Thoughts and insights from the world of software and web development.
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,...
August 1, 2016
I love spreadsheets. Spreadsheets are wonderful things, I use them all the time, and so do our clients. But it can be difficult to know when to stop using them. When the subject arises with our clients, the issues are the same for both large and small organisations. Consider a boutique Fund Manager using...
March 21, 2016
How do you specify a system for a software development project? In the majority of cases clients do not have a detailed set of documents describing the system that they’d like to build. Hence we are often asked how this can be done, and whether a standard way of doing this exists. The short and...
October 19, 2015
This is the first in a series of posts discussing the various technologies and techniques that we make use of for client projects, here at the Bridge . We have previously discussed the selection and use of content management systems when building your website. Another, far more recent concept that has changed the face of...
June 22, 2015
Part 3: Hosting We are often asked to provide a hosting solution along with the development and ongoing support of a website. There are normally two reasons why clients ask this: There are a bewildering array of options, so unless their organisation insists on specific hosting providers it is difficult to know how to choose,...
May 14, 2015
Part 2: Bespoke Design or Template Driven? In a previous article we discussed the first step – the choice of a content management system (CMS). Once you have made this decision we can start the process of actually designing and building your new site. The first question to answer for the design of the site...
March 23, 2015
Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past five years, you are no doubt aware of the importance of considering mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets when developing a website. It is frustrating trying to view a website on a mobile device that may be difficult to read or navigate, or worse...
February 21, 2015
Part 1: The Content Management System (CMS) When we initially discuss website development, either with a designer or a client directly, we follow a process that we adapt to our client’s circumstances. Whether you are creating company website for the first time, upgrading due to business evolution, or redesigning, there will be a number of...
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