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Bubble
Type of site
no-code development platform
Headquarters
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)
  • Joshua Haas
  • Emmanuel Straschnov
URLbubble.io
CommercialYes
LaunchedJune 21, 2012 (2012-06-21)
Current statusActive

Bubble is a visual programming language, a no-code development platform and an application platform as a service, developed by Bubble Group, that enables non-technical people to build web-applications without needing to type code. Instead, users draw the interface by dragging and dropping elements onto a canvas and defining workflows to control the logic.[1] Bubble's vision is to make hand-coding for web applications largely obsolete.[2]

Overview

Bubble's visual development platform is used to create websites and web applications with more advanced functionality than what is possible with template-oriented website builders such as Wix and Squarespace. It is used by non-technical startup founders, in schools for education purposes, and by other organizations for commercial purposes.[3][4][5]

Bubble allows users to build web applications including social media sites like Twitter, marketplaces like Airbnb and Uber, services like Instacart, and more through tutorials.[6] Bubble offers its own API integrations, templates and plugins. Users of the platform have also created new third-party templates, plugins and service built within the Bubble eco-system.[7]

History

Bubble[8] was founded by Emmanuel Straschnov and Josh Haas in 2012 in New York.[9][10] Bubble has been bootstrapped for seven years.[11] In 2019, Bubble raised $6M from SignalFire, Neo, Nas, Eric Ries and the founders of Warby Parker, Allbirds, Okta, Harry's.[12] Bubble was named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2021. [13]

References

  1. ^ Panzarino, Matthew. "The Secret Bubble". TechCrunch. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Will software that writes code alter tech’s script?", Financial Times, London, 5 September 2015.
  3. ^ McCormick, Emily. "These tech jobs may disappear in the face of automation". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. ^ Zimmerman, Eilene. "Building a Serious Website Without Serious, or Any, Coding Skills". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. ^ LaGreca, Adam. "Dear Google, the future is fewer people writing code". TechCrunch. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. ^ Shadel, J. D. "How a Twitter clone heralded a no-code boom". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  7. ^ "Zeroqode will usher us into a codeless future". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  8. ^ Dillet, Romain (11 November 2018). "The founders of Bubble want to put programmers out of work". TechCrunch.com. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  9. ^ Woods, Tyler (28 July 2015). "The founders of Bubble want to put programmers out of work". Technical.ly. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  10. ^ Kepes, Ben. "Bubble, Bubble, ending the developer struggle?". Computerworld. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  11. ^ "How Bubble founders are making coding obsolete". Mixergy. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  12. ^ https://www.builtinnyc.com/2019/06/19/bubble-seed-funding
  13. ^ "The 10 most innovative small and mighty companies of 2021". FastCompany. Retrieved 20 May 2021.