Ask HN: How to get out of making CRUD apps?

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  • CRUD is just one part of the layer. It allows adding/removing/updating data. This is simply a data-foundation for an application.

    Of course it feels the same across apps and industries-- it's a concrete slab upon which you build things.

    Add layers on top of that, such as:

    - Data visualizations. You have data from your CRUD, so do something creative with it. If you're familiar with ReactJS, check out open source, free libraries such as: https://nivo.rocks/ and https://charts.ant.design/

    - Data integrations. Depending on the business you're in, experiment with integrating your CRUD app with external data sources via REST API or GraphQL. For example, a CRM like Salesforce or Marketo. Or a REST API in a particular business domain. Or a Google product which a customer might use, such as google drive.

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