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Show HN: Appcubator - Easy way to Prototype Web Apps

62 points by icanberk 13y ago

seldo 13y ago
This is a really, really, really great idea that I've been thinking should be practical for a couple of months now. I wish these guys the best of luck. I even started work on a (not yet even vaguely functional) prototype of an open-source version of pretty much the same idea ( https://github.com/seldo/makomi https://github.com/seldo/makomi )
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- onedev 13y ago
  https://appcubator.com/aboutus/ https://appcubator.com/aboutus/ Yeah of course your mind would be blown since you're one of the co-founder of Appcubator... Kind of a lame comment. EDIT for Context: Deleted comment by user ksikka: "Woah. Mind Blown."
  - anonymous_lol 13y ago
    I agree.
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    - onedev 13y ago
      EDIT for Context: Deleted comment by ksikka: "i'm sorry if yours wasn't, but mine was and still truly is". Then why did you delete your comment? Also you know how it sounds when you say that about your own product in a thread promoting your product right? It's just lame and sketchy. It makes me as an onlooker and potential user have less confidence in your product. On a more constructive note: I truly wish you good luck with your project, just be mindful of your attitude about it when promoting because it matters :)
      - ksikka 13y ago
        Thanks. Will keep that in mind next time. Apologies for giving the wrong impression.
bichiliad 13y ago
I feel like this could end up being a pretty good educational tool to get people/students/whoever interested in developing web applications as well.
choochootrain 13y ago
I know these guys and I'm continually impressed with the quality of the work they put out. Good work!
anonymous_lol 13y ago
So, a place for non technical people to make websites and call themselves as co-founders?
- frakkingcylons 13y ago
  Why would lowering the technical barrier to access be a bad thing when it helps people flesh out their ideas?
- cuadraman 13y ago
  it's more for the technical people to not waste time in re-doing what they know how to do to make prototypes.. I don't think a non-technical will be a regular user since they don't understand the architecture and what to do next
bobchint 13y ago
Nice, def going to use this.
- anonymous_lol 13y ago
  Yeah you would, since your account was created 4 minutes ago for this purpose. :/
  - bichiliad 13y ago
    I've got to say, for someone with nothing but negative comments on this thread, you've yet to produce something constructive.
sync 13y ago
Looks really interesting. Just a quick note: You should really turn off the django DEBUG flag... http://ilter-ourbnb.appcubator.com/Listings_Page/?query=&field_json=[%22description%22%2C+%22city%22%2C+%22price%22%2C+%22photo%22] http://ilter-ourbnb.appcubator.com/Listings_Page/?query=&fie...
folz 13y ago
I'm pretty blown away at how easy the build-a-twitter demo was. Awesome work!
sam1r 13y ago
I really like how I can just drag the social login buttons, and it just works! I would definitely use this in the future because I don't have to worry about the individual social login API's anymore. Best of luck guys!
celadon 13y ago
I think my chief interest in these kinds of ideas is in enabling designers/et cetera to flesh out their ideas for certain interfaces/functionality/tools. It's much easier to express why an idea is cool and worth pursuing (esp. when getting others to come on board and build with you) when you have a prototype that can implement parts of your vision. There's definite value in giving designers agency in expressing ideas interactively and aesthetically. So I'm really curious if this tool will be used like that. I'm definitely more a designer than a developer, so I think this would make it easier to being implementing an idea without getting frustrated with trying to DIY my own backend.
WasimBhai 13y ago
Great idea. Now going to test it.
cuadraman 13y ago
with these type of tools, hackatons will raise the bar
masterspy7 13y ago
Looks nice. Building web apps doesn't have to be hard and these guys prove it.
hayksaakian 13y ago
"Fill in with Facebook" Good idea...
- tehwebguy 13y ago
  Agreed. Even though having a "Sign Up with Facebook" link would do about the same it seems more like you are offering a convenience rather than begging for auth keys.
livestyle 13y ago
What on boarding service did you use? Fantastic Job!
- icanberk 13y ago
  Hi! Thanks for the compliment. We build out own onboarding service with some help from external JS libraries. It's still a little glitch but I hope it was helpful.
nbn234 13y ago
This is an excellent idea. I remember seeing a similar attempt years ago from the guys at IBM - although it was a PHP app. The guys could drag a data source on to a widget and automatically configure it. It was amazing. Your site is a work in progress but so far so good! :)
rgeyzer 13y ago
FYI...Your FB Auth is in Sandbox mode.
- icanberk 13y ago
  Hi! Thanks for the notice. We've fixed it just now. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do.
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zeppelinnn 13y ago
looks like a pretty awesome tool, making web dev possible for anyone. excited to see where this goes!
kahramaner 13y ago
Very very interesting stuff. Looking forward to where you guys go with this. If implemented well, this COULD be the new geocities WITH backend. Loving it

