Flowcode
Dev tools
visual programming platform
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How HN took it
10 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 18 critical, out of 46 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Idea: 8 for, 12 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Visual programming idea has potential and the Flyde design looks polished
From 3 comments
I love your premise here. I think visual programming has such untapped potential even though it has been tried and tried and tried so I hope you crack the code a bit (lol). I…
collingreen on HNLovely visual and ergonomics from the few I've seen of flyde (your link is still returning a 404)
agumonkey on HNCongrats on your launch! Looks very good! We are building a similar product at www.midio.com and it seems you have come to some of the same conclusions as us about visual…
criticalsec on HN
Objections
Visual programming has historically failed for complex control flow and general-purpose code
From 4 comments
Sigh. Firstly, and to be fair, this is more for the comments than OP, can we please stop kidding ourselves? People have been trying to make tools to allow "non-developers" to…
tonnydourado on HNSo far there are zero data points on the success side of the fence when it comes to visual programming. The exceedingly rare times I come across it professionally it's a toy…
remon on HNI just want to make an observation based from previous experiences. These styles of programming environments are not new. We have seen many such tools in the past. I think they…
_pdp_ on HNIMO, Complexity is still best tackled with text. Low-code for lunch, spaghetti for dinner.
redkoan on HN
Documentation is thin, including error handling and write file outputs
From 1 comment
What is the error handling story? I'm shocked that Control Flow doesn't contain Try-Except Anyway, I ask because Write File returns nothing…
mdaniel on HN
Mobile site and demo video are broken
From 1 comment
The mobile site is pretty seriously broken in multiple places. This does not inspire confidence in the project. One major breakage is that I can't watch the demo video on a…
starfezzy on HN
Requests
Add screenshots to the site so visitors can see the product before trying the demo
From 1 comment
Would be nice to see some screenshots instead of needing to jump into the demo. Sometimes I like to skim a bit to understand what I'm getting into before I "do."
gwbas1c on HN
Fix the docs inputs list and describe input options
From 1 comment
What is the error handling story? I'm shocked that Control Flow doesn't contain Try-Except Anyway, I ask because Write File returns nothing…
mdaniel on HN
Questions
What is the error handling story
From 1 comment
What is the error handling story? I'm shocked that Control Flow doesn't contain Try-Except Anyway, I ask because Write File returns nothing…
mdaniel on HN
Why build the UI from scratch instead of using react-flow or a diagram library
From 1 comment
Looks very interesting. I am currently researching node-based developer tools and libraries, and after a quick look at your code I wonder why you chose to create your UI from…
threecheese on HN
What use cases is it aimed at, since it seems general purpose
From 1 comment
Congratulation on the launch! I definitely see a future in visual scripting, the best candidate I have for my next project is https://luna-park.app/ but I'll be experimenting…
edweis on HN
Alternatives named
n8n and Make.com
From 2 comments
I just want to make an observation based from previous experiences. These styles of programming environments are not new. We have seen many such tools in the past. I think they…
_pdp_ on HNLooks very good, I believe this type of product is the future (instead of vibe-coding that produces heaps of junk new code). A few thoughts: * Flowcode is a clever name but since…
abxyz on HN
Node-RED
From 2 comments
Reminds me a little of Node-Red, for me coding is just easier than connecting boxes but it would be cool if someone cracked the visual programming route.
webprofusion on HNNode-RED is mentioned deep in the thread. But just to say that Node-RED is over a decade old and is very widely used. Including some very large organisations like Siemens and…
totallyinfo on HN
Zapier
From 1 comment
Looks very good, I believe this type of product is the future (instead of vibe-coding that produces heaps of junk new code). A few thoughts: * Flowcode is a clever name but since…
abxyz on HN
Luna-Lang
From 1 comment
That reminds me of a very beautiful flow based language years ago, Luna-Lang[1] but it seems that the website died and it is no longer maintained. [1]…
somethingsome on HN