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joejohnston

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joejohnston··on Show HN: Using Google Sheets as the back end/APIs of your app

There are open source tools out there already including budibase, nocodb, joget

joejohnston··on Ask HN: What low code platforms are worth using?

Zapier - n8n

Airtable / Retool - Budibase

joejohnston··on Ask HN: What low code platforms are worth using?

How do you feel about Airtable's recent pricing changes?

joejohnston··on Ask HN: What low code platforms are worth using?

SQL as the database, Budibase for app building!

joejohnston··on Amazon Honeycode Shutting Down

I get your concerns with no-code, but would you not agree that an Open Source alternative - with long-term viability - is a better investment.

joejohnston··on Spreadsheets Are Hot–and Cranking Out Complex Code

How was it recommended?

joejohnston··on Spreadsheets Are Hot–and Cranking Out Complex Code

Check out Budibase.

It's the leading open source low code platform and perfect for building UIs on top of spreadsheets

https://github.com/Budibase/budibase

joejohnston··on Interview with Webflow co-founder

If you are developing software, imo, the toolchain has to be open source.

joejohnston··on Interview with Webflow co-founder

Are you actually calling Retool a true no code platform? You have to connect to an external datasource and you have to write JS.

Budibase, glide, Adalo are more no code.

joejohnston··on Show HN: Budibase – open-source Retool alternative – launch their Public API

Yes, but please don't tell no one

joejohnston··on Ask HN: Is there any future for low-code/no-code development?

There is a future for specific use cases. For simple CRUD apps, workflows, admin panels there is a future. For SaaS applications, I am not as sure due to its feature-evolving / bespoke nature.

joejohnston··on My small revenge on Apple

stick it to the man!