CRUD Apps Critique

The cluster discusses the ubiquity of CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) applications in web development, enterprise software, and SaaS, often expressing frustration, boredom, or the soul-crushing nature of building them, while questioning if most apps are just glorified CRUD.

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Sample Comments

hartator Nov 26, 2016 View on HN

"CRUD web apps bring no one joy"?

rdiddly Nov 15, 2019 View on HN

Yeah, considering it's basically just a glorified CRUD app!

NeoBasilisk Aug 8, 2019 View on HN

Most people are making CRUD apps that aren't all that special.

cooperx Sep 13, 2022 View on HN

The vast majority of applications out there are CRUD applications

LanceH Aug 26, 2018 View on HN

CRUD apps kill one soul at a time.

onpensionsterm Mar 24, 2022 View on HN

There are actually people working on things other than CRUD web apps!

Xelbair Mar 18, 2025 View on HN

you seem to have missed the point that we are talking about glorified CRUD app.

jf22 Dec 9, 2025 View on HN

A fancy CRUD app is still a CRUD app.

matttb Dec 5, 2021 View on HN

Making crud apps feels like I'm doing a data entry job

fishnchips Jun 21, 2016 View on HN

A surprisingly large part of the world is about CRUD apps. And among the non-CRUD apps a surprisingly large part of them is still CRUD.