Zecoda
Dev tools
design to code converter
SHOW HN2019
140points
68comments
#320of 2,195 in 2019
Top 15%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
3 positive, 17 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 9 critical, out of 32 comments about the project. Thread score -0.21.
Idea: 1 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive and novel product concept
From 2 comments
This looks impressive, kudos. Definately a novelty from HN audience standpoint. By why would I as typical customer care how an agency (who you are substituting) converts sketch…
NewsAware on HNProducts like this are why I got out of FE dev. The overwhelming majority of what most FE devs do can and will be automated. Stringing together various API's to match a sketch…
diveanon on HN
Would save front-end developers time
From 2 comments
that's great, it would definitely reduce the amount of time I have to spent implementing sketch files. Do you have support for slicing sub-sections of a sketch file? As I work on…
beaconstudios on HNProducts like this are why I got out of FE dev. The overwhelming majority of what most FE devs do can and will be automated. Stringing together various API's to match a sketch…
diveanon on HN
Objections
Heavy reliance on human validation makes the AI label misleading
From 3 comments
I am skeptical with what people is calling 'AI' this days. I was expecting to see the generated code before subscription, there is a lot of sass that clain they have AI, but is…
wired_devil on HNThis looks a lot like a WYSIWYG editor, is that a fair description? e.g using ML in place of some deterministic, manually defined heuristics for code generation. I can imagine…
tomxor on HNI had the same reaction... Is "AI" a selling point to your likely customers? Otherwise it might be worth de-emphasizing it. You could turn it around... "We have humans generate…
janekm on HN
Subscription pricing is confusing for one-off conversions
From 2 comments
Why only a subscription based payment model ? If I only want to 'convert' one sketch is there an option ? Or do I have to process my 1 sketch in lets say your turnaround time is…
bilekas on HNOne price and unlimited artboard would look more beneficial. Only 3 sounds limiting even though people may not use more than 3. Like unlimited gmail vs old 2 gb yahoo mail.
cryptozeus on HN
No free trial and no account deletion or support access
From 1 comment
So a few problems: 1. No trial of any kind without subscribing (yes I know about the refund option). 2. No way to contact support when logged in. 3. No way to delete my account…
dynjo on HN
Demo timing suggests code was pre-generated
From 1 comment
Just playing devil`s advocate here, in the demo video : 1) Part 1 : You upload the file to the application and say we will run AI in background and a human verifies the file…
nautical on HN
Requests
Examples of generated code and sample sites
From 3 comments
Would be great if there was a section showing some sample example sites. That was the first thing I was looking for and it seems like an omission on the frontpage.
DrJid on HNyes, specifically the code it generates. I realize theres human intervention, but on average what is the output.
nicnash on HNCool! If you're not planning to already, I'd suggest showing the code you produce on a "for developers" page. I'd want to know if for example the function/variable names are…
iudqnolq on HN
Free trial or free tier
From 2 comments
So a few problems: 1. No trial of any kind without subscribing (yes I know about the refund option). 2. No way to contact support when logged in. 3. No way to delete my account…
dynjo on HNWhy only a subscription based payment model ? If I only want to 'convert' one sketch is there an option ? Or do I have to process my 1 sketch in lets say your turnaround time is…
bilekas on HN
Support for slicing sub-sections of a Sketch file
From 1 comment
that's great, it would definitely reduce the amount of time I have to spent implementing sketch files. Do you have support for slicing sub-sections of a sketch file? As I work on…
beaconstudios on HN
Figma and React output
From 1 comment
Looks interesting! How do you generate the hover states, if they are not in the sketch file? Do you have to structure the layers/components in a certain way, or do you use ML…
dharma1 on HN
Questions
How the model was trained and whether it uses a neural net
From 1 comment
This is so cool. How did you build this? How did you train your net? Does it even use a net? I'd love to know about how this works!
srikanthsrnvs on HN
How hover states and constraints are inferred from Sketch files
From 2 comments
Looks interesting! How do you generate the hover states, if they are not in the sketch file? Do you have to structure the layers/components in a certain way, or do you use ML…
dharma1 on HNI'm doing something similar-ish (not AI but attempting to allow people to "draw" their UI and convert to a constraint-based layout ie HTML/CSS). It seems to me that the…
beaconstudios on HN
Whether complex forms and app logic are handled
From 2 comments
Can it build complex forms too or is this just "the robot makes a squarespace website"?
void445be54d48a on HNThere's more to building your UI than just implementing the design. Even if using this tool all the logic and state management you have to do by yourself. Putting together the…
ng12 on HN
Alternatives named
Freelancers converting designs to HTML
From 1 comment
You can get someone on any of the freelancing sites to convert your design to HTML and even a WordPress site - at the cost of five bucks. For 30 bucks you also get a design. If…
z3t4 on HN
Designpickle unlimited design subscription
From 1 comment
Check out designpickle.com. They have unlimited design work for a set price per month. The founder has been on a number of podcasts and always gets asked if people abuse this…
giarc on HN