Backlift - The Back End Service For Front End Developers

Backlift is a back end service for front end developers. Backlift wants to make building and deploying websites easier, faster and more creative. Backlift's server, templates and helper libraries support:

• Asynchronous updates: Build apps that respond immediately to user actions while data is sent the the server in the background.
• API discovery: Backlift will let you persist data without specifying the API up front. If you follow standard RESTful conventions, backlift will accept whatever data you throw at it.
• Familiar libraries: Backlift currently works with Backbone.js. We plan to integrate other javascript MVC libraries in the future.

Backlift's goals are to facilitate:

• Rapid user experience prototyping.
• Learning to write front-end javascript code, and eventually.
• Deploying production websites used by millions.

Backlift offers a full back-end-as-a-service including:

• Data persistence and validation.
• User authentication and authorization.
• Static file hosting and an admin interface.
• No rails, django or node.js required.

Deploying your content is as easy as dropping files into your Dropbox folder. Then sit back as Backlift

• Compiles coffee, less and handlebars files.
• Optimises your css and javascript assets, and.
• Automatically refreshes the page in your browser.

Requirements: Dropbbox
Demo: https://www.backlift.com
License: Free

Site44 - A Web App Which Turns Your Dropbox Folders Into Websites

Site44 is a web app which turns your Dropbox folders into websites.  Site44 then allows you to edit your HTML locally, and while ensuring that your website will always be up-to-date.  Creating a new website with takes less than a minute.

How It Works?

• Sign In - Sign in with Dropbox and grant Site44 access.
• Create Your Site - Pick a name and create a new website. (Site44 supports free site44.com subdomains and custom domains.)
• Check That Out! - Site44 created a new folder for the website in your Dropbox.
• Edit Your Site - Modify the folder's contents, and your changes are immediately live.

Requirements: Dropbox
Demo: https://www.site44.com/
License: Free