Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of our bi-weekly community poll. This is our chance to talk about interesting topics and hear from everyone.
I’ll take the results of each poll and all related discussion in the thread to the team to help them better understand all of your needs.
This week’s poll is:
What do you work on first when building a new app?
- Frontend
- Backend
- Parallel
Also drop in the comments below how your approach changes when you are working on existing apps instead of from zero!
check the results of the last poll here: Thursday Community Poll [Aug-21]
I technically start with my first pass at Database, and then start building basic functionality with no focus on UI/UX to test…and this informs the changes I need to make in the database / option sets and vice-versa!
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The answer for every single builder that is semi decent or better is none of the above/other... Poll should be updated to provide that option.
is that because you work on a PRD first?
Always frontend first, parallel means some mistakes happened in planning
I prefer working with the backend first. I’ll start creating schemas and then test the schema by setting out a skeletal UI.
IMO performance in Bubble is mostly down to DB optimization so a well thought out DB structure is important.
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worst part of building a bubble app is finishing it and then realising you need to build the 404 and terms of service pages
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I voted parallel because it’s kind of how I did it.
I think it varies by the person. Some are design-centered, and some are technically centered.
That’s also why it’s good to have a developer who is technically minded and one who is design-minded. It helps an agency.
Usually, when a person has an app idea, they already have a design in mind. The problem is usually getting that design on the screen as you envision it.
I started with a basic database of like 3 things. I’ve added to it, deleted, changed, and so many things. I did try and sit down and map out my database, but it doesn’t look anywhere like I started.
It’s good to realize your best plans don’t always turn out to be your best plans.
So for me, it was kind of a parallel thing.
Added: Something I thought about after posting my comment… maybe this all is different based on experience. I don’t have a lot of experience with Bubble. Others that do may do things a lot smarter than what I did 
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I think poll results so far make a lot of sense considering how the Bubble editor is setup to bounce between front and back quickly
