![]() To validate this idea, we messaged many Docker users online, and set up meetings to learn about their Docker experience. Then we could enable more developers to get started with Docker and ultimately creating scalable, micro-services applications. We had the idea to take Kite and apply it to Docker to build a product that makes Docker super easy to use. It was at that point we reflected on some of the core principles and tools that has inspired us and all thoughts pointed to Docker, which we had been using since v0.3 to run our service. With that realization, we quickly returned to the “whiteboard” to see what changes we could make or to come up with a different plan. We needed to make changes to our business model immediately. Things were going well until we realized that our costs per user were growing near linearly, and that the business model wasn’t going to be profitable even if we continued growth. Within a week of launching, we had over 1,000 users trying it out and that momentum continued over the next four months with lots of positive feedback from our users. Its purpose was to give new software developers an easy to use cloud environment to work on - that starts in one click. The result was Kite, which we began building in the summer of 2013, and launched a beta in October. ![]() They believed in us, and were willing to hand us equity-free grants to get us started. We decided to try our luck, and pitched both organizations about the idea. We found out both the University of Waterloo and the Government of Canada offered grants for students building technology startups. That was super exciting!īeing students, we didn’t have any budget to run such a service, so we searched for student grants. Within 24 hours, we had over 700 developers wanting to sign-up for the service. To gauge interest, we posted the video on Hacker News. So we made a prototype video of an online cloud development service that would synchronize code between a cloud environment and the desktop. The infrastructure to make this happen is either too cumbersome and distracting for the average developer or remained proprietary within companies. They are living systems of many services, like transportation, roads and utilities that need to work together in harmony. Modern web applications are inherently complex. It all began in our student apartment (ok - so it wasn’t a dorm room, but close enough).Īfter going through a number of different internships while studying engineering at the University of Waterloo, we collectively came away with a sense that there fundamentally needed to be better tools for developers and we wanted to create one. So why did we join Docker? The answer to that question can be found in the Kitematic story. If you haven’t tried Kitematic yet, download it here. Together we will continue our mission to build easy-to-use yet powerful open source developer products at Docker. We get to work alongside the team of developers that inspired us to start a company together. ![]() If you didn’t already know, Kitematic is the fastest and the easiest way to use Docker on your Mac We are super excited to announce Kitematic is going to be part of Docker family. ![]()
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