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Show HN: Appcubator - Easy way to Prototype Web Apps

62 pointsby icanberkalmost 12 years ago

17 comments

seldoalmost 12 years ago
This is a really, really, really great idea that I&#x27;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 ( <a href="https://github.com/seldo/makomi" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;seldo&#x2F;makomi</a> )
celadonalmost 12 years ago
I think my chief interest in these kinds of ideas is in enabling designers&#x2F;et cetera to flesh out their ideas for certain interfaces&#x2F;functionality&#x2F;tools. It&#x27;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.<p>There&#x27;s definite value in giving designers agency in expressing ideas interactively and aesthetically. So I&#x27;m really curious if this tool will be used like that. I&#x27;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.
anonymous_lolalmost 12 years ago
So, a place for non technical people to make websites and call themselves as co-founders?
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syncalmost 12 years ago
Looks really interesting.<p>Just a quick note: You should really turn off the django DEBUG flag... <a href="http://ilter-ourbnb.appcubator.com/Listings_Page/?query=&amp;field_json=[%22description%22%2C+%22city%22%2C+%22price%22%2C+%22photo%22]" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ilter-ourbnb.appcubator.com&#x2F;Listings_Page&#x2F;?query=&amp;fie...</a>
choochootrainalmost 12 years ago
I know these guys and I&#x27;m continually impressed with the quality of the work they put out. Good work!
nbn234almost 12 years 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.<p>The guys could drag a data source on to a widget and automatically configure it. It was amazing.<p>Your site is a work in progress but so far so good! :)
kahramaneralmost 12 years 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
hayksaakianalmost 12 years ago
&quot;Fill in with Facebook&quot;<p>Good idea...
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sam1ralmost 12 years 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&#x27;t have to worry about the individual social login API&#x27;s anymore. Best of luck guys!
livestylealmost 12 years ago
What on boarding service did you use? Fantastic Job!
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bichiliadalmost 12 years ago
I feel like this could end up being a pretty good educational tool to get people&#x2F;students&#x2F;whoever interested in developing web applications as well.
rgeyzeralmost 12 years ago
FYI...Your FB Auth is in Sandbox mode.
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zeppelinnnalmost 12 years ago
looks like a pretty awesome tool, making web dev possible for anyone. excited to see where this goes!
WasimBhaialmost 12 years ago
Great idea. Now going to test it.
masterspy7almost 12 years ago
Looks nice. Building web apps doesn&#x27;t have to be hard and these guys prove it.
folzalmost 12 years ago
I&#x27;m pretty blown away at how easy the build-a-twitter demo was. Awesome work!
bobchintalmost 12 years ago
Nice, def going to use this.
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