Hello c/[email protected]!

I’m the maintainer of Silex, a free/libre, no-code website builder focused on open web standards and static websites

We’re getting some traction recently and users are asking for a new app to work offline without logging in, so we’re looking for a developer to build the new Silex Desktop app — a free/libre, installable version of Silex for local/offline use

If you’re excited by web design and open web tooling, we’d love to hear from you

About the project

✅ Funding is available to kickstart the project.

Tech stack:

  • TypeScript, HTML/CSS, Node.js
  • CLI, git, npm workflows
  • Eleventy (11ty) (Static Site Generator)
  • Neutralino.js

We’re looking for someone who:

  • Loves web standards and web design
  • Shares progress openly and listens to users
  • Believes in FOSS (no open core, no lock-ins)

More info and the roadmap for the Desktop project: 👉 https://roadmap.silex.me/posts/3/silex-desktop

If you’re interested (or know someone who could be!), feel free to reach out: 📧 alex at lexoyo.me - or on Mastodon (@[email protected]) or here on lemmy

I also just launched two Lemmy communities if you want to join the project:

Talk to you soon

    • Alex Hoyau@lemmy.mlOP
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      4 days ago

      That’s a great question, here’s how I see it:

      • Silex = websites and web design — strong focus on responsive layouts, CSS concepts, box model, etc. No workflows or app logic
      • Bring your own CMS/DB — pure frontend; users design and bind to real data (read-only)
      • Web standards first — HTML/CSS; what you learn is portable. If you know a standard, you can probably apply it directly in Silex
      • Fully open source, FOSS, AGPL, not open core like Appsmith/Budibase

      It’s not necessarily easier — the complexity just lives elsewhere :)