Just write code

Just write code.

That is the idea behind Flank.

We've lost the ability to solve simple business problems because we're swamped with tools and meetings.

Just write code.

To use Flank, write a script and push it to GitHub. That's it. It'll show up in the Flank web app, you can run it, and it'll just work.

Just write code.

You could also wire up an API or a database — really, anything that can be containerized or run over the internet. Flank doesn't care whether the code runs on your infrastructure or ours.

Just write code.

Once Flank has discovered your script, you can run it on a schedule. You don't have to deal with an scheduling tool.

Just write code.

At some point you'll be asked to manually re-run that script. But it's crazy for you to be on-call all the time. And even crazier to build a whole website with logins and guardrails.

Flank automatically creates UI around your script. Datepickers for input, tables for output. It's intuitive for users, and incredibly fast for developers.

Just write code.

Sometimes your teammate will fat-finger an input. It's easy to drill into what happened. You don't have to build audit trails for tracking down errors.

Just write code.

You can even set up automated alerts by piping the output into another task (e.g. PagerDuty API call). You don't have to write any code to pipe a script into an API call.

Just write code.

The ability to connect two tasks is quite powerful. Get a list of X and then take some action on X is a common pattern. In this way, Flank lets you build apps for non-technical teammates.

Just write code.

Once people are using Flank, the product team will want insights into user behavior. Flank provides analytics on who does what, when. You don't have to build any instrumentation.

Just write code.

As your company grows, your engineering manager will want to stay compliant. Flank makes it easy to configure that.

Just write code.

There is no DDL or YAML or learning curve for any of this. You (the engineer) are the scarce resource. You shouldn't have to spent time learning yet another tool.

Just write code.

Flank houses no "application logic" at all. No loops, no conditionals. There's no lock-in because you control your code. You can even host Flank yourself.

Just write code. ✌

Flank is all about what you don't have to think about: what programming language to use, where your code is running, scheduling, a website with logins, user guardrails, CSS rules, audit trails, connecting API calls, building frontends, analytics, compliance.