Show HN: Review my Startup: (mobile) Programming w/o Coding for everyday people

[marcomueller]

Hi HN,

We are a small team of brothers working in Munich (Germany) and San Francisco. We put a lot of work in our startup proxxler.com during the last two years. With Proxxler we want to give non-programmers a platform for app creation without learning a programming language or installing SDKs. Our builder allows you to use ready-built components as well as to implement some logic in a visual script editor. Currently, you can create Android apps (and install them directly to your device) as well as Flash apps for your Facebook stream.

We even hope, this can be helpful for teaching kids and high schoolers basic programming skills. Not too geeky and with a direct result that can be shared with friends.

Thanks HN! Marco

http://www.proxxler.com

PS: We still have some accounts for our alpha test left. For the first 50 HN users mailing us (contact [@] proxxler.com, use 'HackerNews' in subject) we will give direct access to the service. Additionally, you can register on the site for beta testing, which will start in a couple of months.

[AlanNowogrodski]

I really like the concept of what you are doing. I was actually thinking "we need that". Your website turned me off a bit. Like the last comment, the shot of the kid was a bit weird. I had a hard time understanding what your site does. The UI is not terrible but I think you could be doing a better job. Especially since Mobile UIs are so critical to success.

Anyway, keep it up cause I like the concept and would actually use it.

[marcomueller → AlanNowogrodski]

Alan,

Thanks for your comment. I guess we have to invest some more time into our website. But concerning your point about the UI that needs improvement: Do you mean the website UI or the builder UI seen in one of our videos? And did you check the site on a mobile device or on a desktop? (cause or mobile site is not really existent yet...)

We will definitely keep up and if you subscribed for beta we will inform you about important updates.

Marco

[mindblink → AlanNowogrodski]

Actually, it's not the worse site, but the site could use a little polishing. There's actually a lot of material put out in HN in the past about that. A lot of landing pages look like this example: http://visualwebsiteoptimizer.com/split-testing-blog/landing...

[marcomueller → mindblink]

mindblink,

Thanks for your link. I checked it out and I learned some interesting thinks.

Marco

[dirkdeman]

Like the idea! I agree that the webpage needs some improvements. I'd get rid of the white stucco pattern, and I noticed that you have four videos, three of facebook apps and the fourth about an android app. For me, that would be the first to showcase, bring it to the homepage!

Ps the kid without the body creeps me out too.

[mindblink]

Hey, congrats. Are you guys planning on releasing something for iOS also? (Also, I wonder if there's a way to have a hyperlink in your top comment. To make it easier to navigate to your site).

[mindblink → mindblink]

Oh, also, I don't know if you want to put your videos more prominently on the landing page.

http://youtu.be/CLeDDZYPLB0

http://youtu.be/OD2ZDUPLEhM

http://youtu.be/QP1e_kS5jmk

http://youtu.be/CLeDDZYPLB0

[marcomueller → mindblink]

Thanks! Do you think they are hidden to much in the pop-up?

[mindblink → marcomueller]

A bit, they're buried in the 3rd slider. And they're one of the more vivid showcase your technology.

[marcomueller → mindblink]

Thanks! We are planning to add all major platforms (like iOS, HTML/JS, MacOS, Win) to our portfolio. But this will need some more time ...

[JS_startup]

It's a little thing but the disembodied child's head on the landing page was a little creepy

[Ron_Proxxler]

First alpha test accounts have been created. Some are left ...

[gbsf]

Have sent an email, please add me to the alpha

[_Mike_S]

Can I have access?? Sounds pretty amazing

[marcomueller → _Mike_S]

Pls send an email to contact [at] proxxler.com including "HackerNews" in the subject.

[_Mike_S → marcomueller]

Sorry, buddy. missed that part

[_x_y_z_]

Looks very promising. Keep going.

[_x_y_z_ → _x_y_z_]

One question though: reminds me of Google's App Inventor. What's the difference?

[marcomueller → _x_y_z_]

We share some ideas, that's right. But there are some major differences. Firstly, Proxxler is 100% browser based. No install to your computer. This way we address people who are not willing to download SDKs. We support more than just the Android platform. And we are not abandoned by Google ;-)

[_x_y_z_ → marcomueller]

Yep. Hate the installs. Good point. I have an Android phone. So you can skip IOS :^]