Ask HN: Are there any shortcuts in web development?

2 points by SCUSKU 3y ago ↗ HN

Hey HN, I'm a web developer and feel like no matter how hard I try I can only get myself to publish 1-2 apps/years of fairly trivial quality/scope.

Maybe I just have rose tinted glasses on, but I feel like it was easier to ship simple apps by using things like Flash that lets you do drag & drop editing to get your 90% of the way there.

I'm a fairly newbie web developer, so I feel like I have lots of room to grow in terms of learning about underlying browser APIs I could tap into, and am familiar with React. But nonetheless, are you aware of any frameworks, techniques, patterns, mental perspectives that would help develop simple UIs in less time?

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dylanhassinger 3y ago ↗

Next.js

austin-cheney 3y ago ↗

Shortcuts involve trade offs. You can learn to write your own UI efficiently or you can operate within the limitations of some tool. Which one of those takes you less time is only the result of practice and confidence.

wastu 3y ago ↗

There is many no-code or low-code tools out there if you want to build something faster with much less time.