Making a side project can be time consuming and overwhelming. To help with this, I've created a list of many Indie Maker's tech stacks and I've built a recommendation app to find the best tools to make your next project (recommendations are no-code tools).
I've spent too much time figuring out how to build my own no-code projects. And I've always found it insanely valuable to see how other makers built theirs.
In Side Project Stack you will find:
1. A list of tech stacks for side projects that are code or no-code
2. An app to get your very own custom stack recommendation (no-code)
π€The part you might find most interesting, I compiled the list of all the different stack combinations to create a recommendation tool. Using 100+ different data points and a lot of discussions with Maker's about why they used the tools they did.
I took this approach because, in my experience, the easiest way to build is to start with what you need to make and then work backwards to find the technologies you need to build it.
ππ½It is my hope that this version 1.0 helps reduce the feeling of being overwhelmed when starting, and allows Makers to spend more time talking to users, marketing their product...less time building.
Right now the app recommendation tool is purely for no-code projects and geared towards the simplest approach and easiest tools to learn. Check it out!
Special thanks to these Makers who have helped me to this point to launch:
@andreyazimov@noahmakes@5harath@diannamallen@_danielmeade@actinarium@cbinganisi@ernest_jones@dqmonn1@josephbestjames@david_head@johnny_makes
ππ½OH and one last thing... The stack I used to build Side Project Stack:
-https://Sheet2Site.com (thanks @andreyazimov for all your help and inspiration)
-Typeform
-Airtable
-Google Sheets
-Zapier
-Gmail
-Mailchimp
-Carrd
ππΌWhat is your tech stack?ππΌ
Leave a comment π below and I'll add it to the list. ππ½π
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@michaeljnovotny thats still early WIP but I am really happy with my progress.
You've inspired me to kind of sneak peak on PH :) For now thats just about the tech stack (I am extremely happy about the core part - Parse server/GraphQL/Ionic):
http://www.seaas.io/exciting-tec...
What's more interesting to you? Finding out tech stacks for code or no code projects?
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Great product Michael! A lot of people will find this very helpful in jumpstarting their next project!
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@michaeljnovotny there is one question that asks for;
In what OTHER ways users may receive value from your product? *
You may have one, none or use all of these.
There is no option to select none as this is a mandatory question.
@john_stevens Thanks for checking it out. Appreciate any feedback or comments!
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I have complete the form and the email I have received is just a flow of instruction.. Is that all? or I should expect a code to be sent? as I don't understand this point
@engmsaleh Hello Mohamed, great question. Yes currently right now it is a stack recommendation of tools to use. And the app is currently no-code recommendations so no code to be sent. Would you like to see a code snippet of these tools already connected ?
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@michaeljnovotny Yes, this is the first thing that came on mind when I first read the description, I thought that I would receive a code to run to get my stack asked for
@joseph_e_best_james Thank you for your inspiration and help. Ill never forget seeing what you have created with no-code and answering my questions. Thank you!
@shun_yamada Hey Shun thank you for your feedback! I am not sure what you mean by more manual. However, Side Project Stack is a fully automated application. The tools used to build it require a much smaller learning curve as opposed to Webflow, Bubble or others that empowers you to build faster. The beautiful thing about being a Maker is there are different ways to do it. In Side Project Stack you can see those different ways.
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Looks great! I'll test it. One of the nicer automation tools I use (like Zapier) is Integromat.
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