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Thoughts and ideas on how to build tools, automate workflows and speed-up the workplace.
What is custom software development in 2024
The world is eating software. 🌎 🍴🌐 The above is a tongue-in-cheek response to the famous words of Marc Andreessen, ‘software is eating the world.’ Marc’s words hail from his wondrous post, dated 2011, and titled, Why software is eating the world . In 2011, software was indeed eating the world. A new wave of digital pathfinders developed and launched innovative software that would inevitably take the internet by storm. We had a surge of companies such as Amazon, Hubspot, Mailchimp, Salesforce, and Pipedrive.
Joe Johnston
Sep 21, 2020
Budibase - made in Europe
Budibase was founded in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We are proud to be part of such an amazing tech and business community. One of the many amazing benefits of operating a business from Belfast, is having access to the European Regional Development Fund , via InvestNI . We have been granted funds to employ local, highly skilled engineers to help build the Budibase builder and hosting platform. Thank you InvestNI in recognising the huge, worldwide potential of Budibase to empower busineeses to build web apps, quickly and easily.
Michael Shanks
Jun 24, 2020
The 12 best no-code tools in 2024
No-code tools empower people around the world to build technology without code. Before no-code tools, building a simple web application was a challenging task, and often left to developers. Thankfully, this is not the case anymore. While no-code tools cannot solve all technical challenges, having the right no-code stack can undoubtedly help you get certain jobs done a lot faster, easier, and cheaper. There are hundreds of free no-code tools available - as well as paid options.
Joe Johnston
Mar 12, 2020
40 web development tools you must know about in 2024
What does a doctor, builder, and developer have in common? They are all highly skilled individuals who use tools to improve their workflow and do their jobs. By now, developers recognize that web development tools play an integral role in the development process. It’s impossible to build a web application without them! (I’m happy to be proven wrong here.) In this post, we’ve rounded up some of the most helpful tools for developing a successful web application.
Joe Johnston
Feb 12, 2020
5 Examples of Modern Web Application Design
Every once in a while, I’ll come across examples of web application design that really draw me in. I’ve listed these web applications below and ranked them from 5 - 1. These web applications contain a beautiful mix of design, usability and creativity. They are masterpieces, and wonderful tokens of inspiration. Huge amounts of time and thought have went into the design of these web applications and credit must go to the designs.
Joe Johnston
Jul 28, 2019
8 Web App Ideas You'll Want To Steal (2024)
Do you ever feel like the hardest part of building a web application is thinking of the idea? You’re not alone. Coming up with web app ideas consumes a lot of time. Finding an idea which solves a problem, is possible to build, and won’t take millions of dollars is really difficult. We get it. Which is why we spent 3 weeks researching viable ideas to help you build a successful web app.
Joe Johnston
May 25, 2019
5 Good Habits For Success In 2019
I’m the cofounder of Budibase - a super speedy web app builder for makers. Over the last 15 years working on small to large (£15m+) projects, I’ve often considered what is success, and what are the good habits for success in 2019. I’ve poured my thoughts on to this page to help others in a similar position, develop successful habits. I hope you enjoy it. Photo by Drew Beamer Success is personal.
Joe Johnston
Apr 3, 2019
Progressive Web Apps Can Now Be Shipped Via The Play Store
With Chrome 72, you can now publish your PWA in the Play Store and from the browser. Chrome 72 was shipped in November 2018 and included Tursted Web Activity (TWA) which allows you to open Chrome in standalone mode thanks to your native Android package. The primary advantages over your normal PWA installation are: Home screen widget Offer a wear OS companion app Background services can access native features Native screens mixed with PWA content
Joe Johnston
Feb 1, 2019