This title was exactly the selling point our current CMS made for my management. I don't want to antagonize you and even don't have any experience whatsoever with Agility CMS, but this is not my experience. Once they want new features, that need specific third party integrations or event new features not provided in "plug and play" form, if any of your developers are not full-stack, or at least not "only" front-ends, you'll hit a wall. For sure, I think you say this with the better of intentions but this creates expectations that down the road could lead to a lot of friction or stress (clients demanding features for their specific needs, etc)
I think this is analogous to the "no-code fad". It's a great thing until it is not. It makes a lot of our work easy and the rest, impossible.
Hi Ibrahim - you make some really good points, and I know exactly how you feel when it comes to CMS not being a silver bullet. It should never be sold as that.
CMS is really just one more tool you have at your disposal. If you're more of a front-end person, and Javascript is your main strength, now you can use CMS headless APIs much more easily.
That being said, learning how to work with a CMS is also a pretty big investment of time. I would say it's worth it as a developer.
Hopefully, you can find one that you love working with to improve your own set of tools!
Hi, I normally contract in MSBI, Oracle, .Net/.Net Core, focusing on a property platform at the moment. Have also been working hard on upgrading my limited company website too.
Agree with you, and not to shoot down Agility CMS, there are too many false promises when it comes to website applications/NoCode solutions. I feel really sorry for non-technical people who think they can get a cheap website off the back of a lorry.
Joel, I will message you privately when I get a chance, as I have some ideas.
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This title was exactly the selling point our current CMS made for my management. I don't want to antagonize you and even don't have any experience whatsoever with Agility CMS, but this is not my experience. Once they want new features, that need specific third party integrations or event new features not provided in "plug and play" form, if any of your developers are not full-stack, or at least not "only" front-ends, you'll hit a wall. For sure, I think you say this with the better of intentions but this creates expectations that down the road could lead to a lot of friction or stress (clients demanding features for their specific needs, etc)
I think this is analogous to the "no-code fad". It's a great thing until it is not. It makes a lot of our work easy and the rest, impossible.
Hi Ibrahim - you make some really good points, and I know exactly how you feel when it comes to CMS not being a silver bullet. It should never be sold as that.
CMS is really just one more tool you have at your disposal. If you're more of a front-end person, and Javascript is your main strength, now you can use CMS headless APIs much more easily.
That being said, learning how to work with a CMS is also a pretty big investment of time. I would say it's worth it as a developer.
Hopefully, you can find one that you love working with to improve your own set of tools!
Hi Ibrahim.
Agree with you, and not to shoot down Agility CMS, there are too many false promises when it comes to website applications/NoCode solutions. I feel really sorry for non-technical people who think they can get a cheap website off the back of a lorry.
Joel, I will message you privately when I get a chance, as I have some ideas.