by David | Jan 17, 2017 | Community
Our December Dinner and Code – “Software is people” event was a huge success! Professional developers, UX/UI designers, project managers, and devops gurus were on hand to talk about their day to day jobs, and give perspective into what it takes to...
by David Daeschler | Oct 7, 2016 | Philosophy, Technology
What is Software Outsourcing? Software outsourcing is when an organization hires an external individual, team, or firm to develop software. Normally, software design, development, testing, and implementation is done in-house by the organization’s employees. In...
by David Daeschler | Sep 29, 2016 | Community
Introduction to Geekdom Earlier I wrote about coworking in my post, “The Surprising Value of Coworking”. I briefly mentioned Geekdom there. And I thought: everyone should know how awesome this place is! In case you’re unfamiliar with San Antonio,...
by David Daeschler | Sep 29, 2016 | Community, Technology
Introduction When you think about “learn to code”, what learning modalities come to mind? Expensive bootcamps? Video courses from Treehouse? Hackathons? Boring Computer Science classes? Certifications? For those of us self-taught programmers, learn to code...
by David Daeschler | Sep 26, 2016 | Philosophy
Everyone wants superior software. Entire businesses are made out of a single program. Yet over half of all IT projects fail completely, and this is despite spending a lot of money to make the project work. When designing software, what should you look for? In my...
by David Daeschler | Sep 26, 2016 | Community, Philosophy
Imagine if every composer went about music composition like this: “I have a big deadline coming up and I’m not done. I know what I’ll do! I’ll get a bunch of young musicians who don’t have much experience but who really want to get some exposure.” So he gathers all...
by David Daeschler | Sep 17, 2016 | Misc
I make coffee at least once a day when I’m in the office. I speak with dozens of technology professionals – even competitors of mine -as I walk through the halls, ride the elevator, and get the mail. And even though I’m a CEO, I don’t own the...
by David | Aug 23, 2016 | Misc, Technology
Have you ever wondered what “full stack” actually means? Software development is a broad industry with many niches. These niches include back-end development, front-end development, full stack development, web development, database design, mobile...
by David | Aug 23, 2016 | Community
San Antonio, TX – On August 5, 2016, we held our first Dinner and Code programming meetup. The event started as the dream of founder David Daeschler, who saw a unique need in the community after attending and mentoring at multiple 3DS Events in Austin and San Antonio....
by David Daeschler | Aug 16, 2016 | Philosophy
As stated in Our Philosophy, we don’t do hourly billing as of the summer of 2016. We’ve been asked questions about why we don’t bill hourly often, so I decided to write an article that explains the what, why, and how of this change. Hourly Billing and Software...
