There's a huge gap in the blockchain apps industry as it lacks enough tools to efficiently complete blockchain specific development tasks for developers and companies.
Developers have to pass through a rigorous process in creating and deploying application. I'm the now software development measures are complex, advanced and sometimes tedious. This makes the software teams constantly running tests that takes time so as to make sure their there's no point of failure in the software created and their are no errors. This process takes longer time to be achieved by larger software organizations which is cost effective and time consuming too.
Buddy
Buddy is an application deployment and development platform that works using the blockchain platform it eases and quickens the rigorous process necessary for building applications on the blockchain.
Buddy offers a solution that is two-pronged and includes a decentralized
development automation platform
and the Buddy for blockchain apps.
The development application
platform helps companies to build
applications faster, efficiently and more affordably. The team is also
introducing the DevOps marketplace that features over 80 automation actions that make development and deployment of software an easy task.
On the Blockchain Apps front, they are introducing a smart contract-based solution to help with blockchain specific tasks
while building trust between
project founders and their
developers.
what makes makes buddy different from the rest?
Buddy isnt the only platform that looks at proffering solutions in these sectors. What's stands them out is the fact that they are introducing key solutions like the DappOS, BlockchainOps and
Distributed Blockchain as a
Service which have what it takes
to transform the blockchain
development industry. These are the key aspects to buddy.
In introducing this tools it helps takes care of the time-consuming and stressful parts of developing. The inevitable parts that as to be done as it relates to the creation and deployment of tasks but its the mist difficult and time wasting. This allows developers more time to be more creative in creating apps. Because with just a click, what used to take hours to complete will now just be a matter of minutes.
The company History
Buddy is billed as a "
decentralized development
automation platform." The Buddy
team was founded in 2007 and
has been operating a popular
subversion hosting platform
dubbed "Springloops" that targets
web developers.
In 2015, they launched their
Buddy platform to ease the
process of app automation for
developers and companies.
Their product has over the years
gained traction and had since
partnered with leading
companies like Github, Azure,
Google and many more.
blockchainOps
Buddy blockchainOps are automation scripts built with the intentions to assist developers in building blockchain based projects. These tools are basically maintainance tools that helps quicken time spent by developer in repetitive processes.
By running blockchain based projects it allows developers to be more productive as it allows them concentrate on what's important.
The blockchainOps already support the use of EOS and soon other platforms like ETH, NEO and NEM will be added. This addition will enable efficiency across all blockchains.
BlockchainOps not only simplifies task to be accomplished by existing developers it also make it easier for new developers to adopt the use of blockchain in deployment which will increase the adoption of the blockchain tech globally.
Automation market place
Buddy has succeeded in building a number of solutions which includes DevOps market place. This is a platform that simply helps developers monitize their applications. It provides them a platform where they can sell and buy automated scripts by other developers and also sell theirs to earn BUD token from them too. Here developers can earn tokens that can be used to buy product or services on the marketplace.
Advantages
• builds communication between users and developers
• creates an environment for improvement and competition between developers
• It encourages new innovations Nd its less expensive to adopt
• their are no restricted access as to who can use the services.
.• It gives room for third party developers too.
BUD Token
Buddy introduces its cryptocurrency tokens called BUD tokens, its am ERC20 utility tokens that serves as an exchange value between users, developers and investors. Its unifies them as they are allowed to trade goods and services on the platform using BUD tokens.
It also gives users the right to use
the shared automation grid. The
token creators also say it can be
used as toll or as a method of
collecting user fees for jobs done
on the shared automatic grid.
The team doesn't specifically state
the amount of tokens that they
wish to premine although they
mention that there's a maximum
cap of 670 million tokens and a
minimum of 500 million tokens.
Of the total number of premined
tokens, 60% will be distributed to
ICO contributors while the Buddy
team takes up 20%.
Tokens allocated to the team will
be vested for one year, and will
have a cliff of one year.
The team says they will use half of
funds generated to bolster the
research and development aspects
of the platform. They have also
allocated a significant amount of
money to fund their go-to-market
strategy (35%) to make sure the
project is successful.
One thing about this project is
that it has a working product.
Their intentions are to add key
features to the product in the next
one year.
Private & Shared automated GRID
Private automation GRID is Kore like a restricted GRID used to run and deploy software instances of buddy. This GRID allows developers the ability to automate development and deployment process.
Shared automation GRID on the other hand is open to others and it allows them some buddy instances and reduce intensive tasks. Bother private and shared automation GRID can work hand in hand.
A practical example is that the private automation GRID is a means permitted to only developers to deploy softwares on buddy while shared automation GRID is a GRID that allows others to come in and test the authenticity of the deployed GRID. This can be accomplished at the same time using buddy instances.
Conclusion
Without a doubt, Buddy is
one of those blockchain
projects that have all the
right ingredients necessary
to disrupt a market. Their
white paper shows that they
already have a hugely
successful working product,
used by over 7000
developers on a daily basis
across 120 markets.
The team also says that their
existing solution has
partnered with industry
bigwigs like Azure, Google
Cloud, and Github to deliver
its solutions from the
ecosystems of the world's
biggest players.
The fact that Buddy easily
integrates with existing
stacks is a particularly good
sign because
interoperability sets it up
for future success. Even
with the glowing pros, the
project has its share of cons.
First, given there are
competitors in the industry,
there's the imminent threat
of their business model
failing to do well. Their
hard cap also seems huge,
raising its risk profile even
more.
In conclusion, this could
turn out to be a successful
project. The launch and roll
out of their working
prototype seems to confirm
the project's potential.
To their credit, their
prototype seems to have
already attracted big
partners, and some paying
clients including Inc.
Magazine.
Add this to the fact that
their team seems strong
enough and up to the task
and you have a potent
product. In the end, its safe
to say that Buddy is set for
success down the road.
For some investors, this may
look like the ideal long-term
project.
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