How the Insurance Industry is Preparing for 2021
This post was co-authored by Alan Walker of Alan Walker, LLC, and Jimmy Chou, SingleStone’s CEO. As told by the insurance industry itself. Our survey says: the industry…
Keeping Up With Big Data: How to Stay Relevant in a Busy Marketplace
Keeping up with BIG Data How do you feel when you hear the words Big Data? Ominous? Intimidated? Overwhelmed? Whether you have positive or negative feelings towards the…
A True Passion for Learning: Jay Hogan
Below, you’ll get to know our technical director of application development, Jay Hogan. Keep reading to learn what coding language he’s into right now, how he credits a…
Speak Up, Follow Through, Be Kind: Mary Bowen Artus
What traits do you look for in a coworker, friend, employee? At SingleStone, we value attitude and aptitude in our team members above all else. Below, you’ll get…
The Great Data Journey: Part I
This is part one of a series based on the workshop I gave at CodeVA’s Full STEAM Ahead (FSA) Conference called “Make It Happen with APIs: The Great…
Creating Design Principles: Innovation within Guardrails
This article is a how-to for people who design, build, and run software-based systems. You’ll learn how to establish a simple tool—design principles—in a way that promotes innovation…
Compliance is About Customers: Make a Lasting Impact with CMS Interoperability Improvements
It’s time to think beyond compliance, focus on your customers, and ultimately differentiate yourself from the competition. How? We’ll show you. What’s Good for Customers is Good for…
Introducing Bounded Context: Exploring How Experts Solve Problems
I’ve always been interested in how people solve problems. Understanding their approach and what actions they pursue in search of a solution. I think about this a lot,…
Starting a New Job During COVID-19: Tips for Success
Starting a new job is stressful. You want to show your stuff, be enthusiastic, and integrate into your new team and company as quickly as possible. Onboarding can…
Four Tips for a Career in Data Analytics: Yale Waller Shares His Insight and Experience
Enjoying your work feels like a life goal for many. For Yale Waller, data wiz at SingleStone, he loves his work because he intentionally chose his field. Find…
How To Build Your Own Chatbot with Dialogflow
High-quality conversational interfaces (chatbots and voice assistants) have traditionally been difficult and expensive to build. An effective chatbot requires Natural Language Processing/Understanding (NLP, NLU) and other Deep Learning…
The Unconventional Technologist: Jonathan Melin, Biblical Translator Turned Developer
We strive to hire unique, unconventional technologists. For us, hiring for skillset is a part of our “secret sauce.” Over twenty years, we’ve discovered that teams comprised of…
GraphQL How-to Guide: Create Query Models for Functional Test Automation
A little over a year ago, I found myself developing automated tests for a back-end application that was using GraphQL. At the time, GraphQL was new to me—and…
MVP: Solving for the Lowest Common Denominator
Every agile sprint gets us one challenge closer to solving big problems for our clients. This series aims to share those incremental problems, fixes and results. Problem One…
Behavioral Design: How to Design for User Engagement
Whether you’re at the grocery store, on your way to work, or sitting on your couch using your smartphone, you’ve experienced behavioral design—it is everywhere. Understanding behavioral design…
Excelling in Front End Development: It’s All About Passion
Last week we heard from Alison Tinker and learned more about the challenges women face working in STEM. This week, Carlos Lantigua talks about his experience working in front end development,…
How to Generate Server-Side PDF reports with Puppeteer, D3, and Handlebars
Looking for a way to create a design-heavy, data-driven, beautifully styled PDF report—server-side with similar tools to what you are already using on the front-end? Stop your Google search. You’ve…
How to Excel as a Woman in Tech: Alison Tinker’s Journey
Last week we learned how to become a cybersecurity expert from our Chief Information Security Officer Don Mills. This week, we sat down with Alison Tinker to hear…
Be Smart(er) about Data Collection
This post about data collection is co-authored By Tricia Dunlap (Esq., CIPP/US) of Dunlap Law PLC and Ben Nelson, tech lead at SingleStone. In recent years, many businesses…
How to Become a Cybersecurity Expert: Don Mills
In our last Q&A, we heard from cloud and DevOps aficionado Chris Belyea. This week, we sat down with Don Mills, cloud architect and cybersecurity guru. Don shares…