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Hi! For those not familiar, this app is built using Anvil (https://anvil.works https://anvil.works), a platform for building full-stack web apps with nothing bu
by meredydd 9y ago
Hi! For those not familiar, this app is built using Anvil (https://anvil.works https://anvil.works), a platform for building full-stack web apps with nothing but Python.
It's got a visual UI designer, a built-in database, and you code everything in Python (even the client-side code). As you can see from this demo/tutorial, you can get things done pretty fast with it. I'm one of the founders, and that's my voice you're hearing on the video; I'm happy to answer questions!
(PS: We're hiring - https://anvil.works/jobs https://anvil.works/jobs)
- projectramo 9y agoIs it open source? I mean, what if it breaks, can I go in and fix it myself? If you decide to raise prices on me, can I just host it myself on AWS? Are there any opaque parts?
- meredydd 9y agoAnvil is a commercial hosted service. We have on-site/private-cloud versions, but they're targeted at our larger business customers. Open source is great, but charging for our product has enabled us to bootstrap a profitable, growing business (did I mention we're hiring?) - which in turn means we'll be around to keep it working :)
- projectramo 9y agoI absolutely think you should charge for your product. But if critical parts of the code are not available for the user to modify/fix/own, I think it will only ever be used for internal sites and proof of concepts.