General day-to-day updates, team news and practical software notes from across BSPOKE.
For business owners or those involved in marketing decisions, you may have heard of beacon technology and asked how it could help your business. Since its launch in 2013 by Apple, beacon technology has developed rapidly.
When it comes to software production, there are several approaches you may wish to take. While some of these are more suited to certain types of projects, generally, a successful software production project will always contain certain elements.
Software design documents help a company to establish its goals for a product. Before starting your next project, you should take the time to work with your client, project manager, and colleagues to create software design documents.
Location-based applications are continually growing in popularity. This type of app is able to deliver content to an individual based on their exact location at a given time. They can physically locate the user, by using GPS, wireless access points and other technologies.
If you think of your favourite online platforms that you use every day, most of them use machine learning to offer you the service you know. Whether you use Facebook, Twitter or Netflix, all of these use machine learning to find patterns within vast amounts of data.
For anyone working with a code developer or who works as one themselves, you’ll want to consider using a code review to catch any errors that the original coder sometimes overlooks.
Acceptance criteria refers to a set of requirements needed to be met before a product or software is accepted by the user or stakeholders. It’s sometimes referred to as the definition of 'done', as the conditions must be met for the user story to be considered complete.
A high percentage of website browsing takes place on mobile devices nowadays. Smartphones and tablets allow individuals to stay connected on the go and provide another way for your business to target new clients.
As a business, you’re likely going to need to decide between a dedicated mobile app or a responsive web design that works well on mobile and across all devices. This decision will likely be tough. But both options are viable and have their own benefits.
The past year has been a huge time of change for businesses around the world. Due to the global pandemic, companies have been forced to send their employees home to work. This brings about a whole new set of challenges, which many companies found they weren’t prepared for.
Using the cloud is a popular option for software developers, but it comes with its own risks. However, it still offers many advantages and allows storage and information access anywhere and any time.
When creating a new piece of software, it can be tempting to forfeit using dedicated testers. Some large websites and businesses skip this step as they are only using basic software solutions and find any errors with real-time monitoring and QA testing.
