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So Oracle forms, but with UX/DX :-)
Don't underestimate how important that is. I can tell an Oracle web app a mile away and I immediately now it is going to be an absolute pain to use: UI components too small/big; standard form controls missing; horrible lag etc
Would be nice if there was some kind of demo or docs. Like this is basic landing page stuff at this point.
Would be nice if there was some kind of demo or docs. Like this is basic landing page stuff at this point.
And pricing! When this kind of service doesn't make its pricing clear it immediately puts me off.
For building Retool Apps/Workflows, our pricing is here: https://retool.com/pricing
Hi all, engineer who worked on forms @ Retool here. Excited to get HN’s feedback on a new product I’ve been working on: Retool Forms. There are a ton of form builders out there (e.g. Typeform, Google Forms, Airtable Forms, etc.) and honestly we weren’t really looking to build another one. But as a developer, I wanted my data in my database, not in another SaaS app (which probably has a shoddy API, like every example…
Hi all, engineer who worked on forms @ Retool here. Excited to get HN’s feedback on a new product I’ve been working on: Retool Forms. There are a ton of form builders out there (e.g. Typeform, Google Forms, Airtable Forms, etc.) and honestly we weren’t really looking to build another one. But as a developer, I wanted my data in my database, not in another SaaS app (which probably has a shoddy API, like every example…
> and b) building my own frontend (probably via React, and then maybe via formik)
There's also a new technology called HTML. It comes with a tag, field tags, and even a to submit!
Although new, they managed to get all browsers on board to support it.
You will not need to import 150kb of JavaScript, though, which is sad. And it's not shiny to speak about in the interview for your next job.
I guess the pros dont overweight these cons... Yes, "probably via React" is the way!
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So, you didn’t feel comfortable relying on “another SaaS” app, and then go on to suggest Retool Workflows, which is itself part of another paid SaaS app? All those “shoddy” alternatives also have free tiers.
Not sure that is fair? The difference seems to be the data is squarely in your own DB. You can use their SaaS for validation. You might pay for something (surprise?).
Hi all, engineer who worked on forms @ Retool here. Excited to get HN’s feedback on a new product I’ve been working on: Retool Forms. There are a ton of form builders out there (e.g. Typeform, Google Forms, Airtable Forms, etc.) and honestly we weren’t really looking to build another one. But as a developer, I wanted my data in my database, not in another SaaS app (which probably has a shoddy API, like every example…
There is no download link, so how can this be self-hosted?
https://docs.retool.com/education/labs/self-hosted
Edit: the right page seems to be https://docs.retool.com/self-hosted but it’s about Retool in general; I doubt you need 8 vCPUs and 16GB of RAM to host forms [1].
[1]: https://docs.retool.com/self-hosted/quickstarts/docker#vm-co...
Hi all, engineer who worked on forms @ Retool here. Excited to get HN’s feedback on a new product I’ve been working on: Retool Forms. There are a ton of form builders out there (e.g. Typeform, Google Forms, Airtable Forms, etc.) and honestly we weren’t really looking to build another one. But as a developer, I wanted my data in my database, not in another SaaS app (which probably has a shoddy API, like every example…
Congrats on the launch, looks neat! > and b) building my own frontend (probably via React, and then maybe via formik) There's also a new technology called HTML. It comes with a tag, field tags, and even a to submit! Although new, they managed to get all browsers on board to support it. You will not need to import 150kb of JavaScript, though, which is sad. And it's not shiny to speak about in the interview for your ne…
It has an "action" attribute that points to a server you need to own and run a code you need to code in order to validate the input and store it in the database. If you are comfortable doing this, which no doubt you are, then you are not the target audience of this tool.
Hi all, engineer who worked on forms @ Retool here. Excited to get HN’s feedback on a new product I’ve been working on: Retool Forms. There are a ton of form builders out there (e.g. Typeform, Google Forms, Airtable Forms, etc.) and honestly we weren’t really looking to build another one. But as a developer, I wanted my data in my database, not in another SaaS app (which probably has a shoddy API, like every example…
When did you start building it? Budibase does exactly this since 2020.