Very often while working on large projects it is hardly possible to cope with everything self-sufficiently. Many teams do not keep designer in-house, some are doing web or iPhone development only, but the project for example may need Android or Mac desktop clients, or a very high quality design, which can only be provided by [...]
In this article I would like to talk about approach in estimation process and how to drill it down. The problem is relevant both for customers and providers alike. Very often customers ask to prepare proposal several providers at the same time to compare and then make final decision. The reality is that very often [...]
Standard Android SDK equipment provides developers with a wide range of components that can be used in application development. It is difficult to say how complete this set is and whether it meets all developer needs, however the platform itself is quite actively develops so we can expect that this set will be improved and [...]
To date Android platform supports a sufficiently large number of media formats. See documentation here. Among the declared graphic formats you’ll find the one we are interested – GIF. Generally speaking this format does not cause any difficulties until you’ll try to use a GIF file with animation. In this case, the standard class ImageView displays [...]
Those who have ever tried using Yii Framework probably heard about auto code generator – Gii. Clients may sometimes offer using it on an early stage for building prototype referring to the fact that somewhere they heard that it greatly simplifies the development process and saves time. I’m not follower of this approach and would [...]
I think many of you have faced with the problem of micromanagement when someone exposes you to excessive control, trying to know your every single step and be aware of everything. This is not always done with malicious intent, sometimes people just do not understand the consequences and from their point of view it should [...]
Every agency has its own preferences regarding work methodology and payment method. There are two typical options: by hourly rate or fixed budget. Both methods has its own advantages and disadvantages. All this nuances affects the process and each must be approached differently. We often try to be very flexible with our clients and often [...]
If you have ever tried to cover phpunit with some method that call header() function, then you’ve probably faced notice like “Headers already sent”. That happens because phpunit fetches result for each test after it was completed to give you interactivity of testing progress. To prevent such flow you have to define custom phpunit printer [...]