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Looks like many of those mobile app generators these days: https://asim.sh/ https://asim.sh/ https://bolt.new/ https://bolt.new/ https://replit.com/ https://

by pzo 2y ago

Looks like many of those mobile app generators these days: https://asim.sh/ https://asim.sh/ https://bolt.new/ https://bolt.new/ https://replit.com/ https://replit.com/ https://a0.dev/ https://a0.dev/ https://www.create.xyz/ https://www.create.xyz/ https://www.tempo.new/ https://www.tempo.new/ Seems like most (all?) are making react native apps using expo.

Apocryphon 2y ago
We need a generator for mobile app generators.
- dli123 2y ago
  i think i've seen this prompt at least 5 times today in the logs lol
dli123 2y ago
We’re a bit different than these since our apps are instantly deployed, not deployed through expo. So right after generation, you tap on your app and it loads and is usable, kinda like a webpage. React native definitely seems to work the best! I think the current generation LLMs have just seen so much js/ts they can just about do anything in those languages.
- kridsdale1 2y ago
  This all feels like Dreamweaver + 25 years, to me.
  - dli123 2y ago
    wow I haven't heard someone bring up dreamweaver in probably a decade. brings back memories of coding on my cow colored gateway laptop :')
ddxv 2y ago
I think you're missing some too. I've been vaguely following and have seen very few that actually seem to have any apps on the app store and those that I found were basic examples.
- Apocryphon 2y ago
  There's at least one that generates Flutter now. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43342101 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43342101 Also Lovable, which the above is inspired by!
  - insaider 2y ago
    Wonder if there will ever be a .net maui one
- dli123 2y ago
  yea there's a ton now that i've stopped trying to keep tabs on them. i agree that most 'vibe-coded' apps are still really, really basic, so we try to lean into that. give some cool apis that make certain things easy, and make it easy to create kinda dumb, but fun apps. the sweet spot is usually some kind of meme, or something with your friends, like https://asim.sh/@rish/s/157178/create-a-cute-gamified-app-called-sipsy-our https://asim.sh/@rish/s/157178/create-a-cute-gamified-app-ca...

by pzo 2y ago

Apocryphon 2y ago

We need a generator for mobile app generators.

dli123 2y ago
i think i've seen this prompt at least 5 times today in the logs lol

dli123 2y ago

We’re a bit different than these since our apps are instantly deployed, not deployed through expo. So right after generation, you tap on your app and it loads and is usable, kinda like a webpage. React native definitely seems to work the best! I think the current generation LLMs have just seen so much js/ts they can just about do anything in those languages.

kridsdale1 2y ago
This all feels like Dreamweaver + 25 years, to me.
- dli123 2y ago
  wow I haven't heard someone bring up dreamweaver in probably a decade. brings back memories of coding on my cow colored gateway laptop :')

ddxv 2y ago

I think you're missing some too. I've been vaguely following and have seen very few that actually seem to have any apps on the app store and those that I found were basic examples.

Apocryphon 2y ago
There's at least one that generates Flutter now. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43342101 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43342101 Also Lovable, which the above is inspired by!
- insaider 2y ago
  Wonder if there will ever be a .net maui one
dli123 2y ago
yea there's a ton now that i've stopped trying to keep tabs on them. i agree that most 'vibe-coded' apps are still really, really basic, so we try to lean into that. give some cool apis that make certain things easy, and make it easy to create kinda dumb, but fun apps. the sweet spot is usually some kind of meme, or something with your friends, like https://asim.sh/@rish/s/157178/create-a-cute-gamified-app-called-sipsy-our https://asim.sh/@rish/s/157178/create-a-cute-gamified-app-ca...