Think fast
Thoughts and ideas on how to build tools, automate workflows and speed-up the workplace.
6 tried and tested ways to get more Github Stars
Over the last year, we’ve been building an open-source, low-code platform for developers and IT professionals. We’ve been so bogged down building the product and talking to users; we completely neglected the Budibase Github repo . A trifling 83 stars in November presented a bleak assessment of the impact our repository had on passersby. So, a few weeks back, we decided to give more thought to our Github repository. I would like to stipulate, we do not treat stars as the primary currency of successful open source projects.
Joe Johnston
Dec 14, 2020
The 20 best small business apps (tried and tested)
Are you looking for a list of the top, most useful small business apps? Are you interested in automating business processes, and unearthing new ways to gain control and save your business money and time? Then look no further. Along with team members from other departments, we have come together to finally get to the bottom of which business apps are best for small businesses. We’ve drafted in the help of Twitter and our 1200 followers to suggest and vote for their favorites.
Joe Johnston
Oct 28, 2020
Budibase is in Public Beta!
Budibase is in public beta. We want you to come and try our groundbreaking new platform, so that we can understand what you love and what we need to improve on. In this phase, you should not expect to build production ready apps with Budibase. Any apps that you build now may not be compatible after our public launch. We plan to officially launch in the next 1-2 months. Our exact launch date will depend on:
Michael Shanks
Oct 20, 2020
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
A beginners guide to web application development (2024)
It was the year 2010, I had an idea for a web application which would allow my family and I to share images, organise shopping, populate a shared calendar, and store bills. My family was terribly disorganised. We needed this! This idea was going to make me 💰💰💰. There was a small complication with my vision - I didn’t know how to build a web application. But thankfully, I could build a static site with HTML and CSS so it couldn’t be that hard, right?
Joe Johnston
Jan 24, 2020