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Google IO 2018: Android has a Jetpack
One of the biggest announcements for Android developers from Google IO 2018 was the announcement of
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What is Culture?
At our company we are known for having a great culture. You can feel it when you walk in: people are at ease, they obviously enjoy what they do and...
Drupal
Drupal 8: Consumption of a Third-Party API
For a recent project, we were tasked to consume the client's internal data from a custom API. Now, this scenario was lucky for us, the API provides a...
Artificial Intelligence
The Many Hats of Quality Assurance Engineers: Tester
Quality Assurance Engineer is a broad term that can cover a wide variety of roles and responsibilities.
Business
Resolution: Talk to Users in 2018
In 2018, make it a goal to interact with as many users of your application as possible. Even better, start a formal practice of testing your...
Artificial Intelligence
How wasted inventory shows up in software development
In software, a feature backlog is no different than a warehouse of slowly rotting, unused goods. When you think of software features, think of...
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Turning Your UI Into a Well Organized Symphony With Conductor
User interfaces have evolved over time.
Business
Be a Partner, not a Vendor
Years ago, I received a frustrating email from a disappointed client. I was confused – from an engineering perspective, this should have been a model...
Artificial Intelligence
Say no to NoSQL AKA NewSQL is the future!
With the rise of Big Data™ and IoT we saw a large wave of NoSQL™ proponents. Everyone began to jump on the bandwagon and hype trains to use these...
Machine Learning
Q4 Hackathon Theme: Machine Learning & Data Science
I was dusting off my copy of Ray Kurzweil's The Age of Spiritual Machines tod
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What I Learned Going from the College World to the Real World
As a recent graduate from Portland State University, the inclination to write this blog has been an ongoing dilemma.
Business
"It Matters”: Design, Leadership, and Living By a Different Code
Recently as a leadership exercise, our COO Tim Winner asked the leadership team to “come up with the title of your book.” This book, he explained,...
Business
Celebrating Everyone Through the Power of Design
At Metal Toad, inclusion is important to us.
Machine Learning
Monitorama!
I just attended Monitorama in Portland, and I wanted to talk about my experience!
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Discover, and Discover, and Discover
We just completed a huge, deep, complex, and super sexy Discovery for a client I can’t name.
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An Engineering Firm with a Design Sensibility
We live in a man-made (or woman-made) world. Everything not sprung by nature was created by a human and has been designed.
Artificial Intelligence
How Much Does a Website Cost? 3 of 3: Maintenance
A good framework for most people to help understand these costs is to look at buying a website like buying a house. After you've bought it you still...
Design
Q2 Hackathon Theme: Internet of Things (IoT)
Metal Toad's second hackathon will be focused on the Internet of Things. Why IoT? Over the years we have accumulated broad experience in this area;...
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History of Computer Girls, Part 2: Margaret!
I've been going around town giving a talk on the history of women in computers. During my research, I came across so very many women I’d never heard...
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Big Data for the Hopelessly Relational
I've been working with relational databases for a long time.
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Metal Toad’s Process to a Brand Refresh
Why a Brand Refresh? In early November 2015, Metal Toad began the wo
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What Is DevOps & How to Achieve It
Ever since I had the privilege of attending DevOps Days Portland, I have been
Business
Love Should Not Be a Four-Letter Word for Software Development Companies
Sometimes in high tech companies, the focus is mainly on the numbers (financial, hours, etc.), but that really misses the fact that human beings – no...
Artificial Intelligence
A Sense of Software Craftsmanship
When leaders view software development as an assembly line, they expose themselves to a lot of pain: overages, missed timelines, and disappointed...
Design
Design as a System
Enhance your web projects by adopting a design system to improve user experience, consistency, and efficiency.