Mobile apps are useful, but also a growing problem. More and more organizations, events, services and locations have their own app and they all want you to install their app on your smartphone or iPhone. That approach and proliferation is untenable. Fortunately, the Progressive Web App (PWA) offers a solution.
Tom Schenkenberg
January 22, 2018
In software development we can learn a lot from production companies. Especially to make software development better and more efficient and to use it more purposefully for the success of organisations. The per piece production model offers a solution, also for software.
Tom Schenkenberg
November 9, 2017
Because of the digital transformation that organizations make, they often unlock information via beautifully designed websites and applications. Those who look and think further, sometimes take the next step: access via an API (Application Programming Interface). This offers many opportunities, but organizations often see it as a difficult step.
Tom Schenkenberg
August 30, 2017
Every year Ibuildings organises an international conference on PHP technology: the Dutch PHP Conference (DPC). Last week was already the 11th edition of our successful conference where some 630 developers, software architects and community members come together in the Amsterdam RAI.
Tom Schenkenberg
July 5, 2017
When custom business software becomes obsolete, many organizations choose almost automatically to have completely new software built. Renovation is often not considered. While in 70 percent of the cases it is more successful and cheaper. It is an interesting option, which I would always consider. Because that old application often has great treasures hidden in it.
Tom Schenkenberg
May 15, 2017
In order to focus on core activities, organisations often know very well which tasks they have to do themselves or can outsource. But as soon as it comes to the software that supports the same core business, there is strikingly less straightforward thinking about it.
Tom Schenkenberg
March 27, 2017
Now that organisations are consciously making the transition from ‘business’ to ‘online business’, web applications and other software are becoming more and more decisive for their success. When choosing between ‘custom or standard software’, a mix is becoming more and more interesting, but how do you find the perfect balance?
Tom Schenkenberg
February 21, 2017
For many years Ibuildings has had a formalized way of reviewing people’s skill sets. This system enables tracking of skills and relative changes in those skills over the years, across the organization.
Matthias Noback
January 25, 2017
Last Friday I attended the DomCode conference in Utrecht. This is a very friendly, inclusive, welcoming conference.
Matthias Noback
November 7, 2016
In previous articles we answered some important questions already: why would you write tests in the first place? And, will it make you faster or slower?
Matthias Noback
September 1, 2016
In this article we’ll discuss costs and benefits of writing tests.
Matthias Noback
August 26, 2016
If you’re a programmer it’s your inherent responsibility to prove that the production software you deliver:
Matthias Noback
August 19, 2016
At Ibuildings we had been anticipating DPC 2016 for quite some time. Our internal DPC crew rebooted in January, starting with an update of the website and a mailing to announce that the Call for Papers was open again.
Matthias Noback
July 4, 2016
Last week I’ve been attending, and speaking at, the NCrafts conference in Paris.
Matthias Noback
May 13, 2016
