similar problem before putting it in JavaScript Weekly (which led to this HN submission). Being rather busy, I asked them to resummarize it for me before I realized they had a screencast I could watch instead.. which did a much better job for me than the text on site :-)
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