Carson Gibbons
December 05, 2017
In this Cosmic Developer Spotlight, we sat down with Jazib Sawar, a full stack web developer at BitBytes. Jazib has a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences and has led teams on interactive projects for several years. Jazib is the mastermind behind the Cosmic Sticky Notes App that was recently adapted by Life is Good for their Gratitude Wall.
Jazib is a member of the Cosmic Community, contributing Apps, Articles and Extensions. Check out his contributions on his Cosmic profile page. Jazib and his team recently launched a new Premium App for agencies on Cosmic. Check him out on Twitter, LinkedIn, and enjoy the Q/A.
How long have you been building software?
I have been in the software development business for about 3 years. It was always my dream to build a startup company primarily focused in web and cloud technologies. Six months ago, I, along with a couple of my friends, was able to fulfill that dream and start a software company called BitBytes. We mainly deal in cloud and web development.
What is your preferred development stack?
MERN (MongoDB, Express, React and Node.js)
What past projects are you most proud of and why?
During the past few years, I’ve worked on quite a few interesting projects. The one that stands out from the rest is Crowdsquad: an intelligent lead system that we built based on social networks. The system uses modern technology stack like React, Express, IBM Bluemix API Connect, Cloudant and interactive UI. Currently, we are working on integrating Continuous Deployment and IBM Watson into the project which makes it even more challenging and hence, we are most proud of it.
Talk a little bit more about your process for building apps. How has Cosmic sped up your time to market? Has it improved collaboration among your team members?
Everyone at BitBytes follows the agile methodology for software development. At the start of each project, we try to gather as much information related to the project as we can. Collaborative environment within the company allows everyone to work as a team. As far as tools are concerned, we use Trello and Plutio for the management and assignment of tasks. And for version control, the obvious choice is Github.
We used to rely heavily on WordPress and Magento but since the introduction of Cosmic, everything is much better. Unlike other platforms, we can make use of only those features that we need. PWA (progressive web applications) are trending these days and like everyone else, we are more concerned with speed and reliability. Cosmic has allowed us to focus more on UI than backend and as a result, we can build very fast and interactive websites in almost half the time. Unsurprisingly, we will be using more of Cosmic in our upcoming projects.
What are some technologies you are excited about that you are using today, or want to learn more about?
I want to learn more about the latest technologies such as GraphQL, Cloud and Big Data. Also, I want to explore Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning so that I can make a positive impact in this world by providing solutions to different problems.
What's your best piece of advice to a Developer wanting to build their next app on Cosmic?
We have been building applications using Cosmic for about 3-4 months. It has been a great experience so far. If any developer is looking for a quick turnaround and wants to build super fast applications, I would recommend using Cosmic. The best part is that the developer doesn’t need to build the back-end or API for the applications which saves a lot of time. My only advice is to use Cosmic and focus more on the UI/UX. Happy Coding!
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