Documentation of our applications are so weak

jb.sockeel · 2024-10-29T21:40:22.049Z

One of the weak points of Bubble is everything related to the documentation of our applications
we almost wonder if it is not intentional because it is so little and poorly done.

for example: comments by clicking on the speech bubbles in front of data types, type names of fields, or in the design editor for groups, for objects, etc.

Whereas it would be so easy – for almost anyone – to set up a hover visualization function.
I hover over a type name of fields, then a bubble opens with the text I wrote and closes as soon as the hover stops. I’m sure any of the Bubble programmers can do this in 2 days max

so why?

when you create complex applications (I currently have one with 40 different data types, my user data type has 54 fields, all useful) you need to constantly refer to your organization.

I have now come to write everything down in Word, which is not very logical.

similarly I write the structure of all my data types in Word or I make screenshots when I should be able to print them with one click from Bubble

Come on, ladies and gentlemen, pay attention to the documentation as a whole! Hey we will be very grateful to you

georgecollier · 2024-10-29T21:57:57.572Z

Hypothetically, are you interested in an AI powered Chrome extension that allows you to chat with your workflows and ask questions about your app (e.g how does this workflow work, how can I optimise this backend workflow, if I want to add feature X what areas of my app will need to change)?

chad5 · 2024-10-30T00:58:29.108Z

I was just thinking this, but even not so grand. Surely workflows can be self documenting to a point

mitchbaylis · 2024-10-30T03:06:11.665Z

54 fields on the user isn’t ideal…

the user is loaded on login/page load of every page so if you’re storing heavy data on that it’ll slow down all page loads for logged in users

you may want to consider siloing data to lighten the main data objects

ie
user
user_detail
user_favorite
etc

mac2 · 2024-10-30T03:38:23.150Z

georgecollier:

Hypothetically, are you interested in an AI powered Chrome extension that allows you to chat with your workflows and ask questions about your app (e.g how does this workflow work, how can I optimise this backend workflow, if I want to add feature X what areas of my app will need to change)?

uhhh, yes…

jb.sockeel · 2024-10-30T10:05:48.785Z

you’re right ! I’ve let it grow with the years without organizing well… Thinking of changing that when the “native” system will arrive… thanks for the remark

jb.sockeel · 2024-10-30T10:08:04.161Z

Thank you, I already use ChatGPT a maximum and it’s very helpy… I have to say that this IA learn to me many technics every day ! (but not the integrated IA in design of Bubble which is a joke for me… but sure they will do better later)