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All those tools are very useful, but they rely on needing a standardized UI. The problem with most web-based projects is that everyone wants to customize them,
by blktiger 9y ago
All those tools are very useful, but they rely on needing a standardized UI. The problem with most web-based projects is that everyone wants to customize them, and once you start doing that those kinds of tools just aren't as useful.
- rpedela 9y agoI think that is a good point. However wouldn't Bootstrap be an example of a standardized web UI? There are also Bootstrap implementations which use React, and Bootstrap 4 is significantly easier to customize by writing a small amount of SASS. I can easily imagine a UI builder that is as good as the desktop tools which uses Bootstrap 4 and React as its base.
- blktiger 9y agoSure, there have been several implementations of this idea on the front-end. Sproutcore was working towards a UI builder at one point for example, and extjs has one as well since both of those use a standardized layout engine.
- goatlover 9y agoWix, Wordpress and Drupal all have layout builders. But they're mostly geared toward designers or admins, and thus separated from the code. And then once upon a time, there was Dreamweaver, which nobody mentions. There is also Adobe Edge. I've watched a designer put together a nice looking website very quickly in Edge. I've also seen what they could do with the WP theme builders. But then you still need someone to tweak the css, and add JS for custom stuff separate from the builder.
- blktiger 9y agoYou couldn't wire up application logic with Dreamweaver though could you? I never used it that deeply so I only remember it being good for creating web pages, not applications.