solias99

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by solias99 2y ago
Thanks for mentioning this, but it's definitely not what we're trying to achieve. We may have underplayed a little, only because we have existing users already finding value with our current setup. The goal is more like v0.dev, wh
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by solias99 2y ago
This is the exact thing I've personally tried several times and it doesn't work well. But it works with a prompt in our app right now. Some reasons listed below: 1. Gpt hallucinates shadcn's big data table implementation mo
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by solias99 2y ago
Great feedback, thanks! We mostly shrunk away from pitching the AI because we thought people will find immediate value in the starter and be able to use it (like our existing users/customers), but in hindsight that was a mistake, espec
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by solias99 2y ago
1. Very clean, easy to understand APIs. 2. Easy to make API calls. 3. Easy to reason about server/client component boundaries Makes it easy for an LLM to write code without all the cruft/boilerplate.
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by solias99 2y ago
Thanks. This is something we're actively working on fixing. That's where we're going with the project as a whole!
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by solias99 2y ago
Just like Retool (or any other platform), you're expected to bring your own endpoint (but you're also free to write it in our app if you want). The value will be in closing that feedback loop: 1. Here's the shape of the data
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by solias99 2y ago
I'll chime in with my personal experience: I spend about 50-60% of my time in GPT-4 just pasting code, prompting for what I want and then pasting it back into my code editor. If this is my workflow most of the time, then surely this ca
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by solias99 2y ago
Mainly their implementation of React Server Components, which is a far simpler set of APIs to work with compared to traditional React. (Also very LLM friendly)
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by solias99 2y ago
Once you install our starter via this: npx creoctl@latest init cd into the project, download the dependencies, and npm run dev. On port 8891, you can open any of the tools (or create a new one) and a chat box appears on the right. There you
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by solias99 2y ago
I implore you to try the product. The value is in being able to prompt AI something like "Here's my data that comes from endpoint X. Give me a table that shows this data that is also searchable." I personally find that valuab
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by solias99 2y ago
All you do is write a single page in the tools folder and deploy. We embed those tools in our parent web app, which has authentication, team permissions etc. So you will never interface with the code that does that. You just have to focus o
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by solias99 2y ago
Will look into this, thanks for mentioning!
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by solias99 2y ago
@swyx I personally think it's not just about AI engineering, because step function improvements in foundational models means that everyone's AI stack is in trouble, not just ours. For us, an underrated part of what is valuable is
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by solias99 2y ago
Mainly it's that the AI knows about our component library, so you don't have to inject context all the time. And we try to be meticulous about our components' API design, that's where we think most of the value accrues.
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by solias99 2y ago
Sure, bear with me for this might be a long answer. I'll start with some of my own use cases I tried and then expand into where I think this space is going. With Retool, I tried building a form where if I change one input, the other in
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by solias99 2y ago
It is a difficult space for sure. We think the value is not just in one thing or the other, but being very focused on the whole: component library, framework, etc. and not giving options. The reason is because it ties together nicely when y
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by solias99 2y ago
Thanks for bringing up Refine, we are closest to them in terms of product. Unlike Refine, we are highly opinionated on what you should be using, including component libraries, NextJS etc. We think there's value in constricting the scop
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by solias99 2y ago
Personally I think they are on the right track, which is why we're over-invested in them. Generally in our experiments, GPT-4/Claude Opus is able to generate Next-flavored React Server Components (RSC) a lot easier than anything e
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by solias99 2y ago
We think there's value in an opinionated boilerplate! But beyond just boilerplate, once you deploy your tools on our platform, we embed them in our parent web app which has the things you wouldn't want to bother writing (authentic
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by solias99 2y ago
Retool is a great solution if you like low-code, so I think it mostly depends on what you like. For us it's 2 reasons: 1. I had trouble with low-code builders when building more complex apps, so I had to fall back to code. In that sens
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by solias99 2y ago
The core value prop is 2 things: 1. Not having to deal with authentication, team permissions, organization management and a good UI/UX. We do this by embedding the tools you create into our parent web app. 2. An AI offering (as shown i
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by solias99 2y ago
We are using WebGL only to draw the globe, but on smaller screens we actually replace it with a static image. Are you seeing performance issues on a laptop?
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by solias99 2y ago
No, not natural language translation to SQL. We allow you to build internal tools, like Retool. This includes admin dashboards and CRUD apps. You can do it either through code or asking AI.
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Launch HN: Creo (YC W24) – Build internal tools with NextJS and AI
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Pascal's Mugging(en.wikipedia.org)
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by solias99 6y ago
I honestly think a basic data structures and algorithm round is great. HOWEVER, the interviewer has to make sure the algorithm isn't obscure enough. That means no questions like Median of Sorted Arrays, Kadane's etc, where it&#x27