Hello everyone.
I moved from Django to Bubble a few months ago. I created a personal feature rich note-taking app in Bubble. I also started developing a web based game. Reaching one milestone after another I was surprised by the speed of development.
In the beginning I was reluctant fearing that if Bubble evaporates as a company then I’ll be screwed. Still, I took the risk because after trying Bubble it was so much easier compared to Django. (I still love Django but I am a medical student and I don’t have so much time for development)
As most of you have noticed, yesterday many Blubbers realized that it is very likely that the Bubble team will introduce any number of new restrictions which will hinder development or render acquired skills useless overnight.
I read a lot of posts in the Bubble forum yesterday talking about similar instances in the past which shows me that yesterday isn’t the exception.
It feels like Bubble is leeching on its clients (that are its users) for the profit of big investors. I wonder to what kind of platform it will evolve in the future if it continues that way.
In any case, it is their right and I respect that.
I’ve never heard of Wappler and it looks very promising. I am glad I found out about it because I sacrificed some features without knowing that there are other solutions that might actually support them in a no-code way. In other words it looks like the bubble exodus might be an advantage for my future apps and for my skills.
Maybe one of the biggest wins if that with Wappler I’ll be able to create offline apps through Electron. I looked at a tutorial and it looks easy.
Most importantly I can profit easier on the skills I’ll acquire if I ever want to freelance with Wappler without having to pay around 80$ for it and without locking my clients in an unfriendly hosting environment that might cause bigger issues in the long run. I can’t recommend Bubble to anyone anymore because it feels like I am leading them to a trap. If you are a big company you’ll be able to take the hit and adjust but as a newcomer if you “haven’t made it yet” then you don’t know if you will be taken out by a big blow and then you’ll have to start again from square one.
I would be very happy if some Wapplers could point out some other major advantages of Wappler over Bubble. It looks like it is more feature rich. Can I for example create an app and make it open source? Can I run the platform offline at times? How easy is it to collaborate with other users?
Also, are there any limitations with Wappler I should be aware of?
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