I wanted to have a framework that would let me build web apps faster than ever before. I didn’t care if it was a little hacky or didn’t use best practices — I wanted to be able to get a multi-user application out the door in hours instead of months. I researched the CMS space for months before deciding to build something from scratch.<p>My goal was to be 90% done building a web app once I had the static HTML and CSS finished. I’m not a big fan of building out API endpoints over and over again for every new app, fiddling with a database, or doing lots of config.<p>What I ended up with was a syntax that lets developers tag HTML elements as containing data (i.e. objects or arrays), thereby transforming the tree structure of the DOM into a JSON tree that can be saved to the current user's account. It took a while after that to evolve the syntax and make it easy to use.<p>I call the project Remake[0] and I’ve been working on it non-stop for the past year. After a failed Product Hunt launch[1], I kept going and managed to get my first few dozen users.<p>I live stream my progress on Twitch[2] (Thursdays and Fridays, 12pm EST) and I’m consistently able to build full CRUD web apps within hours — projects that would’ve easily taken me weeks or months before.<p>A bonus that HN might appreciate: Remake is a server-rendered framework, so the front-end library isn't even necessary or loaded for 90% of users. Only logged in users who can edit the current page need to have JS enabled.<p>To see a 12 line, fully-functional todo app, a 30 minute Trello clone tutorial, and the rest of the docs, see: https://docs.remaketheweb.com/<p>[0] https://remaketheweb.com/<p>[1] https://blog.remaketheweb.com/product-hunt-ux-bugs-derailed-my-launch/<p>[2] https://www.twitch.tv/panphora
I think this is very clearly targeted at folks with only web design or minimal front-end dev experience, as it doesn't even mention what language it is in and instead assumes the web is all Node.<p>This might be a good stepping stone for people wanting to transition from modifying an existing CMS to actual web programming where there are frameworks, ORMs, and libraries that do let you build a multi-user app in a few hours.
I wouldn't worry about the PH launch. We had a pretty decent number of upvotes on ours, but it yielded zero paid customers. I've heard similar stories on others PH launch (lots of upvotes, zero revenue).
Just a heads up on your Features page, under "Made with Remake", 2 of the examples have the same title. Not sure if that was intentional.<p>Either way looks pretty neat, best of luck!
Looks interesting, but not so easy grasp what makes it so easy and what this new method for making web apps is exactly? Bear in mind Im using a phone so that may be why.