I'm one of those who came from the Dreamweaver and WebAssist world. In fact, I had a very close working relationship with Ray Borduin, the founder of WebAssist — he personally helped me develop quite a few projects.
I’ve found Wappler to be a very solid alternative for building applications. However, there are some weak points in the PHP server model that I’ve been trying to highlight in the community. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be a high priority for the development team. In my opinion, adding proper server-side rendering and a good templating system for PHP could really take Wappler to the next level. Right now, the focus seems to be more on NodeJS and, more recently, on AI integration — which, to be honest, I think will be used only occasionally. And when needed, you can easily interact with AI directly through platforms like ChatGPT.
That said, I’m hopeful that at some point, these PHP limitations will be addressed.
For anyone coming from Dreamweaver and WebAssist, Wappler is definitely a whole new world. DW and WebAssist workflows are very straightforward and easy to implement, while in Wappler, you first need to understand how the platform works to fully unlock its potential.
The lack of extensive documentation is definitely a challenge, but it’s largely compensated for by this wonderful community and the great support from @Teodor and @George themselves.
I’ve been using Wappler for almost two years now, and I can confidently say you can build anything you want with it. It’s a very powerful development platform.
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If you have any questions during your transition, feel free to reach out! I'm not an expert in every area, but I’ve gained enough experience to help with many things. Just keep in mind that you will need to completely remake all your Dreamweaver/WebAssist apps from scratch.