Amplication
Dev tools
code generator
SHOW HN2021
272points
102comments
#132of 2,533 in 2021
Top 6%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
12 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 18 critical, out of 45 comments about the project. Thread score -0.06.
Idea: 5 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 6 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Generated code is readable and editable, useful for learning Node.js
From 2 comments
We already got some feedback from developers who used the generated code to learn Node.js :-) maybe it is your chance to jump into TS
yuvalhazaz on HNHello, co-founder here: as a backend developer I've had to develop web APIs for various projects over the years. Before I could spend any time on designing and testing my…
yuvalhazaz on HN
Demo video and UI are polished and intuitive
From 2 comments
The demo video is really great - I would make it more prominent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKGeLXoPr94&feature=youtu.be Really comprehensive product!
whalesalad on HNReally cool, super intuitive UI. I won't really be able to use it though until it supports more data types, hopefully with specific DB's in mind.
wyck on HN
Objections
Built on immature frameworks that may cause maintenance problems
From 1 comment
Built on top of immature overhyped tech (nestjs, prisma, etc...) with lots of issues. Something very common in the JS/NPM that always gives you headaches down the road. There's…
ithrow on HN
Generated code volume looks excessive for the features
From 1 comment
Interesting idea but I looked at the sample app and the amount of code it generates looks excessive for the features it provides. Thinking about the effort to maintain and extend…
elwebmaster on HN
Tight coupling between API and implementation
From 2 comments
This looks like it creates very tight coupling between the API and the implementation. This is probably great for prototyping, but probably not a good path for building robust…
andrewprock on HNAutogenerated direct data coupling.
cratermoon on HN
Docker required for local development
From 1 comment
Why do I have to run Docker to run the server locally? This always raises a red "over-engineered" flag for me. Docker is for deployment, not development.
cutler on HN
Requests
Support for more data types and specific databases
From 2 comments
Really cool, super intuitive UI. I won't really be able to use it though until it supports more data types, hopefully with specific DB's in mind.
wyck on HNReally cool... But I would really like to see more data type support and also if it isn't too much support for other frontend frameworks (Specifically Vue.js/Angular). Nest.js…
geektips on HN
Websocket support
From 1 comment
dgb23, I will do my best to answer all your questions... I hope the experience this time will be better than the previous ones: what drives the schema? We provide you with an…
yuvalhazaz on HN
Frontend generation for Vue or Angular
From 2 comments
Really cool... But I would really like to see more data type support and also if it isn't too much support for other frontend frameworks (Specifically Vue.js/Angular). Nest.js…
geektips on HNI'm curious - is there a tool handles solely the "frontend codebase generation" part of this? This looks great, but we already have a well-defined backend and REST API built…
gfrangakis on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Redwood, Postgraphile, Wasp or Hasura
From 4 comments
How does this compare to https://redwoodjs.com/ ?
lrmunoz on HNNice!! How does it compare with Postgraphile?
ethan_smith on HNHow does this compare to https://wasp-lang.dev/ ?
emilsoman on HNVery cool, looks like it only works with Node.js and possibly React. I've a huge fan of Hasura which just sits in front of Postgres and presents GraphQL queries (and is easily…
turtlebits on HN
Why Prisma instead of TypeORM
From 2 comments
I'm using the same ecosystem with React and Nest.js. Very awesome to see an app built with best practices for JavaScript in 2021. You might have saved me hundreds of hours of…
zappo2938 on HNWhy not use typeORM as the ORM for Amplication ? It is already feature complete
pamicel on HN
Why a GitHub login is required
From 1 comment
This looks very neat. Why do you require a GitHub account to test it? --- Edit: and after I logged in with my GitHub credetials, I was directed to…
SamBam on HN
Alternatives named
Postgraphile
From 1 comment
Nice!! How does it compare with Postgraphile?
ethan_smith on HN
Hasura
From 2 comments
I had began creating my own sort of thing on top of Hasura which I prefer but this is pretty cool. I'm not at all too big on TS (which is sacrelige apparently) but I'll check…
Ataraxy on HNVery cool, looks like it only works with Node.js and possibly React. I've a huge fan of Hasura which just sits in front of Postgres and presents GraphQL queries (and is easily…
turtlebits on HN
RedwoodJS
From 1 comment
How does this compare to https://redwoodjs.com/ ?
lrmunoz on HN
Wasp
From 1 comment
How does this compare to https://wasp-lang.dev/ ?
emilsoman on HN
JHipster
From 1 comment
Is this a bit like Jhipster but then for JS/Node instead of Java/Spring Boot?
mettamage on HN
Supabase
From 1 comment
Playing around in app.amplication.com I'm seeing a lot of similarities to supabase. Happy to see more competition in this space. My initial impression is I'm a bit confused as to…
city41 on HN