Parse is shutting down today • Hacker News Board

Re: Parse is shutting down today

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Post by HectorRamos » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 5:41 PM UTC

parseuser wrote: post #45

jtmarmon wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

uhhh...sorry to say but I don't think you're getting that data out anymore. >When your app is disabled, you will not be able to access the data browser or export any data, and your applications will no longer be able to access the Parse API.

The apps were not disabled. The export feature hasn't been working because of a bug on their end. It seams like the claim that Parse "firmly believes in data portability" is complete BS.

The data export feature was replaced by the database migration tool we launched on January 28 last year. We highly recommend using the database migration tool as this will ensure that all of your data is copied over and synced to your new database prior to switching traffic over. Tons of apps have migrated in the past year using the db migration tool.

Re: Parse is shutting down today

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Post by ma2rten » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 5:42 PM UTC

jeyoor wrote: post #44

barnaclejive wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have created a few apps using Parse.com, one of them successful enough to take the additional time/cost hit to migrate and host myself using the Parse-Server project. The open source project is great and I appreciate the effort that went into making sure we didn't all get (totally) screwed. Would I use Parse-Server for a new project? Probably not. The state of the BaaS options out there has changed/improved signifi…

Which BaaS options are recommended now?

I haven't used it, but firebase is popular.

Re: Parse is shutting down today

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Post by st3v3r » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 5:42 PM UTC

dbancajas wrote: post #12

can someone tldr us on what happened to parse?

Facebook bought it. Parse was highly coupled to AWS at the time. They spent some 3 years trying to get it to run on Facebook's cloud, and apparently failed to do so. Facebook decided to cut their losses, and shut it down.

Re: Parse is shutting down today

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Post by jaypaulynice » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 5:43 PM UTC

newsat13 wrote: post #30

dbancajas wrote: post #12

can someone tldr us on what happened to parse?

I am curious to know why facebook bought it in the first place

Pbly talent grab and also it gave them a view of up and coming apps they could target for acquisition: http://www.businessinsider.com/why-facebook-acquired-parse-f...

Re: Parse is shutting down today

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Post by jamesjyu » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 5:44 PM UTC

mcescalante wrote: post #4

I have seen a fair number of "abrupt" and poorly executed shutdowns on HN over the last few years, and although I don't use Parse, I feel as though the team did a good job sunsetting this over the last year. Thank you for the product, the open sourced version, and for not ditching your community! Best of luck to everyone who worked on the team

Thank you, mcescalante. We did our best to make the transition as smooth as possible.

Re: Parse is shutting down today

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Post by geofft » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 5:46 PM UTC

mofirouz wrote: post #24

rawrmaan wrote: post #13

Parse was an amazing discovery when I was just starting out my dev career and I've used it in all of my major projects, but it had some serious shortcomings. I wrote about why I think Parse failed from a developer's perspective. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13522602

Why do you think Parse was a failure in the first place? Surely, Parse founders got a nice little cash out of the acquisition and Facebook got developers onboard and Facebook Login integrated onto many apps.

When a marriage ends in divorce, it is fair to call the marriage a failure even if you get a profitable settlement from the divorce and even if you both go on to better marriages. Same reason.

Re: Parse is shutting down today

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Post by Mankhool » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 5:48 PM UTC

As a non-developer who found Parse extremely easy to use, is there a similar product in the market that I can switch my iPhone app over to?

Re: Parse is shutting down today

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Post by squid3 » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 5:50 PM UTC

coupdejarnac wrote: post #50

squid3 wrote: post #37

The open source Parse Server offers more benefits than hosted parse.com. Many of the benefits are outlined in this blog post: http://blog.parse.com/announcements/what-is-parse-server/ Whatever you are building with Parse Server, Nodechef can help you get there faster. https://www.nodechef.com/parse-server

Are you a nodechef cofounder by any chance? I host with nodechef and am happy with them so far.

Yes, I am one of the co-founders. Thanks for hosting with us.

Re: Parse is shutting down today

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Post by mignev » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 5:50 PM UTC

I think you should try https://www.sashido.io. Please share your feedback afterward.

Re: Parse is shutting down today

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Post by primitivesuave » Mon, Jan 30, 2017, 5:50 PM UTC

jeyoor wrote: post #44

barnaclejive wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have created a few apps using Parse.com, one of them successful enough to take the additional time/cost hit to migrate and host myself using the Parse-Server project. The open source project is great and I appreciate the effort that went into making sure we didn't all get (totally) screwed. Would I use Parse-Server for a new project? Probably not. The state of the BaaS options out there has changed/improved signifi…

Which BaaS options are recommended now?

I second the Firebase recommendation. Facebook killed off their BaaS acquisition while Google doubled down on theirs. If you prefer open-source, Horizon (http://horizon.io/) is a great alternative to Firebase but does not have many of the key features like file storage and iOS/Android SDKs.