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In-House vs Outsourcing Software Development | Quick Guide
Weighing up whether to opt for in-house vs outsourcing software development can be a tough decision. The trouble is that the factors at play here cut across a whole range of issues, including technical, operational, and financial concerns. Our decision is also inevitably going to be influenced by more project-specific variables, like the kind of solution we’re building and the resources we can dedicate to it. At the same time, it’s vitally important that we make the right call here/
Ronan McQuillan
Oct 15, 2022
6 In-House Development Examples for 2025
Internal IT teams have never faced greater demand for custom solutions. This is well documented. However, there’s a lot of misunderstanding about the kinds of tools they actually build. Today, we’re putting this right with our roundup of in-house development examples. Of course, every business faces its own unique challenges. As such, we need to be conscious of the underlying issues that feed this ever-growing demand. That way, we can begin to understand not just the kinds of tools that internal devs build, but also the strategies that modern teams can use to output better solutions, for less.
Ronan McQuillan
Oct 8, 2022
Introducing Budibase 2.0
Today we’re launching Budibase 2.0 - and yes, you can build your own custom components! Budibase 2.0 brings it all together: extensibility, scalability, education, and community. We think you’ll love it! Features & Improvements 🎨 Custom plugins (components and datasources) By far our most requested feature - users can now add custom datasources and components, aka plugins, to Budibase. Plugins are stored at the global level allowing you to use them across your different apps.
Joe Johnston
Sep 25, 2022
How to Build a REST API GUI in 4 Steps
If you need a simple and flexible REST API GUI, you’ve come to the right place. REST APIs are incredibly useful. They allow you to interact with services and sites without scraping them. You can just access a URL, send some parameters and get a response. But when it comes to building your apps and actually communicating with them, things can get tricky. Sometimes they won’t respond as you’d expect. It can get quite tricky to pinpoint where the issue is- with your code or the API itself.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 23, 2022
How to Build a MongoDB GUI in 4 Steps
MongoDB is an amazing NoSQL database technology. But it can get quite tricky to add or retrieve information from it. That’s why a MongoDB GUI (graphical user interface) is a handy tool. NoSQL by itself can have a steep learning curve. Instead of regular tables and rows, you have collections and documents. And unlike rows that have the same columns by definition, documents can be completely different within a collection.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 22, 2022
Build a Free Web-Based Postgres GUI in 15 Minutes
A Postgres GUI helps you make the most out of your database, whether you are a coder or not. Databases are incredible tools for businesses. They allow you to store and process data at scale so that you can make better-informed decisions. You have two options to load data from databases. You can use code, via a command line or a programming language. So, you type in the commands in a terminal or send your code to a server and you get the results.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 20, 2022
Citizen Developer Tools & Software | In-Depth Guide
Citizen developer tools are some of the hottest items on modern IT teams’ procurement lists. Unfortunately, if you asked 100 IT managers what this means, you’d probably get 100 different answers. That is, there’s no single established definition of what citizen development software is. Unlike a CRM tool or an ERP platform, a citizen developer tool isn’t so much defined by what it does in terms of specific features as it is by who uses it.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 20, 2022
Enterprise App Development | In-Depth Guide
Enterprise app development is a huge topic. It’s no secret that large organizations are dealing with unprecedented demand for custom applications. However, it’s hard to generalize when you recognize the sheer scope and variety of the kinds of tools that are needed. Think about it. A custom GUI for your IT team and a mobile app for your customer loyalty scheme don’t have that much in common. Not on the face of it anyway.
Ronan McQuillan
Sep 20, 2022