johndamaia

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by johndamaia 7y ago
We trained a NN to learn UI elements like buttons, inputs, navbar, etc. With that information we can grab the Sketch elements and build the correct UI in the correct coordinates.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Already made the change, thanks!
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Thanks! Will push to production later today.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
It basically turns Sketch into a WYSIWYG editor, yes. Regarding the marketing angle, I agree. It has been a fairly common advice here; we'll review our approach to market.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
We are using Youtube embed - they control the player. Which device were you using?
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Interesting point you are making. Never thought about it that way. Will definitely think about it in detail because in the that's exactly our selling point: "generate your front-end code assisted by AI so we can keep prices afford
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Thanks for reinforcing the importance of this feature! :) Just added it to our top priorities.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Not yet. It's on our backlog though. Totally agree that's an important feature to add.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
It doesn't send any data or have axios integrated. It will output the form (probably in Vue) for a developer on the client side to connect the dots with an API.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Good point. Our algorithm obviously has to make decisions. Sometimes it's right, sometimes absolutely wrong. However the goal is to output a legible and workable front-end code.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Exactly! You nailed it, our goal is to reduce the cost of Sketch to front-end code keeping the quality. We hope to reduce that cost with the help of AI. How can we improve our marketing angle then?
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Hm, interesting. Like $X per month for unlimited artboards conversions? The only thing keeping us from doing that is the direct cost we still have per project - because of the human validation layer.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Ok, that's obvious! Will definitely add that. Thanks so much for the suggestion.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
That's great feedback! I appreciate the detail suggestion. I'll definitely have a close look at this possibility. It makes sense. The only hesitation I have in giving credits is the direct cost I still have per project (because of
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Thanks! It was a direct "copy paste" from the client quote. Will fix it later today.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
That's a great question. Why not a 'per usage' model? We went for subscription because we learned, from our Beta, that our customers convert an average of 3 artboards per month. It's a valid point though and we are open
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by johndamaia 7y ago
I agree. We are in a stage where human validation is essential to guarantee a fair output. From "Amazon Go" to "Unbabel", all have "meat" behind it.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Founder here, again [1]. In August I’ve shared a side project that partially converted Sketch files into front-end code with the help of deep learning. Because of the feedback I got here and the number of early access requests I decided to
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Show HN: Building websites from Sketch using deep learning – public launch(zecoda.com)
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Wow, do you know developers that convert artboards to full webpage for $9? But I understand your point, we are intentionally pricing it at a high point. Hopefully we'll be able to decrease it in the future.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Hey! No worries, I'm starting to like the skepticism, it makes the job funnier. Right now we are doing it right ~90% of the whole page. The responsiveness is done by the system automatically (it makes decisions on its own, therefore th
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by johndamaia 7y ago
It's simpler than that. The model makes only one choice based on what it learnt. However you gave an excellent idea :)
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by johndamaia 7y ago
One month full time; around one year part-time.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Without going into detail, our model outputs the coordinates of the html elements it recognize. We are taking a visual approach to the problem.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Great feedback! I guess we just need to find our best target market. We believe the decision makers will be managers and not technical people (engineers that relate more with the product page instead of the emotional illustrations). But I c
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Interesting feedback. Our main goal is to ditch the human verification, we want to be confident enough to provide great code automatically. Not there yet. Regarding the output, it's great to know your thoughts on the frameworks. We act
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by johndamaia 7y ago
If you think it can help, I can send you the output code for the demo. Drop me a line at john [@] zecoda.com
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Our goal is not to replace engineers. Is to increase their productivity and give them more time to create awesome products.
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by johndamaia 7y ago
It's intended to be code-edited by a developer. The goal is to have an advance starting point. You'll start with "everything" ready to work on the fun stuff. If you curious enough to see the output I'm happy to shar
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by johndamaia 7y ago
Thanks!!!

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