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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

5 Examples of Modern Web Application Design

Every once in a while, I’ll come across examples of web application design that really draw me in. I’ve listed these web applications below and ranked them from 5 - 1. These web applications contain a beautiful mix of design, usability and creativity. They are masterpieces, and wonderful tokens of inspiration. Huge amounts of time and thought have went into the design of these web applications and credit must go to the designs.

Joe Johnston

Jul 28, 2019

8 Web App Ideas You'll Want To Steal (2024)

Do you ever feel like the hardest part of building a web application is thinking of the idea? You’re not alone. Coming up with web app ideas consumes a lot of time. Finding an idea which solves a problem, is possible to build, and won’t take millions of dollars is really difficult. We get it. Which is why we spent 3 weeks researching viable ideas to help you build a successful web app.

Joe Johnston

May 25, 2019

How to Build a Web App: Beginner's Guide (2024)

Picture by Med Badr In this post, I’m going to show you EXACTLY how to make a web app. In fact, this is the process I’ve used, revised and perfected over the last 5 years. I’ve used this exact process, or a version of it to build over 15 applications of all shapes and sizes. For me, this is 100% the best way to build web applications. But, before we start the tutorial, a quick recap on what we define as a web application at Budibase.

Joe Johnston

Apr 23, 2019

5 Good Habits For Success In 2019

I’m the cofounder of Budibase - a super speedy web app builder for makers. Over the last 15 years working on small to large (£15m+) projects, I’ve often considered what is success, and what are the good habits for success in 2019. I’ve poured my thoughts on to this page to help others in a similar position, develop successful habits. I hope you enjoy it. Photo by Drew Beamer Success is personal.

Joe Johnston

Apr 3, 2019

Progressive Web Apps Can Now Be Shipped Via The Play Store

With Chrome 72, you can now publish your PWA in the Play Store and from the browser. Chrome 72 was shipped in November 2018 and included Tursted Web Activity (TWA) which allows you to open Chrome in standalone mode thanks to your native Android package. The primary advantages over your normal PWA installation are: Home screen widget Offer a wear OS companion app Background services can access native features Native screens mixed with PWA content

Joe Johnston

Feb 1, 2019

Budibase Core. A Serverless Database Engine, for fast SaaS development.

At Budibase, we are building a platform for accelerated development and easy management of SaaS businesses. We are beginning at the very bottom of the stack, by inventing a database engine specifically for this purpose. This post will attempt to give a good overview of what we are trying to achieve. I will get into detail in later posts. What we need from a database A key requirement of Budibase is the ability to reduce repetition.

Michael Shanks

Jan 24, 2019