why visual programming is the future
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WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
BY MAHER ARAR & ADAM FREY
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WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
WHAT IS VISUAL PROGRAMMING
VS
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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WHY VISUAL PROGRAMMING IS THE FUTURE
CURRENT STATE OF THE ART▸ Bubble▸ Outsystems▸ Flowhub
Bubble is the winner
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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
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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
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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!
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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)
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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
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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