September 13, 2013
Effective Management – the Carrot or the Stick?
I’ve always believed that there are three vital components to the running a successful software team -obviously the talent of the developers is critical, but process and management are also essential. So what makes for effective management of a software team? There are many attributes, but here’s what I think is most important Motivation. Although both…
August 27, 2013
Google engineers not smarter than Vietnamese 11th graders
A recent article about computer science education in Vietnam caught my attention, having invested a lot of effort in the last year to ramp up our office in Ho Chi Minh City. In addition to Vietnam’s commitment to produce software developers with a high level of skill, I think a critical reason for sourcing developers…
June 11, 2013
Beauty or the Beast? Understanding Mobile Web and Native Application Development Tradeoffs
These days, when choosing a development strategy for your next mobile app, an essential question is whether to write it as a cross-platform hybrid mobile web app versus “going native”. A hybrid mobile web app is an application written mostly in JavaScript/HTML5 and wrapped in a native shell using tools such as PhoneGap. A native…
May 30, 2013
Hacking "Made in China"
At Waverley, I’m the lucky person who receives auto-generated emails regarding anything to do with our Web server. One of the messages I receive most frequently is entitled “Large Number of Failed Login Attempts”. These emails contain the “offending” IP address, the account that was targeted, reverse DNS info, a timestamp, etc. A simple action…
April 18, 2013
Partner Domain Experience
While working with prospective clients I am often asked, “Do you have experience with our particular industry?” This question is a part of a client’s standard due diligence on which vendor to hire. While many software development companies such as ours do end up building experience in certain industry verticals, to really be an expert…
