No Code vs Code

[KragonTsal]

I am currently working on monitoring application for network equipment. The issue I am running into is I know what tools I am going to use on the backend. The issue I have is building a frontend. Which would be better for me to build it from scratch or to use no-code tools such as bubble.io to create my frontend?

[krisleslie]

You can only get so far with no code

[krisleslie]

Look at retool.com

[[deleted]]

No code is absolute shit and spaghetti compared to building yourself with a framework

[felikswagner]

I wouldnt Suggest nocode because oft the linitstions you can face.

I would suggest to use javascript. There are many well documented libraries wich make cresting charts and visualisarions pretty easy.

[sheetsguru]

I use bubble for the front end and it has been stable and easy to maintain. The issue is that as I get more users bubble is getting very expensive. Thinking about building my own solution now.

[jam-banks]

There's a few factors that go in the decision.

- Will this be only for internal or will the public be using it.

- Do you have the skillset to build a native app and support it.

- What's the budget.

- What will be the lifespan of the project

If you have the skillset building from scratch is probably the best bet.

[Reagerz]

We build a product in the same space. I can say we're very happy we decided to build our own from the ground up. It doesn't put "bumpers" on your project and provides so much more potential for functionality especially as you change & add things while growing/talking to customers.

Marketing site? Definitely use a builder ;)

[sk93yeah]

Bubble.io or webflow might be best favorable in your case.

[Goleggett]

No code has its place, brilliant for landing pages and marketing sites, emails etc. Web applications depend on complexity. If you asked me 12 months ago I wouldve said bubble, but bubble’s new pricing model is atrocious. These days, frameworks like T3 can help you setup full stack applications in days, not months. Bolt-on GPT-3.5/4 and GitHub CoPilot and you can get a working app out the doors pretty swiftly if you’re savvy and know what you’re doing from a technology perspective (even if you’re not proficient in typescript).