Learning to code a SaaS? Don't use a Javascript Framework

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/SaaS

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  • SurveyJS - Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App
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  • SQLAlchemy

    The Database Toolkit for Python

    If you go with Python Flask, I can recommend using Peewee to talk to your database. It’s much easier to learn than SQLAlchemy.

  • action-doctl

    GitHub Actions for DigitalOcean - doctl

    For my product I went with DigitalOcean but these days I would recommend Heroku or one of its equivalents. Yes, Heroku costs money, and I understand why people want to host their apps for free. But I’m convinced it’ll keep you honest if you pay for good high-quality hosting.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

  • Tailwind CSS

    A utility-first CSS framework for rapid UI development.

    Another CSS framework that has been gaining a lot of traction recently is Tailwind CSS. I have no experience with it and hence no opinion.

  • Bootstrap

    The most popular HTML, CSS, and JavaScript framework for developing responsive, mobile first projects on the web.

    You should definitely use a CSS framework. I used Bootstrap. Sometimes you will hear arguments that all sites using Bootstrap look the same. This is frankly moronic. No end user has ever said this and no SaaS has failed because they used Bootstrap.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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