Software Engineering

< Back to Trending Discussions

Considering the offshoring option for software development

Anonymous

April 8th, 2014

I'm trying to develop a software prototype on a bootstrap budget. Given the rates that hourly developers charge stateside, I'm considering an offshore... More

Read 23 answers

How to determine possible tech co-founder capability if you don't code?

Christopher Wilson Tech product manager, Infusionsoft expert, process automation fanatic, veteran startup exec, & seasoned pitch man.

February 4th, 2015

We are a team of 2 business co-founders looking for a technical co-founder and we think we found one... however how do you determine if the person... More

Read 28 answers

How do you handle technical debt?

Porfirio Partida Software Engineer at Nearsoft

October 23rd, 2015

Like many (all) startups we have technical debt and it's always a tension between fixing it and working on new or existing features.  Obviously,... More

Read 22 answers

Should developers be testing their own code?

Rohit Mittal Data Scientist at Popsugar

January 21st, 2015

There is a lot of debate as to what degree of testing developers should do for their own code. On the one hand it can waste their... More

Read 30 answers

Advice about continuing with .NET

Lydia Loizides Founder and CEO @GGGrit

March 24th, 2013

OK - bring it on.  The prototype/alpha (effectively the core) has been built in .NET.  We now have to make a decision:  continue development within... More

Read 20 answers

API-based SaaS software: pricing?

Julia Entrepreneurial minded

February 20th, 2017

I have this idea, where I need an API-based SaaS built adapted for digital invoicing. Given I have no experience with software development, I am planning... More

Read 21 answers

Web App or Desktop For Launch?

Christopher Wilson Tech product manager, Infusionsoft expert, process automation fanatic, veteran startup exec, & seasoned pitch man.

March 5th, 2015

This has never been done before so we need your opinion to shape it into what our customers want. We are creating a tool for video producers that... More

Read 17 answers

Why is it that shit companies get better outsourced IT projects ?

shalin j C#, Asp.net, Javascript, SAAS, Mobile App-Makers

Last updated on February 24th, 2017

I have seen companies which dont know latest &amp; fullproof technologies like Microservices, Devops, Azure service fabric, .Net core, MEAN stack,... More

Read 27 answers

What are five things I can expect in the first two weeks of releasing software?

Mike Whitfield Sr. Software Engineer, EPAM, Google

January 3rd, 2015

Hi, I've poured my heart and soul into some software, and I developed it 100% by myself so it feels rather scary to just release it to the web-at-large.... More

Read 8 answers

How do you get out of a contract with a developer who has not delivered the product on time?

Erica Muller real estate tech, sharing economy.

Last updated on January 29th, 2018

I am currently in contract with a developer who I entered into contract with a year ago and he promised me he would have an entire team working on... More

Read 17 answers