Thoughts and insights from the world of software and web development.
February 19, 2018
A conversation we have with clients at the beginning of a website development project is about when the copy will be written. One common misconception is that you can design the website, with sections full of “lorem ipsum”, in the knowledge that this can be filled out later with the real copy. The most important...
December 15, 2017
We sometimes work with clients that are new to software development. This might be because they’ve worked in other areas of their business, or because they are involved with a start-up, which of needs a website that will be an integral part of the business. “What Process?” We’ve talked about ways of specifying systems previously...
April 19, 2017
Part 3: Planning and the ‘Long Tail’ At The Bridge we both manage and consult on website and software development projects for many industries, including financial markets, media, automotive, and government. Whatever the industry, I’ve noticed a number of recurring pitfalls. Note that I’m assuming at least a basic level of project management, for example...
April 12, 2017
Part 2: Estimates and Resources At The Bridge we both manage and consult on website and software development projects for many industries, including financial markets, media, automotive, and government. Whatever the industry, I’ve noticed a number of recurring pitfalls. Note that I’m assuming at least a basic level of project management, for example a plan,...
April 11, 2017
Part 1: Content and Stakeholders At The Bridge we both manage and consult on website and software development projects for many industries, including financial markets, media, automotive, and government. Whatever the industry, I’ve noticed a number of recurring pitfalls. Note that I’m assuming at least a basic level of project management, for example a plan,...
March 6, 2017
It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Drupal at the Bridge. After an epically long development time, Drupal 8.0 was finally released in November 2015, representing a big shift in how the content management system works under the hood and the way developers must work with it. A little over a year on, we’ve...
February 23, 2017
The second in our series spotlighting exciting libraries and frameworks that find a place in the Bridge Digital’s web development toolkit… Susy (http://susy.oddbird.net/) An oldie, but a goodie. Susy is undoubtedly our go-to grid system for responsive layouts. Sure, Bootstrap and Foundation are amazing frameworks, packed full of features, but most of the time as...
February 1, 2017
No one can deny the ubiquity and importance of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) in the modern web. Having the world’s most beautiful, functional and interesting site doesn’t mean much when no one can find you! In the rush to optimise every keyword, craft the perfect META tags, manage your redirects and generally out-do your competition,...
January 25, 2017
You want to build specialised software for your business. So you design, plan, build and you’re done, just like building a house, right? I used to hear this a lot from our clients in the Finance Industry, although not so much these days since Agile has become more popular. So why isn’t it the same?...
December 23, 2016
You may have heard about it over the past few years. Launch is planned for the second half of 2017 and interest is certainly heightened. I won’t provide an explanation of the concept here – the New Payments Platform Australia website www.nppa.com.au launched in December provides plenty clear information and many useful references and videos....
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