Show HN: Open SaaS – An open-source alternative to paid boilerplate starters

Re:Show HN: Open SaaS – An open-source alternative to paid b... by verdverm on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @03:51PM (#39195645)

Having built something similar, the biggest challenge for users is that they have to use a bespoke language, like WASP here. I suspect that it is also your biggest challenge as well.

Mine is built on CUE, which at least has the potential to become a more widely used language. CUE hasn't reached sufficient maturity for broader adoption yet, so I continue to face this same problem.

https://github.com/hofstadter-io/hof

What we built is more like a framework for building WASP + boilerplate for anything, both sides of the transform in full control by the user.

I'm less bullish on the idea since LLMs that can code arrived on stage

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Re:Show HN: Open SaaS – An open-source alternative to paid b... by hot_town on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @03:53PM (#39195660)

Wasp is as easy as learning to write JSON when you already know JS.

It's more a mental barrier as new tech no one has heard of is always somewhat intimidating, whether for good reason or not.

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Re:Show HN: Open SaaS – An open-source alternative to paid b... by hot_gril on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @01:17AM (#39200595)

I don't like DSLs because in almost every case, it would've been better as a library in a general language. You get matured primitives, control logic, and interoperability for free that way, and there are fewer surprises.

But Wasp promises so much that I still want to try it. Getting auth and RPCs auto-generated would be great on its own.

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