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		MuffinFlavored on May 22, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Write code using natural language I toyed with the idea that corporate business analysts (who write requirements for products then hand to developers) could just write in a different syntax and pass them to a compiler that makes: 1. database tables 1. API CRUD endpoints with validation / sanitation 1. screens with input fields Most of the corporate work I did was very similar to this. It was either a batch job, a UI screen, or an API that talks to some other service.

barbecue_sauce on May 22, 2019 | [–]

Isn't that what UML was supposed to be for?

MuffinFlavored on May 23, 2019 | | [–]

did UML not work out? why not?

barbecue_sauce on May 27, 2019 | | | [–]

Many people still use UML. It will always be there to use, whether or not it "worked out".

GorgeRonde on May 23, 2019 | [–]

What about www.hyperfiddle.net ?

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