This is pretty much exactly <a href="https://anvil.works" rel="nofollow">https://anvil.works (I'm a founder). The full-featured language is Python (both server and client side).
There are a bunch of escape hatches if you want to get to the lower level platform (eg use JS libraries, or express a particular piece of styling in HTML+CSS), but the core experience is very VB-like: drag, drop, edit properties, run code on events.
vjvjvjvjghv · · focus · HN ↗
Is there something similar for the web now? Easy UI editor but a fully featured language behind with direct database access.
meredydd · · focus · HN ↗
There are a bunch of escape hatches if you want to get to the lower level platform (eg use JS libraries, or express a particular piece of styling in HTML+CSS), but the core experience is very VB-like: drag, drop, edit properties, run code on events.