Openexus

Dev tools

no-code app builder

SHOW HN2023

38points
13comments
#1,245of 3,109 in 2023
Top 41%of 2023 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

2 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.

Idea: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Interesting potential and cool demo

    From 2 comments
    • Very cool demo! I can see the potential here! Couple questions: 1. How do you compare yourselves to other WYSIWYG web app builders? Why would an app- or module- developer invest…
      vdoob on HN
    • Pretty cool! I would really like to know how would I go about creating my blocks in the future? That is a feature I'm really interested in
      taywenbin on HN

Objections

  • Unclear how the product works without a clear explanation of the interface

    From 2 comments
    • I don't understand how you make blocks, all of the demos seem to "just work" but it doesnt really make sense how some values are overrode and others have a default that auto…
      omeze on HN
    • This is not obvious. I would show an icon, maybe a question mark, that explains what it is. Or embed the editor in a regular home page and let users go full screen or open a new…
      esafak on HN
  • Unclear how free tool business model will last

    From 1 comment
    • Very cool demo! I can see the potential here! Couple questions: 1. How do you compare yourselves to other WYSIWYG web app builders? Why would an app- or module- developer invest…
      vdoob on HN

Requests

  • Instructions on how to create blocks

    From 1 comment
    • Pretty cool! I would really like to know how would I go about creating my blocks in the future? That is a feature I'm really interested in
      taywenbin on HN

Questions

  • How does value override work between connected cells

    From 1 comment
    • I don't understand how you make blocks, all of the demos seem to "just work" but it doesnt really make sense how some values are overrode and others have a default that auto…
      omeze on HN
  • How does it compare to Yahoo Pipes and WYSIWYG web app builders

    From 2 comments
    • Is this like Yahoo! Pipes? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Pipes
      esafak on HN
    • Very cool demo! I can see the potential here! Couple questions: 1. How do you compare yourselves to other WYSIWYG web app builders? Why would an app- or module- developer invest…
      vdoob on HN
  • What is the monetization plan

    From 1 comment
    • Very cool demo! I can see the potential here! Couple questions: 1. How do you compare yourselves to other WYSIWYG web app builders? Why would an app- or module- developer invest…
      vdoob on HN

Alternatives named

  • Yahoo Pipes

    From 1 comment
    • Is this like Yahoo! Pipes? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yahoo!_Pipes
      esafak on HN
  • Node-RED

    From 1 comment
    • Yahoo Pipes (or NodeRed) are what I consider “data flow pipelines” editors. These tools have very distinct characteristics: (A) usually a single piece of data or message that (B)…
      lominming on HN
  • WYSIWYG web app builders

    From 1 comment
    • Very cool demo! I can see the potential here! Couple questions: 1. How do you compare yourselves to other WYSIWYG web app builders? Why would an app- or module- developer invest…
      vdoob on HN

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