Show HN: Appcubator - Easy way to Prototype Web Apps

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 )

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.

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

Looks really interesting.

Just a quick note: You should really turn off the django DEBUG flag... http://ilter-ourbnb.appcubator.com/Listings_Page/?query=&fie...

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

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! :)

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

"Fill in with Facebook"

Good idea...

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!

What on boarding service did you use? Fantastic Job!

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.

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

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

Great idea. Now going to test it.

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

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

Nice, def going to use this.