Author Archives for Lawrence McCrossen

Why Use AI to Develop Websites?

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August 6, 2024 5:19 am | Leave your thoughts



Thinking about how AI can be useful in website development? I thought I’d ask AI itself: “What are the benefits of AI driven website development”. The response is quite impressive. I wrote my own version below based on the AI wording, paraphrasing according to my style and experiences, and I’ve removed or altered anything I...

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Website Hacking & Malware – Is your site safe?

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August 1, 2019 9:27 am |



Hacks and malware are on the rise. How serious is the problem? Extremely. As websites become an increasingly core part of business, not only are the potential damages from hacking, malware etc more serious, but they are becoming more likely. As the number of different types of attacks and the frequency of occurrence increases, we...

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‘Seymour’ – What it is, and what it isn’t

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June 25, 2018 9:15 am |



Here we describe the benefits of our product Seymour, but also help you understand the things you can use it for by clarifying where it fits in. Data Import Seymour starts with data ‘onboarding’. If you have data that your company stores in spreadsheets, or is sent to you via email, Seymour can automatically process...

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Building Complex Websites

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June 15, 2018 9:10 am | Leave your thoughts



At The Bridge, we mainly build complex websites. By that I mean: They are bespoke. We don’t believe in reinventing the wheel, but often, in order to create a unique user experience, we need to modify, configure and develop to diverse requirements. This requires a very deep knowledge of the content management systemsthat we use...

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Estimates Using Agile

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March 27, 2018 9:05 am | Leave your thoughts



Agile doesn’t have estimates, right? Well, that’s not quite right. It’s true that Agile embraces change, and does not attempt to define whole large projects up-front, but individual ‘Sprints’ are estimated, and sometimes multiple ‘Sprints’. Of course, you can always give a big range for the estimate, but if all you are doing is expressing...

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Website Performance – What Does it Mean?

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March 20, 2018 9:02 am | Leave your thoughts



Of course we all want our browsing experience involve fast response times, but how do we manage performance when designing a website? It’s worth remembering that sometimes you want to slow down the process eg confirming deletions, purchases, important form submissions, and forcing the user to read certain text before committing to an action. This...

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Which Agile is best for you?

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March 14, 2018 8:59 am | Leave your thoughts



Many of our clients have heard of Agile for software development, but some are confused as to what it is. They know it involves building software in stages, which is normally I good idea, but that’s hardly makes it a distinctive approach. There are of course, many flavours of Agile, and we have our own...

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