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Agile Sprinting in the Age of Low-code
Agile development provides many benefits to software development, if executed well. I’m not going into a lengthy definition of the intricacies and pitfalls of how you run an Agile development project. This article takes a deeper look at one aspect of Agile: The...
So Many Programming Languages to Pick From
My father recently underwent a full knee replacement. Before the procedure, my sisters, both who are physical therapists, provided a wealth of pre-surgical exercises as well as a list of information about the road to recovery. Due to the distance between where my...
The Low-code Conundrum – Balancing Low-code Productivity with Engineering Best Practice
Companies undertaking digital transformation projects with new, low-code development tools face significant challenges. Especially true when the new applications need to integrate with critical databases associated with Line of Business (LOB) applications. Choosing...
5 Reasons You’ll Fall in Love with Application Development (Again)
With a seemingly endless list of programming tools, languages and platforms, some tech types consider today the golden age of software development. The freedom to choose from such an expansive menu of sophisticated languages and frameworks – Java, JavaScript, HTML5,...
How to Build a Web and Mobile App with a Low-code Development Tool (Video)
Any IT manager tasked with building a new (or extending an existing) web or mobile app will nod their head in agreement when I say selecting the right development tool that rapidly builds responsive web apps, integrates with everything, and is easy to maintain is...
Imagine the Power of One Language
I’ll ask the reader to at least temporarily suspend feelings and thoughts of politics, culture and religion. And, you should cue John Lennon’s “Imagine” to set the scene. Okay, thank you! Please sit down and take a deep breath. Let’s drift off to the land of...
Quick! It’s High Time to Get GDPR Compliant
So, you’ve been swamped with massive application backlogs and haven’t been able to dig into understanding the requirements of GDPR. After all, the legislation won’t go into effect until mid-2018, and you’ve been running against so many other mission-critical business...
How Red Frog Events Increased On-Site Event Revenue by 200%
One of the favorite aspects of my job is talking to customers about how and why they chose LANSA. Even more thrilling is when I’m a user of the customer’s technology and get to experience the evolution of their product. Before I had the pleasure of sitting down with...
IT Strikes Back
Our saga begins in a company, not so far away, where a federation of end-users from all corners of the organization is unhappy with its IT department. They want more apps, better representation during the design phase, and faster delivery. IT, which is currently...
Faster and Cheaper by going IT alone
Paradigm Housing Group is one of the leading housing providers in the South East of England, managing over 14,000 homes across 33 UK local authorities. When we started over 20 years ago, we already knew that we would have to build a number of systems in-house because,...
Why Don’t Users Ever Know What They Want?
We've all been there. In the heat of an IT project - be it greenfield, modernization or just a little "tweak" - users provide you with their requirements. Everything seems to be so clear and obvious that you write up the specifications for the user, and they say it...
Evaluating Your Technology Investment
At some point in your career, you may have encountered one or more of the following scenarios: Your CIO reads about a new industry solution that she feels will be a game changer and recommends that your company should be an early adopter so you are ahead of your...