Proxying MS SQL connections using PuTTY
Connecting to a Microsoft SQL Server database isn't too hard, most of the time. But, what if the database is in your office, and you want to access it remotely, but you don't have a VPN?
There is…
By Keith Dechant, Software Architect
October 28, 2017
The Art of Sprinting: It’s Not Just for Software Development
As a sequel to the article I wrote last month about the process and technology improvements I helped design/build firm Design Platform make earlier this year, I wanted to highlight another change…
By Hayli Hay, Director of Client Services
October 24, 2017
Leveraging Structs and Generics in the…
Swift Talk #1 and #8 introduces an approach (hereinafter alternative approach) to using structs and generics to build a networking layer in Foundation.
The original code was written in Swift 2.2.…
By Phil Tseng, Software Engineer
October 23, 2017
Q4 Hackathon Theme: Machine Learning & Data Science
I was dusting off my copy of Ray Kurzweil's The Age of Spiritual Machines today, and found a fascinating chart (adapted below). The book was written in 1998; it's interesting to reflect nearly 20…
By Dylan Tack, Principal Engineer
October 21, 2017
Origin Protection with AWS WAF & Shield
Amazon has been steadily improving their CloudFront CDN offering with WAF (Web Application Firewall) capabilities. This is a great feature, however it's ineffective if origin servers can be attacked…
By Dylan Tack, Principal Engineer
October 12, 2017
Git: Push All Branches to a New Remote
Here's a scenario some of you might have encountered with your Git repositories. You have a working copy of a Git repo, say from an old server. But you only have the working copy, and the origin is…
By Keith Dechant, Software Architect
October 9, 2017
Drupal 8: Migrating data from JSON files
The beauty of Drupal 8's built-in Migrate module is its flexibility. Lots of people will likely use it to migrate their Drupal 6 or 7 sites, but that's not all it can do. In fact, it's capable of…
By Keith Dechant, Software Architect
October 9, 2017
Maximizing the Value of a Small Team by Maturing Processes…
One of the things that I do is help companies and business people implement a people, process, and technology golden triangle so that there is a solid foundation for growth, maturation and…
By Hayli Hay, Director of Client Services
September 28, 2017
BackstopJS Part Deux: Javascript Config and Makefile
I’ve written previously about my setup for BackstopJS (which I’m still excited to say is the creator-recommended tutorial for V2 of the package!). Since that article, I’ve switched from JSON to…
By Angela Riggs, QA Engineer
September 11, 2017
Open Source HR, because we need this.
Uber, Google, Yahoo, Amazon...it's hard to find a tech giant that hasn't been in the news for an employee relations crisis. HR has always been a challenging career, but lately, it's felt damn…
By Jenny Berkedal, Director of Operations
September 7, 2017
Comparing Drupal, Symfony, and Craft CMS Frameworks
With so many options available out there, it can be confusing to choose the right CMS for your business. When a client came to us with a recommendation from their design partner to build their…
By Hayli Hay, Director of Client Services
August 28, 2017
Using Serverless Config to Deploy an AWS CloudWatch Dashboard…
My team’s most recent project has been really interesting - it’s a JavaScript project that includes using the Serverless Framework to deploy a variety of AWS Lambda Functions (e.g. uploading to S3…
By Angela Riggs, QA Engineer
August 26, 2017
Is your company going to be digital or not?
A month after opening our 2nd office and meeting with people in Los Angeles, CA, one thing is very clear: companies know they need to move into the digital world, and they know they need help getting…
By Joaquin Lippincott, CEO
August 17, 2017
DevOpsDays PDX
Last week, I attended my first DevOpsDays PDX! I wasn’t quite sure what to expect, but it seemed like a cool conference - DevOps obviously intersects with QA work, and my interest has been peaked by…
By Angela Riggs, QA Engineer
August 10, 2017
Importance Of Software Testing
Testing is the first step in determining the quality of software.
Testing = Checking + Exploring
Despite the fact that the role of software testing may seem insignificant and few of us ever even…
By Shivani Thakar, QA Engineer
August 1, 2017