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Re: Show HN: Alan – a low-code application platform

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Post by Serow225 »

okket wrote: post #32
codetrotter wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "low code" is confusing When I started reading I thought low code, meant low "level" code, something like assembly or rust. I expected that as well from the title but at the very start they link the meaning of the term so that those of us that don’t know what it means can quickly find out on Wikipedia. I think it’s best to do like they are doing and link the Wikipedia article.

It would also be helpful to use the spelling from Wikipedia: "low-code" vs. "low code" are very different in my mind.

Agreed, to me "low-code" is a lot more clear.

Re: Show HN: Alan – a low-code application platform

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Post by a-nikolaev »

copperx wrote: post #37
soneca wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe it is a head with a shirt collar. But at first glance, I thought it was a beer mug.

I'm disconcerted after reading this thread, seeing that some people somehow think that "low code" means "low-level code" (really?) and mistaking a collared shirt for legs. I'm going to assume it's because this post was made early in the morning and no one has had their coffee yet.

Your application is awesome!

However, the logo to me did look like a blood bag with some yellow liquid in it and two tubes sticking out at the bottom. (When shown on white background, you cannot see hair on the guy's head - https://alan-platform.com/pages/tuts/introducing.html ) Anyway, the program looks very intuitive in its purpose and goal!

Re: Show HN: Alan – a low-code application platform

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Post by klageveen »

copperx wrote: post #37
soneca wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe it is a head with a shirt collar. But at first glance, I thought it was a beer mug.

I'm disconcerted after reading this thread, seeing that some people somehow think that "low code" means "low-level code" (really?) and mistaking a collared shirt for legs. I'm going to assume it's because this post was made early in the morning and no one has had their coffee yet.

I does look kinda like a beer mug, I can't unsee it! But that's probably also because on this side of the planet it's time for a pint.

Re: Show HN: Alan – a low-code application platform

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Post by le-mark »

polskibus wrote: post #36

How do you compare yourself against other "low code" platforms in the 4GL landscape? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-generation_programming_...

I would also like to see this comparison. Another thing is; HN is really the wrong audience for this. Technologists here will spin up a vm/container with their stack of choice. Indeed; ruby and rails, django, node, all fill the void 4GLs did decades ago.

Finding and reaching users for this type of tool is the challenge imo. Implementation is the easy part.

Re: Show HN: Alan – a low-code application platform

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Post by gcb0 »

WorkLifeBalance wrote: post #24

How do you take this from here to the next step? Let's say I want to develop a multi user todo and I've followed the examples and now have some Users who log in entering a password. Someone points out that I shouldn't be storing passwords in plain text so I want to store them hashed. Despite there being hints in the documentation that this is possible (migrations shows the password hashed), it's not clear how to carr…

the goal is to "step in when excell starts to get in the way"

I doubt they will ever care about any of that. a "side loaded application" will likely be the answer to most of those comments.

Re: Show HN: Alan – a low-code application platform

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Post by klageveen »

drostie wrote: post #39

Hey Koen, congrats on you and Corno making front-page on HN! I can definitely confirm for others reading this that it indeed has been something like 10 years in the making; I was working with a prototype of it 8-9 years ago and found those data models so nice that I actually reimplemented the core idea in a repository on GitHub, though it didn't really go anywhere except for my own web site. I have also been able to…

Hi Chris, how are you!? It's been a while man. We've definitely dug into it a lot deeper than last time you worked on it. As you say, once you get how the models work it sticks with you :)

Re: Show HN: Alan – a low-code application platform

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Post by gnud »

klageveen wrote: post #40
leandrod wrote: post #25

Do that relationally, win the world.

Graph databases are much more powerful and a better fit for our modeling language. However, the platform can create a live SQL database mirror if you need that kind of thing.

Can your graph database update multiple models at once in a transaction?

Re: Show HN: Alan – a low-code application platform

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Post by klageveen »

gcb0 wrote: post #45
WorkLifeBalance wrote: post #24

How do you take this from here to the next step? Let's say I want to develop a multi user todo and I've followed the examples and now have some Users who log in entering a password. Someone points out that I shouldn't be storing passwords in plain text so I want to store them hashed. Despite there being hints in the documentation that this is possible (migrations shows the password hashed), it's not clear how to carr…

the goal is to "step in when excell starts to get in the way" I doubt they will ever care about any of that. a "side loaded application" will likely be the answer to most of those comments.

There is a lot the platform can do by itself, but I think you grasped it well enough. The side loaded apps are definitely the escape hatch to enable things it doesn't cover (yet).

Re: Show HN: Alan – a low-code application platform

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Post by klageveen »

gnud wrote: post #47
klageveen wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Graph databases are much more powerful and a better fit for our modeling language. However, the platform can create a live SQL database mirror if you need that kind of thing.

Can your graph database update multiple models at once in a transaction?

One database runs one model (multiple databases can be connected to each other via interfaces). One transaction can update any number of properties, collections, etc.
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