Notes on building software.
Practical guides to the decisions before and after a build.
How to write a software brief: what a developer needs before giving you a price
What to put on one or two pages so that offers can be compared.Read the article
When your software vendor says no: your options
Your standard software cannot do what you need, and the vendor will not change it soon. Here are five ways forward, what each one means for you, and how to choose.Read the article
Back-office automation for Swiss SMEs: what to automate first, with examples
Where the hours go, and which tasks automation can take over first.Read the article
What drives the cost of a SaaS MVP: what to build and what to buy
For founders planning a first version: what decides the cost, what to buy instead of building, and what can wait.Read the article
Core Web Vitals for web applications: what a failed assessment means, and what to ask whoever builds yours
The three Core Web Vitals in plain words: what they measure, why a web application can fail them, and what to check before launch.Read the article
What should an MVP include? How to scope the first version
What goes into a first version, what waits, and how to decide.Read the article
AI in business software: where it adds value, and where a fixed rule is better
Which parts of your software should use AI, which should not, and how a person stays in control.Read the article
AI agents in business software: what they may do alone, and what a person approves
How to let an AI agent run part of a process and keep the decisions that matter.Read the article
Software maintenance after launch: what it includes and what drives the cost
Monitoring, alarms, updates and fixes: what software needs once it is live, what you can choose, and what drives the cost.Read the article
End-to-end tests in plain words: what is checked before every release
What an end-to-end test is, what it catches, and why your software should come with them.Read the article
When a spreadsheet becomes software: moving an Excel process into a web application
The signs that a spreadsheet has outgrown its job, and what changes when it becomes software.Read the article
What drives the cost of custom software in Switzerland, and how the price is set
What makes custom software cost more or less, how to compare two offers, and what you pay for after launch.Read the article
Connecting your software to bexio or Abacus: what an integration involves
What it takes for your software to exchange data with bexio or Abacus, based on their own public documentation.Read the article
Who owns the code? Rights and handover when you commission software in Switzerland
What the law says, what the agreement should say, and what a handover includes. Not legal advice.Read the article
How to choose a software development company in Switzerland: what to ask before you sign
The questions that show how a company works, before you commit.Read the article
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