We do something similar across a React and a Next JS app. A little different because they are both web, but same principles of letting the clients do their own thing and having common backend logic.
Also just started looking around your site. This is actually a quality engineering blog! We're actively implementing stylized components in a manner similar to yours.
We've been relying on manual testing so far. We're just starting to think about unit tests and integration tests. We don't know where to start. Would be cool if you could provide guidance on setting up good testing practices in the first place so that we avoid flaky tests all together.
If you’ve ever wanted to give your customers custom domains, send email on their behalf or manage their DNS records, would love feedback on dnspassport.com. Built this out for my current company and thinking of spinning this infrastructure out.
TL;DR If you're a SaaS company, mightydash.com lets your users pick a plan, pay you and get access to what they paid for. Takes 15 mins and saves you at least a week of engineering
Hello all, we've built a ton of SaaS apps in the past year, and payments have always been a headache. Yes, Stripe provides all the infrastructure to handle the grungy stuff, but you still have to build a ton of on top of it to get to something a customer can use. Decided to scratch my own itch and built mightydash.com to solve this.
This is all the stuff I've had to build myself that MightyDash enables out of the box:
- Let users add, change or remove a credit card
- Select a plan
- Let a user downgrade/cancel a plan, but make sure the user still retains access to features they paid for till the next billing period
- Let a user upgrade a plan and explain that they'll be prorated (so they don't complain to support)
- In my app, restrict access to a feature based on the user's plan (eg - you can only send 100 emails on the free plan)
- Add a limited promo (allow 500 people to use promo code DEAL for 1 month free)
- Add a no credit-card trial
It's early and works for React/Node atm, but can easily extend it to your stack if you reach out.
I've looked at Chargebee, Recurly and more. They offer a lot of options, but not the exact set of things that someone needs to get a SaaS product off the ground instantly.
Would love to understand if this has been a problem for you too and what else you'd want handled for you
The nice thing about builders is that when they see a new problem, they try to fix it. Not everyone comes up with good solutions, but it's the thought that counts. Very inspiring to see people tackling problems from the new WFH situation, CONVID-19 testing, distribution of medical equipment, in-home fitness, social, essentials for the elderly and sick, helping SMBs like restaurants, etc
Hi HN! We're launching Hallway https://hallway.chat to encourage people working from home during this pandemic to socialize more.
This started because my roommate started working from home recently and was sad because he doesn't really talk to anyone anymore. Given that this is the new normal for a while, we hacked together a project to make WFH a little less forlorn!
It prompts you to take a break and join a short 10 min video chat with your co-workers throughout the workday. Just add the bot to a Slack channel, set the frequency and timezone, and it'll ping the channel with a link to a timed video call
It's a fun and simple way to simulate watercooler conversations like when you bump into a friend at work. We want to encourage spontaneous conversation and keep mental health positive during these stressful times
You can also use your own Zoom/Hangouts Meet links for free, but if you don't, we'll generate one for you (it's timed so you still get some work done). It costs us to host video chat rooms so we do have a paid plan, but if we make any profits in the next few weeks, we'll donate it to fight COVID-19
Remember to talk and be social with your co-workers during the workday - don't forget how to speak. Practice social distancing, stay safe and healthy!
They're a great company competing Google Voice. We're really trying to focus on customer support and success. We don't want to be a general purpose business phone since other companies like OpenPhone are doing a great job there already
You're thinking a step ahead. Yeah, I think businesses are going to start using SMS for marketing because it's not a saturated channel like email. We're trying to do customer support which doesn't deal with high volume of spamming. If SMS does take off, iOS and Android will beef up iMessage and Messages to handle spam and separate business from personal texts