Upmin
Dev tools
admin framework
SHOW HN2014
140points
52comments
#183of 2,272 in 2014
Top 9%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 7 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score -0.02.
Design: 0 for, 5 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simpler setup and easier custom actions than ActiveAdmin
From 3 comments
This is great compared to the other admin frameworks I tried, but I think you should now spend some time on UI polishing (size of the fields and filters, visual hierarchy) to…
Spone on HNDid rails development for 6ish years full time, about 6 months ago I joined a startup using Django. The admin is QUITE nice, its very flexible in terms of models but as well as…
abbottry on HNDefinitely +1 for for using default Rails view system. I've been fighting Arbre every step of the way every time I try to do something a little out of the ordinary.
guntars on HN
Uses standard Rails views rather than Arbre
From 3 comments
Definitely +1 for for using default Rails view system. I've been fighting Arbre every step of the way every time I try to do something a little out of the ordinary.
guntars on HNThe view handling in Active Admin has always been a huge problem for me personally. I find myself at home with most any other Rails gem, but when it comes to Active Admin I…
benburton on HNi like this, i think a new project can learn from what (some) people don't like of AA: stuff like arbre, too much dynamism/magic, not so rails way, custom css... at first look…
alelepore on HN
Promising, looks like it could bring Django-style admin to Rails
From 2 comments
Did rails development for 6ish years full time, about 6 months ago I joined a startup using Django. The admin is QUITE nice, its very flexible in terms of models but as well as…
abbottry on HNMy first impressions are really positive. I'll give it a whirl ! Thanks for making and sharing this!
backwardm on HN
Objections
UI is rough and needs polish
From 2 comments
This is great compared to the other admin frameworks I tried, but I think you should now spend some time on UI polishing (size of the fields and filters, visual hierarchy) to…
Spone on HNCouldn't agree more.
Podeau on HN
Unclear performance with large tables
From 1 comment
This looks awesome. Pretty much exactly what I need. Do you think this will work fast enough with databases with a large number of records? Some tables in my rails app have 1…
jsnk on HN
Lacks migration path and feature parity with ActiveAdmin
From 1 comment
Certainly ActiveAdmin has given me a share of headaches as I built my website. That being said - it works, and I'm familiar with it(and Arbre) now. How do you plan to get…
jprince on HN
Relationship handling is limited for now
From 1 comment
Right now, we don't do much more than show relationships. I think we can do much better than Active Admin or Rails Admin (and hopefully they can learn from us :D) but it won't be…
joncalhoun on HN
Requests
Support for nil vs empty string
From 2 comments
I checked out the videos but haven't used the software. Two questions: - I need my fields to be nillable. Does upmin differentiate nil and empty string? - How difficult is it to…
CGamesPlay on HNNil/Empty String - not right now. If you (or I can) create an issue we can get this supported correctly. DataMapper - An issue exists for this, but it is not currently…
joncalhoun on HN
Support for API-only Rails apps
From 1 comment
Interesting, but the big gap here is for projects where your rails app is an API (using rails-api) only. We've been struggling with the best way to build an admin panel in this…
jordanthoms on HN
Better handling of complex relationships
From 1 comment
How does Upmin approach forms for relationships? With both rails_admin and Active Admin, I found complex relationships like has many through multiple, and has one with scoped…
thebenedict on HN
Separate model config files
From 1 comment
I love it, great job guys, one suggestion though, mixing the admin logic and customisations with the model isn't a great idea, some models are already fat models, so maybe…
ramigb on HN
Questions
How does it compare to ActiveAdmin and rails_admin?
From 2 comments
How does this compare to activeadmin?
moondev on HNHow does this compare to https://github.com/sferik/rails_admin ?
fishtoaster on HN
Does it work with Rails 4.2 beta and Rails 2.3?
From 2 comments
Given its recency, is it safe to assume this works for Rails 4.2.0beta? I'm working on a new project for a client and was a little dismayed that both Rails Admin and ActiveAdmin…
panorama on HNDoes this support rails 2.3 using bundle?
gdiocarez on HN
Does it work without Devise?
From 1 comment
Does this work even if you don't have Devise as your authentication?
frequentflyeru on HN
Alternatives named
ActiveAdmin
From 2 comments
Certainly ActiveAdmin has given me a share of headaches as I built my website. That being said - it works, and I'm familiar with it(and Arbre) now. How do you plan to get…
jprince on HNDid rails development for 6ish years full time, about 6 months ago I joined a startup using Django. The admin is QUITE nice, its very flexible in terms of models but as well as…
abbottry on HN
rails_admin
From 2 comments
How does this compare to https://github.com/sferik/rails_admin ?
fishtoaster on HNI've used rails_admin extensively in my last two jobs, but haven't used any of the other comparable admin frameworks. If what you want in some basic inspection of all objects…
aetherson on HN
Django admin
From 1 comment
I'm a big fan of the Django admin and I'm curious to know how life in Rails-land compares. Anyone with experience of both care to comment?
andybak on HN