Ryan here from Product Hunt!
Excited that we're focusing on this Maker Festival on "no code" solutions. Here's a quick primer on the category for those curious.
Looking forward to seeing what everyone makes. ππΌ
@emilyjsnowdon Hello Emily, we've already met many times before π
But in the interest of this thread...I'm Ben, I used to work at Product Hunt but now I run Makerpad - a place to get 1-1 support, templates and tutorials for building powerful applications without code.
@emilyjsnowdon hey from Ukraine ππ
I'm Lisa, maker of design & development tools (Flawless App & Reduce). Together with a teammate, we plan to build something useful for the creative community.
And this is @valiahavruliyk, designer & growth hacker and my friend. Let's see what we will build for you:
@emilyjsnowdon thanks for this festival. My name is Arthur and this will be my second CatHaton. NoCode is a great movement and the last few articles from @rrhoover raise a lot of ideas in my head. I mean, if Ryan thinks about it - then we should too.
@emilyjsnowdon@rrhoover@arthur_tkachenko Cathaton, I love it πI agree, no code is great, it breaks down barriers for entry into the making scene which means more makers which means more amazing products!
@emilyjsnowdon@rrhoover Excited for this. It came just in time as I have been planning a product that is perfectly inline with the social impact theme.
Hey everyone!
My name is Spencer, super excited to tinker around with coda [ first time ever ] and see what I can come up with! I have a few ideas that finally came into my mind, so I think the tough part will be picking one to fully develop and submit, and not just make all of them lol π
Excited to see how far this community can stretch the "no-code" limitation [ is it even fair to call it a limitation at this point with how powerful coda seems to be?! ], good luck everyone! :^)
Hey @emilyjsnowdon and everybody else :) I'm excited for this.
I've signed up can I add @sidhantpanda as a team member, cant find a way to do this, TIA :)
@sidhantpanda@findabhilash hi Abhilash and Sidhant welcome to the festival! When registering you can add 2 makers, or if you've both registered separately - no problem, you'll be able to list both of you as Makers when you come to submit.
@emilyjsnowdon Hello hello hello! Excited to see this challenge! Even though I use Python every day to solve problems I've always thought that some of the stuff I've been doing tends to over-complicate both the logic I use and the UX, and this would be a great challenge for myself on both fronts.
@emilyjsnowdon Hey everyone! I'm Dianna. Excited to join the Makers Festival with no code. I'll be entering with an app based around tea and self care/health.
@diannamallen hi Dianna ππ» Sounds great and something totally up my street! I am a big tea drinker and believer in prioritising self care. Very partial to a lady grey, mint or lemon and ginger. βοΈ
@emilyjsnowdon I am a severe Shiny Objects Syndrome patient lol βοΈ. Let's hope by joining this festival I can stick to one (or maybe a couple) projects that's worth exploring!
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Hi and thanks for this exciting event! It's motivated me to start project wich I dreamed to start for a long time :)
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Let me ask one question. I can't submit my project because "Link to Medium article" field is required. It was not mentioned in Submission Guidelines so I didn't make the article. There is an opportunity to submit project without article?
@anasta_mova Hi Anastacia thanks for flagging. This should be optional and not prevent you from submitting your product. I'll get this fixed asap so you can submit without delay. Appreciate you reaching out on this!
@emilyjsnowdon Hi everyone! TBH never used Coda before, and it seems pretty confusing-slash-overwhelming right now. But I have an old idea in mind, a habit building technique I once implemented in Google Sheets and then tried to make a native mobile app for it (failed because it was my first app ever and I wasn't skilled enough at the moment, lol). I think this one will be perfect for the compo.
Cheers everyone! π
@emilyjsnowdon@paul_danyliuk Sounds like a great use case Paul! I'm happy to help you hit the ground running with Coda - I'll send you a dm to set up some time if you're interested! A few inspirations in our Gallery here as well: https://coda.io/templates
@paul_danyliuk Hey Paul - sounds like the perfect time to turn that sheet into an app! @evan_pryce will be able to help get you started with Coda to kick things off.
@emilyjsnowdon@evan_pryce have been playing around with Coda for a while and I like how it turns out! Very interesting and powerful platform. Some things require tinkering and finding workarounds (like referencing previous rows for cascaded calculations, e.g. yearly interest, or for making input forms), but overall I'm impressed.
I guess it's somewhat similar to Airtable? I haven't checked that one out yet, but it's been all over the maker community, and I think their positioning is the same? Airtable is premium though β I'm surprised that Coda isn't, and kinda worried that if I use some features that you'll eventually decide to make premium (e.g. integrations), my doc will break.
I've checked out the templates, most of which turned out to be Evan's β some sick job there! Would've never figured out those things were possible with Coda if not for those samples.
Good timing too. I feel like I need a little side project retreat from my main hustle right now. And just a little one like that, doable in a day or two.
@paul_danyliuk excited to see what you build! And thanks for the feedback. We're working on some of the workarounds you mentioned. Let me know if I can help as you're building your doc π
Hi everyone! RN by day, founder and aspiring maker every other time. Very first time doing this. Looked over coda and seems a little complicated for someone like me with zero experience. Can I build with another no-code tool?
@quin_caylor hi Quin! Excited to have you join the festival. Yes you can build with any no-code tool. In fact - we just asked the community for a list of their favorites and they didn't disappoint - check out some suggestions here.
@emilyjsnowdon Hi all - excited to submit to Makers Festival. We're the makers of Quest AI - a no-code platform that enables designers to convert their Figma and PSD designs into launch-ready experiences. Check it out at https://quest.ai.
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@emilyjsnowdon Hi everyone! I'm a marketer by day, maker by night, currently in Lima, Peru. I can't wait to see what you all make, and I hope my wellness submission helps you let go and relax more. :)
@emilyjsnowdon Hey everyone! I'm Chris. Excited and nervous 'cause it was my first time to join the Makers Festival plus with no code. I'll be making a tiny tools for writers habit. The tools randomly select topics from your list for your daily writing.
Currently using coda as the platform. As of the moment I'm stuck in creating filters that randomly select row from the Main Table.
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