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WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
BY MAHER ARAR & ADAM FREY
WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
WHAT IS VISUAL PROGRAMMING
VS
WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
IS VISUAL PROGRAMMING A NEW CONCEPT?
NOVISUAL BASIC 25 IS YEARS OLDNO WIDE ADOPTION DUE TO RESISTANCE FROM DEVELOPERS & PERCEPTIONOTHER EXAMPLES: SIMULINK (VS MATLAB)TODAY, DUE TO THE SPREAD OF THE TECHPRENEURSHIP VIRUS, TIME-TO-MARKET IS WELL INTERNALIZED BY DEVELOPERS.
WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
PROS AND CONS OF VISUAL PROGRAMMING
Visual Programming
Text-based Programming
Control Partial Full
Performance Slow Fast
Design cycle Short Long
Cost Affordable Expensive
WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
PROS AND CONS OF VISUAL PROGRAMMING (CONT.)
Visual Programming
Text-based Programming
Full-stack dev Easy Hard
Design reuse Easy Hard
Team Comm. WYSIWYG AmbiguityDesign to
implementation Direct mapping Indirect
WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
NATURE OF TECH STARTUPS▸ Cash strapped
▸ Time to market pressure
▸ Need of an MVP
▸ Continous deployment
▸ Pivots are a certainty
Visual programming is the winner
WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
CURRENT STATE OF THE ART▸ Bubble▸ Outsystems▸ Flowhub
Bubble is the winner
WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
BUBBLE IN A NUTSHELL▸ 3 years old▸ Supports responsive web apps▸ ~50K developers and growing▸ ~ 200 add-ons via RESTful API (Stripe, Google maps,
etc)▸ Learning curve is a bit steep (not as steep as learning a
PL)▸ Once mastered, functional MVPs can be built within
days▸ Will be a viable alternative to traditional PLs by 2020
WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
APPS BUILT WITH BUBBLE▸ Twitter clone▸ Airbnb clone ▸ Yelp clone▸ Udemy clone▸ Check bubble.is & bubblestore.io for more
Bubble is not yet suited for algorithms intensive apps
WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
WHO IS BUBBLE FOR▸ Solopreneurs & side projects▸ Non-technical founders who want more than a high
fidelity prototype (better market validation)▸ Micro startups (2-5 employees)▸ Everyone who wants to impress his/her boss!
WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
WEB RESOURCES▸ bubble.is (tutorials, FAQ and forum)▸ Udemy courses (two as of now)▸ Bubble partners (e.g. Airdev)
BUILDING WITHOUT CODE HELPED ME OPERATE A BUSINESS AT A REALLY LOW COST. FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS, OUR OPERATIONAL COSTS WERE UNDER $600/MO
Tara Reed, Founder & CEO, Kollecto
WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
CONCLUSION▸ Visual programming is here to stay. Bubble is leading
the race.▸ Will PLs ever disappear? No but visual programming
will gain more traction with micro tech startups.▸ Everyone can become a programmer.▸ Failing early leads to more successful startups
WHAT MAKES A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE GREAT IS ITS COMMUNITY