January 2019 Summaries

Our engineering team is discussing the inner workings of Bubble, a cloud-based visual programming language that's making programming accessible to everyone. Git is great because it's decentralized and allows developers to work independently by easily combining their changes without worrying about conflicts. However, continuous integration still relies on centralization, specifically the "master" branch, which can lead to bottlenecks and delayed deployments. Our team at Bubble has adopted an alternative workflow that runs tests before integration, allowing for parallel deployment and fewer exposed bugs, simplifying rollbacks by tracking production commits in a database rather than git, and adding automation commands like "branch" and "review". This approach has improved productivity and reduced the need for coordination between developers.

I started using Bubble out of necessity while at Stanford, where I had an idea for a social ride-sharing app and didn't have the financial resources to hire a coder. The workshop helped me build the site in 24 hours, and it was like Steve Jobs's mouse moment. After graduating, I joined AirDev as they were looking for someone to help grow their agency. Knowing that the founders came from similar consulting backgrounds gave confidence. I took the leap of faith and ended up building and maintaining product for Dividend Finance, one of AirDev's clients, which is now an industry leader in Home Improvement Financing with over 100 employees and $365 million in financing facilities. The Developer Kit was created to help good Bubble developers feel confident and in control. A macro view shows that my formalized curriculum on startups applies to the real-world experience by teaching me to identify practical pain points, think quickly about potential issues, and explore ideas in depth. I'm now working on a private app for Asia's 3rd largest angel investor network, which will help them manage their platform more efficiently and expand into Europe with Bubble's ability to iterate as fast as users' needs. The Bubble team can assist with native apps and UX capabilities such as responsive design and animations.