One of our company motto is: Think. Code. Repeat. You’ll find several web and mobile development articles that reflects our current thinking on a variety of topics.
We try to be thoughtful about every aspect of our service. We spend a lot of energy thinking through why we do what we do and we rarely choose a mode of operation just because it is the way something has always been done.
We’ve written articles about everything from website pricing, the best type of contracts, deployment models, our value proposition, and more.
Pull up a chair, you just might learn something! :)
We’ve only begun to scratch the surface of what is possible with technology. Internet opportunities aren’t like a gold rush, where the wealth creation is limited by supply that is drying up, a more accurate metaphor is how electricity enabled ongoing innovation for more than 100 years. This idea was first promoted by Jeff Bezos. Read More >>
Have you ever found there isn’t “an app for that?” I hope you’re reading this because, like me, you increasingly see more and more opportunities where you could leverage the internet to solve business problems. Opportunities like: “Paper? You want me to fill this out on paper?” “What if we could see real-time data on Read More >>
I’m often in search of the perfect picture or graphic for a new site and I’ve compiled a decent list of sources over the years. I’m creating this page to make it easier for me to share these. I’ve tried to list these options from most expensive to least. Website Estimated Cost Notes Pixabay $0/pic Read More >>
6/29/19
Relevant Services: Lead Developer, VP of Engineering, Web Development, Database Architecture, Code Architecture, DevOps, Web Design, Streamline Development.
If you’re a Star Trek fan, you already know where this is going. “I’m a doctor, not an engineer!” screamed Dr. Leonard McCoy in the original series of Star Trek. That iconic phrase spawned many repeats and for good reason. It is the expression of being called to do something that is outside of your Read More >>
4/25/19
Relevant Services: Lead Developer, VP of Engineering, Web Development, Streamline Development.
Relevant Skills: Git, Developer Lead.
We’ve used multiple other branching models with some success, including the Gitflow branching model but we found a better way for remote teams who want to deploy continuously. In its simplest form, this model branches features off master, integrates and tests them on develop, and then merges them back into master. Below we’ve included some Read More >>
3/11/19
Buink can help you unleash the power of the internet (via a website, web application, api, or mobile app) and help your business scale (via both technology and workforce) with superior quality code (readable, forward thinking, minimal, intelligent), at a competitive price (even in a global market), and in a transparent, honest way. We’re code Read More >>
2/8/19
So, websites are expensive. What can be done to lower the price? Plugins? Packages? Open source? I had a call with a potential client yesterday, we’ll call him Joe. Joe asked about a site that was essentially a mix between Yelp and Reddit for a niche market. He wanted a “quick quote” on something like that. Not Read More >>
The following Principles and Guidelines are outlined to help new contributors get up to speed quickly. The original title for this post was “New Contractor Training” and the purpose is still very similar. Principles Principles are fundamental propositions that can serve a foundation for a system of behavior. In other words, these principles will help Read More >>
