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Thoughts and ideas on how to build tools, automate workflows and speed-up the workplace.
10 Open-Source Low-Code Platforms (Tried and Tested)
Low-code and no-code are the latest phenomena to take over our strategy meetings and development chats. These solutions are not new, but the emergence of new technologies and a shift in how we work has accelerated their need within the workplace. The statistics below provide an overview of the scale of the low code market: Forrester states that as much as, 75% of application development uses low-code platforms. Gartner places worldwide low-code market growth at 23% in 2021 According to the market research study published by P&S Intelligence, the global low code market will witness a 31.
Joe Johnston
Jan 5, 2025
Beginners Guide to Web Application Development (2025)
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 1, 2025
Form UI Design | 22 Tips
Form UI design is one of the essential skills in any designer’s arsenal. Forms are the basis of countless different kinds of apps and tools. An effective form can be the difference between a profitable app project and one with poor usability, retention, and engagement. It’s easy to assume that forms are straightforward interfaces, but the reality is that even subtle changes can have a huge impact. Today, we’re going to look at 21 actionable tips for creating better forms.
Ronan McQuillan
Nov 27, 2024
Workflow Management Database Design
Today we’re going to guide you through exactly how to create a workflow management database design - from scratch. This can form the basis of all sorts of solutions - including workflow management tools, approval apps, automated solutions - and a whole raft of other internal tools. See, most internal tasks and processes aren’t that complicated. In fact, most management or administrative tasks can be expressed as chains of requests and decisions.
Ronan McQuillan
Nov 21, 2024
Budibase 3.0
After months of development, over 3,500 commits, a full documentation overhaul, and three new templates, Budibase 3.0 is finally here. Why Budibase 3.0? This release was inspired by a key insight: Budibase engineers are most productive when configuring data and logic versus designing interfaces. With the 3.0 release, we aimed to create an exceptional data-first experience for building secure workflow applications. We’ve reimagined the process of setting up your data structures, configuring security, and effortlessly generating interfaces.
Jamie Birss, Joe Johnston
Nov 14, 2024
Day 5 - The Future
It’s the final day of our first launch week, and today, we’re going to look into the future of Budibase. It’s been two years since we launched Budibase 2.0. In that time, we’ve launched several game-changing features, including multi-player mode, global bindings, screen templates, and lots more. Now, with the 3.0 launch, we firmly believe our new data-first experience positions Budibase as the best, and most secure platform for building workflow apps.
Michael Shanks, Joe Johnston
Nov 8, 2024
Day 4 - AI
Today, we’re excited to release several new AI features. These latest enhancements will enable you to power your workflows securely with AI. In total, we have four new AI features to demo: AI Configs Budibase AI AI CRON generator AI Column AI Configs With AI Configs, you can connect your LLM to Budibase. Once connected, you can use your LLM to power multiple AI workflows within Budibase and the apps you build.
Martin McKeaveney, Joe Johnston
Nov 7, 2024
Day 3 - Automation branching
Welcome to day three of the Budibase 3.0 Launch Week! Over the past few days, we announced a brand new data experience and Visual RBAC . Today, we’re thrilled to introduce new functionality that will improve everyone’s experience building automations. Automation Branches We’ve introduced Branching to Budibase automations. Use the Branch icon to add a new sub-flow beneath any existing automation trigger or action. We can create as many parallel branches as we like - or even branches within branches.
Dean Hannigan, Ronan McQuillan, Joe Johnston
Nov 6, 2024