I'm close to launching this no-code smart contract tool

  • I've been working on this thing since early 2019 in my (limited) free time. I've redesigned it multiple times, and am getting close to launching the MVP.

    I'm wondering if the texts on the pre-launch page speak to you, and if this is even exciting?

    I've been building it in a bubble for so long that I don't know what it might look like from the outside anymore. Would love any opinions and/or criticisms!

    https://doodledapp.com/

    Some of the key features:

    - Drag and drop builder (Works similarly to Unreal Engine blueprints) - Completely free-form, not template junk. You can do anything you can do in Solidity. - Export to Solidity - Import from Solidity - You can create components and sell them on the marketplace (0 fees, p2p payments) - You can also code components in Solidity directly! - Supports any EVM network - Deploy to multiple networks in 1 click - Automated audits (general fuzzing and such)

    Some cool features that are planned for post-mvp phases:

    - Visual testing - See the flow of data and debug - Audit marketplace for projects and components - Live collaboration (already somewhat supported) - AI generation using marketplace components for contracts and tests - This means it'll work MUCH better (spelled safer) than AI code generators because it isn't generating code, just the connections between pre-audited components written by humans - Ultimately a no-code UI engine to pair with this "backend" engine, but that's a long ways off (unless a16z wants to knock on my door, then probably the Tuesday after next)

    Some context on me: I like pineapple pizza, but, I'm an entrepreneurial dev with 15 years of broad experience from saas to mobile to games, and been a blockchain dev for the last 7 years. Built some pretty successful personal projects including a wallet with 500k-ish users (now ded), consistent hackathon winner, helped launch a few blockchains (not ded) and worked on core blockchain protocol code.

    A lot of the motivation for this comes from my time as a wallet builder, as I spoke to hundreds of non-devs who had pretty great ideas but no way to fund or build their ideas themselves. I believe stuff like this (easy no-code builder tools) has the chance to help create a much healthier long-tail of applications built on top of blockchain than our current dynamic. There's a reason WordPress powers half the internet, or Wix and Webflow are dominating right now.

    Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, good or bad. Give it to me straight, doc.