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Jon Melo retweeted
Everyone I work with that is thinking of leaving @bubble starts with âI love Bubble, butâŚâ
Which is super interesting. Because how could a company with such positive user sentiment fumble their lead so catastrophically. What is Bubble doing that makes advocates consider leaving?
The answer is probably more in what is Bubble *not* doing.
If you look at the feature releases for the last 6-12 months, the biggest feature released by Bubble for existing serious users with real businesses on Bubble that donât have native mobile apps, is button icons. Button icons! In 2026!
And the most important âfeatureâ released altogether for this user segment has been Buildprint, which isnât even built by Bubble!
The property editor updates are fine but donât move the needle for anyone because experienced users already knew the ins and outs of the old ones so updating it would never be a priority for them.
The biggest question we have as users is âwho is Bubble for?â. If youâre non-technical, you canât really build anything substantial on Bubble and claiming as such is just wishful thinking. If youâre technical enough to use Bubble, youâre also technical enough to use AI-assisted development with code.
Not even the Bubble TEAM knows who Bubble is for. @emmanuel_s has this even been agreed? How can a product roadmap exist if you donât know who youâre building for? âWin first buildsâ but win first builds from *who*? Thereâs no sense of direction or coherent vision that we can see externally based on Bubbleâs releases and marketing.
The serious users of the platform have basically been given nothing over the last year, so why would they believe they should stick with Bubble and trust theyâll get the features they need, when Bubbleâs offered no words or actions to that effect?
For many it will be too little too late and the decision has been made to move off of Bubble. But for most, who are still unsure, Bubble has the opportunity to extend an offer to them and commit to features that they need, like workflow branching, returning data from backend workflows etc.
But on the current course, it will keep being ânext year weâll work on power usersâ but itâll never be attended to because the new user experience will always take priority.
Itâs all good prioritising new users, until the existing users spending thousands of dollars a month decide to leave and revenue starts leaking from the back door of the platform.
Iâm not naive to the importance of continued growth and staying relevant in an AI world but the reality is that a significant number of apps are now considering migrating (many for the wrong reasons, and they donât actually need to migrate - but that doesnât change the maths for Bubble).
Bubble has an opportunity over the next few months to extend an olive branch to serious apps and give them things theyâve been waiting for years for. Waiting any longer will be too little too late for many.
Iâm rooting for Bubble and invest in the platform because it can have a future if it moves in the right (or even just any) direction.
Iâm not going to just stand by it if we get nothing back, though.
these little quotes for static values save me so much time @bubble đ
Jon Melo retweeted
Today on the livestream w/ol' @bubble_hack: The upsides & downsides (and maybe myths) of "autonomy" when you're working for yourself.
HAPPENING NOW...
Learning some nuances in @bubble Mobile:
"Type of content" (web page) = "Add new property" (mobile view)
Shoutout to the real ones who donât default to adding the AI notetaker.
Not every conversation needs to live forever.
Anyone living in NYC & looking for a @bubble Developer job?
Jon Melo retweeted
What Makes a Senior Dev xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1RDGlzPgzâŚ
If any other old school @bubble ers have some mental resistance around trying the new mobile editor, watch this video.
It takes a lot of the mystery out of it.
Link below đ
I'm starting to add a mobile native app to my existing webapp.
I really like how @bubble separated the two in a way that makes me feel like there are two branches that won't affect each other.
Senior Moment -
You know youâre a senior @bubble dev when:
â You donât panic
â You donât guess
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You just open the Privacy tab like itâs muscle memory
Jon Melo retweeted
People say remote teams canât build culture.
Theyâve clearly never been to a RapidDev offsite. đ
We're a remote-first company and have employees all over the world.
It's so important to bring everyone together. You canât fake that real connection.
So twice a year, we go all in. We've done this for 4 years!
This year, we all met in Armenia. Here we are at the Dimats Mountain - the view was unlike anything I've ever seen!
This is what it's all about.
Remote-first doesnât mean culture-last.
You just have to be intentional about it. And at RapidDev, we are.
So glad I got to spend time with my incredible team. If you're able to get your team together for a company offsite, DO IT! You won't regret it.
Kelly and I chat about #vibecoding
Jon & Kelly Chat Bubble Stuff xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1BdxYqORgâŚ
Jon Melo retweeted
It's happening, nerds. @Bubble's mobile editor is in public beta. Go get it.
(pssst, their Product Hunt launch is today, too, maybe give 'em a little support...)
đ¨ THIS IS HUGE đ¨
After 6,000,000+ web apps, @bubble is ready to dominate the mobile landscape đ˛
Today I am thrilled to help bring Bubble's native mobile launch to the @producthunt community đ
This public beta helps extend Bubble's capabilities to iOS and Android, enabling ANYONE to build, launch, and scale mobile apps w/o coding expertise đ§âđť
What makes Bubble different:
⨠True visual programming (not templates/boilerplates)
⨠One platform â Web + iOS + Android
⨠Shared backend across all devices
⨠One-click app store deployment (which is wild!)
⨠Scales smoothly from 1 to 1M+ users
@emmanuel_s and team have put lots of love behind this effort â¤ď¸
Check it out & share your thoughts/questions/feedback on PH
(link below) đ













