I have been in programming and IT for over 30 years. However, my focus has always been on the backend.
Now I was looking for a tool to support me in creating a small portal. I tested plenty of solutions and finally fell on Wappler.
From my perspective, Wappler gives flexibility that I won’t get anywhere else. However, there is a high cost for it.
The cost, of NO documentation. Because what is called “documentation”, let’s agree. It’s a rather embarrassing attempt to explain some basic concepts.
Considering that the price of Wappler, is several times higher, than a subscription to ALL JetBrains products, well, this is rather unacceptable.
However, I’m stuck here.
The idea of using low-code tools, is to create solutions much faster than full-code. Only… Without up-to-date documentation, using such an extensive product is banging your head against a wall of questions.
For anyone struggling with a similar problem, I have a hint. Use https://www.perplexity.ai/
It has indexed ‘documentation’, and forum posts. It speeds up the search for answers to questions HUGELY. Provided, of course, that there is an answer somewhere.
It is, of course, a half-measure. But one has to manage.
I know why, documentation is an issue. I have been in that place many times when you have to decide what to spend your time on. On developing the tool (needed, interesting, fun) or on creating documentation (boring, not developmental, nobody wants to do it).
However, that in Wappler, it went too far.
