Mu
Dev tools
micro app platform
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
3 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score -0.30.
Pricing: 1 for, 4 againstIdea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting model and many monetization paths
From 1 comment
Interesting model... Basically a single standard HTML+CSS+JS web page, hosted remotely. With the added ability to do User Authentication, Database Storage and Crypto Payments…
peter_d_sherman on HN
Potential for unbanked people to sell products
From 1 comment
I see a big potential for unbanked people wanting to make a simple website to perhaps sell their products
gchaincl on HN
Objections
Bitcoin-only payments seen as a red flag
From 2 comments
“We have built in payments!” The payments: Bitcoin.
danpalmer on HNDefinitely, and rugpulling "payments" with "only crypto btw" also sets up a huge red flag. Most people are heavily fatigued on weird blockchain projects and looking for any…
JuanPosadas on HN
Slow performance, likely from HN traffic and unoptimised app
From 3 comments
So kind of like https://glitch.com/ and https://inbrowser.app/ but somehow productized, has a bitcoin donation button, and uses iframes(??). Feels pretty slow too, but that might…
FireInsight on HNThe HN hug of death definitely playing a part in that but also the app is just not optimised yet for performance. Unfortunately modern frameworks are absolutely terrible.
asim on HNLooks like it :(
p2hari on HN
No local development or sandbox; all pushes go live
From 3 comments
Does this support local development?
curtisblaine on HNDefinitively a deal breaker considering that there are no way to test the site. A test/sandbox environment could be a good first step
gchaincl on HNYou're able to build and test your site within the app before you publish. But after that all pushes are live. Creating a sandbox / branching system is something that can…
martinm3o on HN
Unclear use case
From 1 comment
What would be the use case for something like this?
sirmike_ on HN
Requests
Add Stripe payments alongside Bitcoin
From 1 comment
This is good feedback, I'll look at adding Stripe integration as well as BTC.
martinm3o on HN
Local development support
From 2 comments
Does this support local development?
curtisblaine on HNNot yet, but this is something I have considered and could open up.
martinm3o on HN
Sandbox or branching for testing
From 2 comments
Definitively a deal breaker considering that there are no way to test the site. A test/sandbox environment could be a good first step
gchaincl on HNYou're able to build and test your site within the app before you publish. But after that all pushes are live. Creating a sandbox / branching system is something that can…
martinm3o on HN
Questions
What is the use case?
From 1 comment
What would be the use case for something like this?
sirmike_ on HN
Does it support local development?
From 1 comment
Does this support local development?
curtisblaine on HN
Alternatives named
Glitch and inbrowser.app
From 1 comment
So kind of like https://glitch.com/ and https://inbrowser.app/ but somehow productized, has a bitcoin donation button, and uses iframes(??). Feels pretty slow too, but that might…
FireInsight on HN
Val Town
From 2 comments
Not the same thing, but another "single file app" platform in the space that looks interesting is https://val.town. Could be used as a backend for Mu apps
simplify on HNI thought of val town too when looking at this. Not that it's similar in any one way, but I've never been able to deploy small scripts / micro apps faster than with Val Town
tr3ntg on HN
Supabase
From 1 comment
Definitely, and rugpulling "payments" with "only crypto btw" also sets up a huge red flag. Most people are heavily fatigued on weird blockchain projects and looking for any…
JuanPosadas on HN