Build your own backend or use a Backend as a service.
Pratim Bhosale
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Hey everyone, I'm trying to understand that every time you build something, would you build your own backend from scratch or use a low code platform that helps you set up your backend in a few minutes.
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Aleks Dahlberg@aleksdahlberg
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Some friends of mine are building kinde.com - highly recommend joining their free startup program - it's a backend as a service which you can actually scale out of later.
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In this way, you can create a viable product that will solve their problem in its simplest implementation, I advise you to learn more about the process here https://www.back4app.com/ . Indeed, well-chosen technologies for writing a backend can guarantee good scalability, speed, and a quick response to customer requests and needs.
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Probably set up my own backend. I think it's just my comfort level :)
BaaS that gives me access to the underlying infrastructure I would choose 10/10. But once it abstracts to a level that I can't psql to the database or ssh onto a host, it gets difficult to justify.