Developing an app with Flask allows for a simple and integrated approach where the main Flask file and business logic files can be kept in one project folder. This setup enables easy deployment to platforms like GitHub and Railway, with automatic updates from integrated development environments. By using Flask for the backend and tools like HTML, CSS, and Vanilla JavaScript for the frontend, the process remains straightforward compared to separating the backend and frontend in more complex setups like Next.js, which require managing multiple instances and connections.
We all know that tools like ChatGPT have really empowered developers to tackle bigger problems. Are you using TailwindCSS and need a login page? Try asking Chat "What is the HTML for a login page with the login username, password, and button in its own section in the center of the page?" It will literally give you a first pass version of it. But how far can you push this? Fred Tubiermont may have taken it farther than most. He built a functioning SaaS product with paying customers by only using ChatGPT and Python. It's fascinating to hear his story.
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