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by padseeker 4y ago
The whole thing WILL NOT WORK without javascript. The rules engine runs in the browser, which is why you get that instant feedback loop. Admittedly keenforms isn't for EVERYONE. There are built from scratch forms that use React or Angu
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by padseeker 4y ago
thanks so much. I totally plan to post SHOW HN for some of these other forms. I love the "excel for developers". I think that's a great tagline. The haters are fine. I'll take constructive criticism, as well as accept ne
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by padseeker 4y ago
That's fair, I might have to revisit the number input issue. I totally get your complaint. Experimenting with the number input was a learning experience. I built Keenforms with React, and both React and Angular have some strange behavi
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by padseeker 4y ago
honestly there are plenty of uses cases that are a little beyond the scope of keenforms, this simply expands what is possible with a form builder. If there is something you want or need we'd love to hear about it. Right now it does not
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by padseeker 4y ago
so there is a good reason for this - I've learned the hard way that you cannot trust the number input, it has some very strange behavior. I could write a blog post just about that issue. I plan to create my own custom number input that
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by padseeker 4y ago
If I understand what you are saying, the rules will parse the HTML and look for variables wrapped in curly brackets and convert it to the value and then render that HTML. The editor allows you to embed an input value without having to manua
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by padseeker 4y ago
I mean custom HTML by the creator. You create a form rule to set the value of an HTML input, and then you can embed the values of inputs in the form into that html. I've used a lot of hidden inputs to determine values like even css cla
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There's 200 form builders, but none do what a programmer can, so I built my own(blog.keenforms.com)
57 points by padseeker 4y ago|76 comments
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by padseeker 4y ago
I've been building a form builder with a no code rules engine. Hoping to relaunch in the next couple of months. Have been redesigning the homepage and creating content to explain how it works. Here's a video of a tutorial; https:
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by padseeker 4y ago
I totally agree with this, and I don't know why you are getting so many downvotes. When Fox news called Arizona for Biden, many of their viewers were mad and there were anti fox news protests because their typical audience was mad they
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by padseeker 4y ago
"I don't debate the poor - I'm busy ripping off my investors"
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by padseeker 4y ago
I would love to do that, but it will take some time. Building from scratch all over again would be a lot of work, maybe I'd give a tour of how it was built, show all the rules?
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by padseeker 4y ago
This is a video I created on how to use the app; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDlKtyYf5Kc&t=14s
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by padseeker 4y ago
So this was built on Keenforms, an app I built. It's a form builder with a no code rules engine. You can try it for free, would love feedback. Would love to help you build something if you had an idea. You can sign up for an account, c
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Show HN: Chipotle nutritional calculator using form builder plus rules engine(keenforms.com)
4 points by padseeker 4y ago|7 comments
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by padseeker 4y ago
are you referring to the NRA or the ACLU here?
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by padseeker 4y ago
In theory this sounds promising. However I think the current problem of government these days isn't the elected officials but rather the disconnection between what people say they want and believe in and the politicians they elect. How
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by padseeker 4y ago
The biggest issue is there is too much competition and too many streaming services. When Netflix was the only game in town it was a no brainer. However I'm currently paying HBO, Hulu, Disney, Apple and Amazon along with Netflix. each p
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by padseeker 5y ago
This is an interesting comment but also an edge case. I build custom components all the time, such as a combo box that allows a user to select a list of options but also allows the user to type in a fragment and the options will be displaye
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by padseeker 5y ago
Sticking your head in the sand is more comforting than facing the horrors above it. That doesn't mean that's what you should do.
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by padseeker 5y ago
They author wrote in another article that more than 25K people have died from the vaccine. We're not going back and forth about the merits of christianity and satanism and purity. We're having a fight about is the earth flat. And
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by padseeker 5y ago
This guy is pushing invermectin as a treatment for COVID. How is this other article on the front page?
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by padseeker 5y ago
The thing about a surveillance state is the idea is that someone is on the other end of the camera watching, i.e. the state. The overwhelming amount of video being generated is being recorded, but it's usually not being actively watche
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by padseeker 5y ago
Ugh this one hurts. I'm a developer whose launched something I'm quite proud of but flailing at the marketing end. I've even been on the front page of Hacker News. I can write code till the cows come home but I've agoniz
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by padseeker 6y ago
"In any case, after about 20 of these in-person interviews going poorly, I really disconnected from the whole process and found myself deeply frustrated. Not only were these programming word problems ridiculous, but it seemed like ever
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by padseeker 6y ago
YES this 1000X - I love React and choose to use it regularly and willingly. I am forced to use Angular quite a bit for my day job. While both of these libraries have their place not everything needs to be a single page app. Using server sid
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by padseeker 6y ago
The WSJ editorial section's track record on COVID based information has been, to put it kindly, not good. Why are we taking it with any kind of authority NOW?
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by padseeker 6y ago
I'm fine with calling out the NYT for making a mistake or worse enabling substandard journalism. There has been a review of this content, a large organization that has a lot of reporters generating content. The NYT could have done a be
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by padseeker 6y ago
Everything is a partisan issue now, even something like a virus that has killed more than 250,000 people in the US, and at it's current pace will blow past 300K before the end of the year. How do you convince people that live in an alt
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by padseeker 6y ago
I added the for tag to the labels, and deployed it this morning.

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