Yesterday, 07:10 PM
I've been thinking about putting together a small subscription tool for a niche I know well, mostly as a weekend project. I'm not a developer, so I've been looking into the AI app builders that generate working code from plain descriptions. The idea of getting something usable without hiring a developer is appealing, but I'm unsure how far these tools actually get you.
My main worry is the backend stuff: logins, payments, and data handling. I don't want to launch something that falls over the moment a handful of people sign up, or that creates a security headache I can't fix myself. I'm also not sure whether the output is something a real developer could later take over without starting from scratch.
If you've used one of these builders for a small SaaS idea, I'd like to hear how it went and where it fell short. What would you check before committing?
My main worry is the backend stuff: logins, payments, and data handling. I don't want to launch something that falls over the moment a handful of people sign up, or that creates a security headache I can't fix myself. I'm also not sure whether the output is something a real developer could later take over without starting from scratch.
If you've used one of these builders for a small SaaS idea, I'd like to hear how it went and where it fell short. What would you check before committing?