When Antoni Gaudí built the Sagrada Familia, the architect designed it organically, inspired by the natural form. When Steve Jobs got the idea for his Macintosh, natural ways of interaction inspired him too. What these great visionaries had in...
With an explosive demand for software, companies need to transform in order to keep up. Some do so by turning everyone into a software developer. Citizen Development represents a major paradigm shift in the way we think about development. By...
As Head of Development at Betty Blocks Services, Thomas van Ophem leads an extensive team of developers who use our platform to build applications together with clients. It only took him 18 months to work himself up from IT developer to captain of...
Updates ahoy! Some big changes are being released for the platform this week. Upcoming changes to the the Builder Bar make it even more user-friendly – we’ve got your back, Citizen Developers. Everything you know and love is still there, it’s just...
The interview below is a translation from an internal interview our partner Holygrow had with one of their team members, Bas Pouleijn. Some parts have been restructured for a smoother read.
Not too long ago, organizations hardly ever considered building their own applications. But times have changed and so have business strategies. With the growing availability of no-code platforms, the era of the Citizen Developer has arrived. An age...
Chicago may be famous for its jazz and deep dish pizza, but on May 14th and 15th the city will transform into the hottest innovation conference of the year! Naturally, Betty Blocks will also be representing at Forrester’s Digital Transformation &...
As much as we live and breath Citizen Development, there are actually loads of full-stack developers roaming around the office. They’re fighting for space at the coffee machines and using the last of the mayo in the lunch line just like the rest of...
Our platform is constantly evolving, both to keep up with the latest market trends and to ensure we do the most to empower citizen developers. How do we do that? By building features into the platform that make building complete applications as easy...
Citizen Development is currently on a rapid rise and this is something that excites us tremendously. With companies like Dutch insurance firm Univé, EY, Gasunie, and many others pioneering this movement, we’ve already seen amazing results. For...
