LoopBack - a private, open source mBaaS based on Node.js • Hacker News Board

gshipley wrote: post #2

I have been using OpenShift for my application development and would like to try this out. Does anyone know if they are a cartridge for OpenShift?

Looks like it: http://docs.strongloop.com/#openshift-cartridge

Re: LoopBack - a private, open source mBaaS based on Node.js

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Post by lresende » Wed, Sep 18, 2013, 4:39 PM UTC

Good to see more mBaaS solutions in the open source arena. Particular using Node.JS which is a great fit for mobile backends.

Re: LoopBack - a private, open source mBaaS based on Node.js

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Post by Schoonology » Wed, Sep 18, 2013, 5:14 PM UTC

arboreal wrote: post #5

How does this compare to something like Parse?

LoopBack is open source. It's way too easy (IMNSHO) to outgrow what Parse has to offer, and I'm never a fan of these black-box, hosted solutions.

I can make changes as I need, and I own the whole server application from the bottom up.

Re: LoopBack - a private, open source mBaaS based on Node.js

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Post by shubhra51 » Wed, Sep 18, 2013, 5:47 PM UTC

Loopback is the middleware api glue for making rich mobile apps enterprise grade. This should enable us to build apps which can actually access data locked in enterprise data stores very quickly

Re: LoopBack - a private, open source mBaaS based on Node.js

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Post by altsang » Wed, Sep 18, 2013, 6:22 PM UTC

Schoonology wrote: post #8

arboreal wrote: post #5

How does this compare to something like Parse?

LoopBack is open source. It's way too easy (IMNSHO) to outgrow what Parse has to offer, and I'm never a fan of these black-box, hosted solutions. I can make changes as I need, and I own the whole server application from the bottom up.

Exactly - Loopback = "Parse in an open source box" versus a black-box.