So… What’s Your Budget?

September 8, 2014

Developing software is difficult (I should just start every blog that way). Figuring out how to meet your user’s needs and at the same time, your business goals, building a

Smart TV, Dumb Features: How LG Almost Botched Their Product

September 2, 2014

What’s worse than cramming every feature under the sun into your product? Compensating management for doing so! Apparently that’s LG’s 21st century management technique – forego design, reward bloat, and

How to Incorporate Visual Design into an Agile Development Process

August 6, 2014

Bringing your designers into projects at the very beginning of the agile software development process is advantageous. A solid visual concept for the project can eliminate additional work in sprint

Improve API Efficiency with Non-Blocking I/O

July 11, 2014

Efficiency is a core attribute of high performance, scalable APIs. As developers, we’re tasked with maximizing throughput and responsiveness while minimizing infrastructure costs. At times it can be a challenge,

Finding the Right Software Product Development Partner

June 26, 2014

In today’s fast-paced world, partnering with software product design and development firms makes sense. It’s often the best way to insure your internal teams can focus on the development and

6 Reasons Why Agile Results in Better Software

May 5, 2014

Building a successful software product is no trivial task. Even with a solid vision, a talented team, and an ample budget, a project can still fall apart. In fact, more

What You Need To Know About Open Source Licensing

April 15, 2014

Open source is a blanket term to describe software whose source code can be freely distributed and modified. As an individual or business with no intention of redistributing or showing

RFPs, Long-Term Partnerships, and YOU

March 31, 2014

In previous blogs I’ve written about why RFPs might not be the solution to your ‘software problem’ and that RFPs could learn a thing or two from the online dating

RFPs, Love, and Online Dating

February 12, 2014

RFPs, Love, and Online Dating – what could these 3 possibly have in common? Well yes, all 3 of these can lead to broken hearts, empty bank accounts, and overall

The 5-Minute Usability Test

February 6, 2014

Like most testing, usability testing is done both early and often. Fortunately you don’t need to spend a lot of money on a pretentious “usability lab” to address most of