Thoughts and insights from the world of software and web development.
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....
November 20, 2016
The Cloud has steadily revolutionised our world in recent years, perhaps in a quieter way than smart phones and Social Media. It’s a very broad subject, and I won’t attempt to cover all areas. I’ll focus on a number of small to medium sized clients that we know, and can add insight based on our...
October 20, 2016
You’ve decided you need a system developed, or perhaps a new website. What next? How do you turn your business objectives into clear instructions for software developers to create a system that will fulfil your needs? 1 Write a Spec The traditional approach is still used widely. Sometimes it’s used in conjunction with other approaches,...
September 23, 2016
Seymour is simple solution to a common problem – how to move data held in spreadsheets onto your website in an automated way. The graph below was produced by Seymour. The Problem For years we’ve seen organisations such as Fund Managers go through a manual daily process of receiving Unit Price and performance data from...
August 20, 2016
We often meet businesses looking for a system that will help their business, but they aren’t sure whether to go out and review what’s in the marketplace, or look to develop their own. These days of course, virtually all businesses use off-the-shelf technology for their general needs such as email and collaboration, accounting, timesheets,...
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