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Dev tools · October 17, 2023

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A Streamlit Equivalent for Node.js

Hi, I'm Vaibhav, creator of Backroad. Over the course of building several web apps with Node.JS over the years, a major pain point always was having to make tons of decisions regarding framework choices, styling libraries, choosing form elements, handling file uploads etc. So I built a Streamlit like tool which makes the whole process simpler. You can check it out here: https://backroad.sudomakes.art/ With time and experience I have realised that more than 80% of use cases can be achieved using a basic set of inputs and components. With Backroad, you can focus on your core…

A Streamlit Equivalent for Node.js launched on October 17, 2023 with 5 votes, #1,683 of 4,393 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

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