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The batteries-included full-stack framework for the AI era. Develop JS/TS web apps (React, Node.js, and Prisma) using declarative code that abstracts away complex full-stack features like auth, background jobs, RPC, email sending, end-to-end type safety, single-command deployment, and more.

39 mentions on Hacker News by 8 people: 8 stories, 31 comments · first 2020-02-22 · latest 2025-07-20

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  1. Yeah, both RedwoodJS and BlitzJS appeared at about the same time as we started Wasp ( https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp ), with the same mission of being Rails/Laravel for JS. We were excited to see that several instances of the same core…
    comment by matijash · 2025-04-05 · in The Future of Redwood Launches Today
  2. Ruby on Rails has an amazing DX (e.g. engines). We are trying to recreate that for JS with Wasp ( https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp )
    comment by matijash · 2025-02-21 · in Why Ruby on Rails still matters
  3. Wasp ( https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp ) has actually worked out quite well! It just crossed 10k stars on GitHub and is currently the fastest-growing full-stack framework for React & Node.js. It's being used in both startups and…
    comment by matijash · 2024-05-06 · in Ask HN: Would you use a Low-effort Microservice Builder?
  4. …work with existing codebases. We've seen a lot of good results from folks who used it with Wasp ( https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp ) - a full-stack web framework I'm working on. A "marketingy" demo video:…
    comment by matijash · 2024-04-11 · in Aider: AI pair programming in your terminal
  5. …consequence of a segfault was the text appearing monotone, I'm sure you'd be alright. ^One example: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp/blob/main/waspc/data/Gener...
    comment by dumbo-octopus · 2024-03-20 · in Let's create a Tree-sitter grammar
  6. Wasp team reporting to duty: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp
    comment by matijash · 2024-02-02 · in Pandoc
  7. This sounds cool! How would we go about integrating this with https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp ?
    comment by matijash · 2023-12-08 · in Show HN: Open-Source Data Replication and Anonymization
  8. …building a compiler. After a few years of dabbling with it, I created one together with my brother: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp It is a DSL (a simple config language for building web apps) so not that complicated as a Turing-complete…
    comment by matijash · 2023-05-25 · in Let's Build a Compiler (1988)
  9. …- e.g. we use Haskell in production for developing a DSL / web framework for building web apps ( https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp )! I participated teaching students Haskell on my alma mater this year and "what can Haskell be used for"…
    comment by Martinsos · 2023-02-14 · in Rust vs. Haskell
  10. …to be had from it? (Spitballing here, I honestly don't know!) 0: https://github.com/oven-sh/bun 1: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp
    comment by freeqaz · 2022-12-30 · in Log4Shell Still Has Sting in the Tail
  11. …in this README, there is a nice diagram showing parts of compiler (Analyzer, AppSpec, Generator): https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp/tree/main/waspc#readme . The reason why we already ensured this split was because the plan is in the future…
    comment by Martinsos · 2022-12-09 · in Show HN: Wasp – DSL/framework for building full-stack web apps – now in beta
  12. …us write a lot of code for every little addition to the language (it's a simple declarative DSL, https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp ). The problem we're now facing with Happy is that it doesn't really have support for error recovery. We're…
    comment by matijash · 2022-07-15 · in Lessons from Writing a Compiler
  13. …this would fit in perfectly between LYAH and RWH. I am using Haskell mostly for writing compilers ( https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp currently), but I believe if the tutorial isn't using a lot of specialized libraries/frameworks (which…
    comment by matijash · 2022-06-08 · in Learn Haskell by building a blog generator – a project-oriented Haskell book
  14. Seems there’s a name collision, as I thought of this project when I read “Wasp programming language”: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp
    comment by ModernMech · 2021-11-05 · in Wasp: WASM Programming Language
  15. …the end we didn't yet get to the point where language is more expressive than JSON (code example: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp/blob/master/examples/tutor... ). Maybe I am just missing a better design process, but it seems to me that…
    comment by Martinsos · 2021-02-26 · in Intercal, YAML, and Other Horrible Programming Languages
