Re:Show HN: Config.ly – Never hardcode your data again
by bawejakunal on Thursday November 12, 2020 @12:02AM
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Big +1 for making it easier for non engineering folks to update the copy strings via UI. This is something very useful for product teams at mid size companies
Re:Show HN: Config.ly – Never hardcode your data again
by jeremyis on Thursday November 12, 2020 @12:09AM
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Thanks! Curious - why do you state mid sized companies specifically?
Re:Show HN: Config.ly – Never hardcode your data again
by bawejakunal on Thursday November 12, 2020 @11:15AM
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Some sort of dynamic config management existing via spring cloud or homegrown systems like configbus - easier to implement for larger tech companies, but the small and mid sized may benefit a lot f
in their development speed from this off the shelf solution I believe as it evolves further
Situations with a slow deployment process has been a big motivator for building Config.ly -- and I've seen it happen at companies with medium-sized eng teams (taking hours to swap values during incident fires), and I know it's a problem _all_ iOS developers have due to the app store deploy process.
I also think there's other value here... For instance having a UI means non-technical folks can update it. A lot of my time as an engineer has been spent making copy tweaks (I've felt existing CMS products were too heavy-weight and difficult to plugin).
Also, having turn-key libraries mean you don't have to copy/paste hardcoded values among many clients (or store on the server build an API for _every_ constant). I'm a big fan of DRY.