Outsystems - Anybody else using it?

[foozball3000]

I'm drawing close to finishing an app of mine, but I have a bunch of concerns about going live with it.
Things like performance, ect...
None of which I seem to be able to test before just going live and running with it.

So I'm trying to find other Devs that have a lot of experience with this framework and can give me some advice.

 

[John_Phoenix]

You're not going to find lots of people with experience in a low-code environment. Most developers will code up a dedicated app or use a cross-platform framework.

That being said, in a low coding environment a lot of your more granular choices are handled for you.

You picked a low code environment specifically so you wouldn't have to directly address the majority of your concerns.

Stop worrying and launch it. If it's done, and functioning properly, go for it. Done is better than perfect.

 

[foozball3000]

You're not going to find lots of people with experience in a low-code environment. Most developers will code up a dedicated app or use a cross-platform framework.

That being said, in a low coding environment a lot of your more granular choices are handled for you.

You picked a low code environment specifically so you wouldn't have to directly address the majority of your concerns.

Stop worrying and launch it. If it's done, and functioning properly, go for it. Done is better than perfect.

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I did follow your advice of just getting it done after I read your reply (ages ago).
The app is now in the final stages, and went through the 2nd round of user testing last night.. so there's still a bunch bugs to fix this weekend, and should be ready by next week (fingers crossed), then on to the next step.
It's not perfect, but it looks great, works great and hit's all the right spots in the user experience.

Learning from the experience... Low Code environments really aren't faster than the proper frameworks.
I think it's fine if you're just building a tool of sorts, but I needed a lot of customisation, and that took an insane amount of time battling with the framework.
Not that I'm regretting taking this for a spin, I've always been reluctant to code apps, and this at least got me started on this venture.

Anyhow, for the moment none of that matters, as you said what matters is to get v1.0 out of the door and into the world. v2.0 can always be in a different framework if need be.

 

[John_Phoenix]

Hi, sorry for the late reply. I did follow your advice of just getting it done after I read your reply (ages ago).
The app is now in the final stages, and went through the 2nd round of user testing last night.. so there's still a bunch bugs to fix this weekend, and should be ready by next week (fingers crossed), then on to the next step.
It's not perfect, but it looks great, works great and hit's all the right spots in the user experience.

Learning from the experience... Low Code environments really aren't faster than the proper frameworks.
I think it's fine if you're just building a tool of sorts, but I needed a lot of customisation, and that took an insane amount of time battling with the framework.
Not that I'm regretting taking this for a spin, I've always been reluctant to code apps, and this at least got me started on this venture.

Anyhow, for the moment none of that matters, as you said what matters is to get v1.0 out of the door and into the world. v2.0 can always be in a different framework if need be.

Bravo! Congrats on making it this far! I truly wish you all the best with the app, and much bigger and better ideas.