Hi all
Iām defending my student project thursday 25 afternoon, featuring one last time my Glide prototype and working on the next & last project already, so, sorry if Iām not reactive to your answers, I do read them a little.
Iād like next to share with my app a short list of Best Practices with Glide.
Apart from joining this Community, of course
Like :
The Dos & Donāts youād like to avoid to newbies especially.
What you wish so told you before
The limits of the free plan & its implications
Anything else you can think of
Easy plugins or third-party tools
Target readers: newbies who may be less ātechnicalā than myself
Thks & catching up later, after my exam.
Unless youāre absolutely certain that youāll never need it, always start a new app with a Google Spreadsheet.Edit: This one is no longer important since Glide added the ability to add a Google Spreadsheet to a project at any time.
Learn about Glide Computed Columns. Once you understand how to effectively use them you can start unleashing the true power of Glide.
Avoid Spreadsheet formulas like the plague. Let go of them, they are holding you back. Except in a very few cases, you donāt need them any more. If you think your formulas are way too complex and canāt possibly be done in Glide, refer to previous point
Donāt be afraid to ask for help. Everybody has been where you are at some point.
Donāt be afraid to jump in and answer questions. Helping others find solutions to their problems is a great way to learn. You wonāt always get the right answer, but who cares?
@Darren_Murphy & @AyS_0908
Thks, guys
Iāll let you know when Iāll share those tips in a kinda list (once translated in French) in my prototype next month, with a mention like āpowered by Glideās Intāl Community Expertsā
If itās OK for you?
It will be updated little by little.
The English Intāl prototype will come later in 2022.
I heard @Mark say something very profound and it stuck with me.
Itās always best to get something working first and then later you can optimize. Shooting for the best version on your first attempt can lead to troublesā¦ something like that
I see this one a lot:
A form will add a new row to your sheet. Thatās itās purpose, to add a new row. Do not use an add row action on submit in your form. This will cause two rows to be added to your sheet, not one.
For when space bar wonāt cut it
Great for working with images. Easily create transparent images
Thatās the very principle of an MVP in a Lean Prototype Cycle: you build as quickly as possible the minimum features that can bring the highest value to the final target (users, customers) to get their feedbacks and iterate to test, learn, build again until theyāre happy and youāve found a fit together.
But you still need to anticipate enough for maintenance, quality & of course scope & scaling potentials. So as not to lose the time later you first had the illusion to have spared at the beginning.
Preparation is often better than āimprovisationā. Even if the more you know, the smarter & knowledgeable you āimproviseā.
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