61–69 of 69 posts
The reward structure is odd. For example, the 'super backer' $1000 level is limited to 200, yet the rewards given (e.g. The memory stick) are unlimited in the previous levels. Why artificially limit yourself to 200?
Do the components include back-end Node.is code also? If so I really hope your project becomes popular and is open source. Because I think that developers should code components not UIs or reinventing Crud or email sign up forms. So this is the right direction for developers not just designers or novices. The popular approach with a lot of manual code for basic things like layout and other things is very dumb. Compon…
1.How is it different from macaw or Adobe Muse ? 2.I did not understand why are you using a custom web framework xtyle , instead why not go for Bootstrap ?. Its already used by millions and you also save a lot of time. 3.Components feature sounds exciting , but how much similar is it to angular directives. 4.What is target market ? front-end developers or non-tech people?
We use xtyle by default, but you can for sure use Bootstrap (its your choice).
Components are anything you can plugin on the system (including directives if you are an Angular developer). The target market are front-end developer, designers, and non-tech.
The product looks amazing but the Kickstarter reward levels need to be rethought.
Although Frontend is impressive, the target market is a bit blurry. As a front-end developer, I don't see myself using such a tool. And non tech-savvy people would probably feel a bit overwhelmed and would still have issues designing a decent layout considering it's not their job. For some time, I've had in mind a service where people could easily build their websites. A bit like Squarespace (which is amazing) but wi…
Webflow, an existing product, is much more powerful and pretty affordable. Macaw, if it's as awesome as it looks in the demo, may be better than Webflow. This, this is thoroughly underwhelming. Sorry. If open source is your biggest differentiator, I think you should emphasize this. Being able to use this as a part of other environments would make it much more compelling. Maybe change up the kickstarter page?
Frontend vs Webflow:
1. Frontend is open-source (as you mention);
2. Frontend has a databased integration (ORM);
3. Frontend let users create their own components and templates and plugin on the system;
4. You can develop locally (for speed) and push projects to the web whenever you are done;
6. You can host frontend on your own server online and deploy projects from there;
Frontend vs Macaw:
1. Frontend runs on the browser, there is not "preview" process;
2. Frontend is open-source;
3. Frontend let users plug their own components and templates;
4. You can develop locally and push projects whenever you are done;
5. You can host frontend on your own server online and deploy projects from there;
6. Frontend is responsive (mobile ready), with Macaw you need to check if your project will work on mobile first (and on tablet);
More differences will appear on the stretch goals.
Thank you for the comment.
there are many of this apps already, and while there are a couple that are nice my question is: has anyone actually ever used any of this for something serious?
Yes but this one is slightly different being open source - it means (rather than everyone re-inventing the wheel) it can be integrated into Drupal, Wordpress, any other CMS... which I for one would be in favour of, as it would level the playing field again.
A shameless plug for my own similar open source project with an already functional version http://www.brickseditor.com/ . It uses Bootstrap for the layout but there are plans to support other frameworks. It's built on AngularJS. I'm currently working on it full time. Maybe there could be some way we could collaborate if this Kickstarter isn't successful?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/emoriz/frontend-the-web-...