Meet Blazer: A New Open-Source Project from Betterment (video)
Mike Reust
VP, Head of Engineering
Betterment
We created an open-source project called Blazer to work as an extension of the Backbone router.
Originally published: March 17, 2015
KEY TAKEAWAYS
We love the simplicity and flexibility of Backbone, but it doesn't always fit all our needs.
We created an open-source extension—you can download it below.
All teams at Betterment are responsible for teasing apart complex financial concepts and then presenting them in a coherent manner, enabling our customers to make informed financial decisions. One of the tools we use to approach this challenge on the engineering team is a popular Javascript framework called Backbone.
While we love the simplicity and flexibility of Backbone, we’ve recently encountered situations where the Backbone router didn’t perfectly fit the needs of our increasingly sophisticated application.
To meet these needs, we created Blazer, an extension of the Backbone router. In the spirit of open-source software, we are sharing Blazer with the community. To learn more, we encourage you to watch the below video featuring Betterment’s Sam Moore, a lead engineer, who reveals the new framework at a Meetup in Betterment’s NYC offices.
Betterment is the largest independent online financial advisor with more than $10 billion in assets under management. The service is designed to help increase customers’ long-term returns and lower taxes for retirement planning, building wealth, and other financial goals. Betterment takes advanced investment strategies and uses technology to deliver them to more than 270,000 customers across its three business lines: direct-to-consumer, Betterment for Advisors, and Betterment for Business. Learn more.
Born and bred a Hoosier, Mike has brought his engineering skills, and his jump shot, all the way to Manhattan. When Mike isn't helping scale Betterment even more, you can find him playing intramural soccer or hiking. He also likes to spend quality time with his wife and their dog, Baxter.
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