The Great Data Journey Part II: Awesome APIs
This is part two 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 Data Journey and…
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…
Six New JavaScript Features You Need to Know About in ES2020
ECMAScript 2020 (ES2020) has been finalized and was formally approved last month. The few features being introduced this year are subtly powerful. Several features offer functionality that we’ve…
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…
A How-To Guide On Design for Developers
“I’m not a designer.” Most of us have thrown out this disclaimer just before or just after sharing a technical project. I bet most of us have made…
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…
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…
Every Branch Gets a Stack: A How-To Guide
Turbocharge your team’s development workflow with this strategy that provides quick feedback in a collaborative, no-risk environment Last year SingleStone set out to build its first SaaS solution. We…
Getting Started with Automated Testing
Automated testing elevates quality, helps teams deliver software faster, and reduces risk. In this post, I’ll share my thoughts on test automation and how best to proceed if…
7 Quality Assurance Principles: Build Agile, High-Performing Products
Through 18 years of working in the tech industry, I’ve spent a lot of time working with and training teams on quality assurance principles. These are not just…
The War on Income: Same-Day Paychecks
Americans paid $34 billion in overdraft fees in 2017. I heard this statistic during one of NPR’s Planet Money podcast episodes, “You’re Giving Your Boss A Loan.” Learning…
SingleStone’s Software Expertise
These days, software isn’t just a helpful business tool — it can define the difference between growth and stagnation. And the truth is: Your legacy software is hindering…
Flyzone: Scrum Lessons From the 4×100 Relay
One of SingleStone’s Scrum coaches makes an insightful comparison between Agile and the 4x100m relay. I love the 4x100m relay (in the track world it is known as…
SingleStone Case Study: Software for Course and Work Management
How SingleStone helped Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Nursing design and build a software product to plan course schedules and manage faculty work assignments. About VCU’s School of…