  16. …been trying to apply it to full-stack web app development for some time now by building a DSL ( https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp ). Why do you think DSLs are not the full solution? My main thought was that having DSLs for specific areas…
    comment by Martinsos · 2021-02-25 · in Modules, Monoliths, and Microservices
  17. …easy. Still don't have much of the "peeling" support but that is something we're looking to add: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp
    comment by matijash · 2021-02-19 · in Monolith First (2015)
  18. …Here is link to deployed real world app: https://wasp-rwa.netlify.app/ , while source code is here: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp/tree/master/examples/realw... . Right now we have only client server routing really, while server side…
    comment by Martinsos · 2021-02-11 · in Launch HN: Wasp (YC W21) – DSL for building full-stack web apps
  19. …have a demo app deployed here: https://wasp-rwa.netlify.app/ , and you can see its source code here https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp/tree/master/examples/realw... . Wasp is still in alpha so many things are rough or not there, including…
    comment by Martinsos · 2021-02-10 · in Launch HN: Wasp (YC W21) – DSL for building full-stack web apps
  20. …to switch to TS real soon, for the reasons you described. Here is the Github issue discussing this: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp/issues/143 . If you don't mind me asking, how big is your team / what are you using right now to build…
    comment by Martinsos · 2021-02-10 · in Launch HN: Wasp (YC W21) – DSL for building full-stack web apps
  21. …- feel free to see it deployed here ( https://wasp-rwa.netlify.app/ ) and check the code here ( https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp/tree/master/examples/realw... ) For the super simple example with less code check out TODO app built with…
    comment by matijash · 2021-02-10 · in Launch HN: Wasp (YC W21) – DSL for building full-stack web apps
  22. …:) Here is an issue on Github that tracks this feature, feel free too add your thoughts as well: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp/issues/110 Thanks for your feedback!
    comment by matijash · 2020-11-24 · in Wasp Alpha Released – Ruby on Rails as a DSL, with JavaScript
  23. Yes! We are right now working on developing RealWorld app with Wasp, you can check it out here: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp/tree/master/examples/realw...
    comment by matijash · 2020-11-23 · in Wasp Alpha Released – Ruby on Rails as a DSL, with JavaScript
  24. …Todo App tutorial: https://wasp-lang.dev/docs/tutorials/todo-app Github repo: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp
    comment by matijash · 2020-11-20 · in Wasp Alpha Released – Ruby on Rails as a DSL, with JavaScript
  25. …is a pretty big task but we are trying to go step by step. It's an OSS, you can check it out here: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp Our latest demo, visually inspecting your web-app code: https://wasp-lang.dev/#wasp-inspector Would love…
    comment by matijash · 2020-03-26 · in Ask HN: What projects are you working on now?
  26. …working on an OSS programming language compiler in Haskell, and we are looking for contributors :) https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp
    comment by matijash · 2020-03-13 · in Ask HN: Mostly home for the next month. What part of programming to dive into?
  27. …code, but is also constrained to that specific domain. If anybody wants to take a look it is here: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp Would be interesting to see the results of your research and what majority thinks are the ideal language…
    comment by matijash · 2020-03-04 · in Ask HN: What features would your ideal programming language have?
  28. …that compiles to the underlying stack of choice. If somebody wants to give it a look it is here: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp Good luck and hope you find peace with whatever you choose!
    comment by matijash · 2020-03-04 · in Ask HN: Help me like modern web development
  29. …had to go with a bottom-up approach, so we are building a DSL for describing how a web app behaves: https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp Would be happy to hear your thoughts on it!
    comment by matijash · 2020-02-28 · in Wildcard: Spreadsheet-Driven Customization of Web Applications
  30. …the "safety net" of the underlying tool. This is our repo, would be happy to get your feedback! https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp
    comment by matijash · 2020-02-25 · in Ask HN: Low Code tools like Webflow, what's my role in the future?
  31. …definitely sounds like the good use case. If you'd like to support us feel free to star our repo at https://github.com/wasp-lang/wasp , that is currently the best way for us to show that other people are excited about Wasp too :).
    comment by matijash · 2020-02-22 · in Ask HN: Is there codegen framework for business logic?