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App Builder by Infragistics Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 7 out of 10
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7 out of 10

Reviews

5 Reviews

App Builder a great tool for developers without web development skills

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have experience in SAP ABAP, winform and Xamarin (android, ios) development but almost nothing in web development so App Builder its a great tool to design and generate the code of the web application in Blazor so we only has to write the code behind, special routines and api to interface data.

Pros

  • Desing
  • Generate code
  • Several platforms

Cons

  • Data interface (web services)
  • Documentation

Likelihood to Recommend

its well suited for custom developments.

For standard use like blog there are on clic install solutions

Positive experience but I look forward for improvements

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I've used App Builder in order to test it and consider if it fits our company goals. Overall, my experience was positive but I believe there is still room for improvement. I did not recommend an investment but I strongly suggested my company keep an eye on its future developments.

Pros

  • WYSIWYG editor
  • Code generation with Angular
  • Theme and styles

Cons

  • Can't edit the code inside AppBuilder
  • Can't import existing code into AppBuilder
  • Can't generate forms from (say) JSON schema or other model definitions

Likelihood to Recommend

The tool is great for creating quick prototypes from which developers can actually start building the final product. I would recommend it for small projects. If you want to use App Builder for agile projects with lots of user interfaces you will have to consider a micro frontend architecture otherwise the project may not scale efficiently.

Great potential product but needs more features for Blazor.

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Potentially, great product for cutting Blazor UI development time down to hours instead of days or weeks.

The app also allows for rapid prototyping which eliminates the need for code rewrites.

My guess is that in the next 6-9 months the Blazor product will be stable enough and contain the necessary features to implement this in a production environment.

Pros

  • Rapid prototyping.
  • Massive time savings.
  • Eliminates tedious UI code development.

Cons

  • Not a viable product yet until the Blazor implementation is entirely completed.
  • More components/controls needed in the toolbox.

Likelihood to Recommend

App Builder will be great where you have a small team with limited resources.

Obviously this product is only good if you are starting a new project. I have used Radzen before which does almost the same thing using a database first approach, but it was a real pain as the application crashes a lot.

Vetted Review

The best to prototype applications and share ideas with clients

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I do create sketch of forms to discuss with clients.

Pros

  • Good design very similar to final result.
  • Interaction with clients.
  • Notes and comments on project.

Cons

  • Code generation to flutter.
  • Grids with "row layout" as in infragistics wingrid.

Likelihood to Recommend

As said before I use it to sketch the forms. It's perfect for this. I use also the ability to publish it so that the clients can access it via the web and set their comments.

Indigo.Design Is a Game Changer for Effective Designer-to-Developer Workflows

Rating: 8 out of 10

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We used ID to create a new application from design to developer hand-off. The design team and our premier Angular development team were users of the product. We wanted to use the same tools and materials in a design that would be used in the development to allow for zero friction in the turnover of design assets. The capability to generate working Angular components with styles was a huge game-changer.

Pros

  • Layout
  • Theme and Styles
  • Code Generation

Cons

  • The plugin for Visual Studio Code had a bug/defect - no support for Nx Workspace
  • Assumed support for angular.json files only - hardcoded into the tool

Likelihood to Recommend

<ul><li>Well suited for new and greenfield projects. </li><li>Great for projects using Material Design concepts</li><li>Great when you have dedicated design team with the right tools to work with ID</li><li>Not so good, if your design system or tool does not support ID</li></ul>