Software
August 4, 2017
How to QA for a Consulting Firm
in: Business, Developers, Programming, Software Tagged: QA, quality assurance, software development, testing
ONE: Don’t just “break the system” I remember my very first QA task when I started here three years ago. I was testing a client’s internal employee management system. I had never tested anything before, so I asked my project manager, “How should I QA the software? What does that mean?” He answered simply: “Do […]
May 30, 2017
Emergent Workflows Part 1
in: Data, Programming, Software Tagged: custom software, data tag, database, emergent workflows, Programming tag
What is an Emergent Workflow? I’m not sure if there’s any consensus on the definition of an emergent workflow. It’s a term that I use to describe a pattern I have witnessed in business software. To me, an emergent workflow is a workflow that was not designed explicitly into a piece of software, but slowly […]
May 16, 2017
Naming Things is Hard
in: Programming, Software Tagged: computer science, Programming tag, software development
So What? “There are only two hard problems in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things.” – Phil Karlton. The above quote, while somewhat tongue in cheek, wears the ring of truth. Naming things is hard. Even when you put enormous effort into consistent and clear naming, you will invariably end up with some muddy […]
January 27, 2017
The Next Step: Updating An App
in: Design, Mobile, Programming, Software Tagged: Analysis, Androids, Apps, Articles, business, custom software development, Geolocations, iOS Tag, mobile tag, Opportunities
The term minimalism is also used to describe a trend in design and architecture where in the subject is reduced to its necessary elements. Minimalist design has been highly influenced by Japanese traditional design and architecture. In addition, the work of De Stijl artists is a major source of reference for this kind of work.