Show HN: Dropbase – Build internal web apps with just Python

Re:Show HN: Dropbase – Build internal web apps with just Python by mastazi on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @06:07PM (#38538202)

What makes a web app "internal"? Does it mean it's just made to be run on localhost? Does it mean it would not run on a server? How so?

Also, why using this vs creating a desktop app? (There are ways to create GUI desktop apps in Python)

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Re:Show HN: Dropbase – Build internal web apps with just Python by n1b0m on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @06:20PM (#38538320)

I normally understand internal to mean an internal corporate application used by the employees.

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Re:Show HN: Dropbase – Build internal web apps with just Python by ayazhan on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @06:57PM (#38538668)

correct. internal apps are usually built by developers for internal users. examples include processing refunds, updating customer information, managing user permissions, triggering batch jobs, and etc.

the goal of internal apps is to optimize tasks that are tedious and time consuming, but not too common for an off-the-shelf product to be available.

since the internal apps aren't the main product developers work on in a company, they prefer to build them quickly with minimal resources.

internal tools usually run on a server, as does Dropbase

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