Really liked this thread from Sid at @gitlab, it was interesting to hear an outside perspective on the idea of building apps in the browser. Especially because I hadn't even heard of some of these tools! And it shows our work at @Glitch in a different context than we think of it.
https://twitter.com/sytses/status/1400145574553260034
I know everybody says "we don't see ourselves as having any competitors", but really you can sort of tell from how we talk about what we do — @Glitch is a community, and we celebrate what our users create. Also, Glitch is about *apps*, not just code.
The thing people connect around is the creativity, the expression, the idea in an app. Lots of tools let you just work with code, but it's the difference between sharing recipes and sharing a meal with someone.
Now, coding matters a lot — it's just like how the heart of the party is the folks talking in the kitchen. But working together on creating something is profound, and rewarding. It's also good for the internet for regular people to make things.
Most of the other tools described (at least the ones I know about) are great! But they're often for coding as we've known it so far, improving what's been done. We're thinking that making & sharing apps is as essential to working and expression as making videos or documents.
Anyway, that's why our community (and our amazing team!) have made Glitch into something that's thoughtful and even has a bit of a soul. There are lots of tools to edit code, but there's only one community to create apps together. glitch.com/create-project
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