62 points by icanberk 13y ago

seldo 13y ago

This is a really, really, really great idea that I've been thinking should be practical for a couple of months now. I wish these guys the best of luck. I even started work on a (not yet even vaguely functional) prototype of an open-source version of pretty much the same idea ( https://github.com/seldo/makomi https://github.com/seldo/makomi )

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onedev 13y ago
https://appcubator.com/aboutus/ https://appcubator.com/aboutus/ Yeah of course your mind would be blown since you're one of the co-founder of Appcubator... Kind of a lame comment. EDIT for Context: Deleted comment by user ksikka: "Woah. Mind Blown."
- anonymous_lol 13y ago
  I agree.
- deleted 13y ago
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  - onedev 13y ago
    EDIT for Context: Deleted comment by ksikka: "i'm sorry if yours wasn't, but mine was and still truly is". Then why did you delete your comment? Also you know how it sounds when you say that about your own product in a thread promoting your product right? It's just lame and sketchy. It makes me as an onlooker and potential user have less confidence in your product. On a more constructive note: I truly wish you good luck with your project, just be mindful of your attitude about it when promoting because it matters :)
    - ksikka 13y ago
      Thanks. Will keep that in mind next time. Apologies for giving the wrong impression.

bichiliad 13y ago

I feel like this could end up being a pretty good educational tool to get people/students/whoever interested in developing web applications as well.

choochootrain 13y ago

I know these guys and I'm continually impressed with the quality of the work they put out. Good work!

anonymous_lol 13y ago

So, a place for non technical people to make websites and call themselves as co-founders?

frakkingcylons 13y ago
Why would lowering the technical barrier to access be a bad thing when it helps people flesh out their ideas?
cuadraman 13y ago
it's more for the technical people to not waste time in re-doing what they know how to do to make prototypes.. I don't think a non-technical will be a regular user since they don't understand the architecture and what to do next

bobchint 13y ago

Nice, def going to use this.

anonymous_lol 13y ago
Yeah you would, since your account was created 4 minutes ago for this purpose. :/
- bichiliad 13y ago
  I've got to say, for someone with nothing but negative comments on this thread, you've yet to produce something constructive.

sync 13y ago

Looks really interesting. Just a quick note: You should really turn off the django DEBUG flag... http://ilter-ourbnb.appcubator.com/Listings_Page/?query=&field_json=[%22description%22%2C+%22city%22%2C+%22price%22%2C+%22photo%22] http://ilter-ourbnb.appcubator.com/Listings_Page/?query=&fie...

folz 13y ago

I'm pretty blown away at how easy the build-a-twitter demo was. Awesome work!

sam1r 13y ago

I really like how I can just drag the social login buttons, and it just works! I would definitely use this in the future because I don't have to worry about the individual social login API's anymore. Best of luck guys!

celadon 13y ago

I think my chief interest in these kinds of ideas is in enabling designers/et cetera to flesh out their ideas for certain interfaces/functionality/tools. It's much easier to express why an idea is cool and worth pursuing (esp. when getting others to come on board and build with you) when you have a prototype that can implement parts of your vision. There's definite value in giving designers agency in expressing ideas interactively and aesthetically. So I'm really curious if this tool will be used like that. I'm definitely more a designer than a developer, so I think this would make it easier to being implementing an idea without getting frustrated with trying to DIY my own backend.

WasimBhai 13y ago

Great idea. Now going to test it.

cuadraman 13y ago

with these type of tools, hackatons will raise the bar

masterspy7 13y ago

Looks nice. Building web apps doesn't have to be hard and these guys prove it.

hayksaakian 13y ago

"Fill in with Facebook" Good idea...

tehwebguy 13y ago
Agreed. Even though having a "Sign Up with Facebook" link would do about the same it seems more like you are offering a convenience rather than begging for auth keys.

livestyle 13y ago

What on boarding service did you use? Fantastic Job!

icanberk 13y ago
Hi! Thanks for the compliment. We build out own onboarding service with some help from external JS libraries. It's still a little glitch but I hope it was helpful.

nbn234 13y ago

This is an excellent idea. I remember seeing a similar attempt years ago from the guys at IBM - although it was a PHP app. The guys could drag a data source on to a widget and automatically configure it. It was amazing. Your site is a work in progress but so far so good! :)

rgeyzer 13y ago

FYI...Your FB Auth is in Sandbox mode.

icanberk 13y ago
Hi! Thanks for the notice. We've fixed it just now. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do.

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zeppelinnn 13y ago

looks like a pretty awesome tool, making web dev possible for anyone. excited to see where this goes!

kahramaner 13y ago

Very very interesting stuff. Looking forward to where you guys go with this. If implemented well, this COULD be the new geocities WITH backend. Loving it