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Working in the Operations Division of reinteractive, we host client's applications on both AWS and Heroku as part of our OpsCare service. It is important that we are constantly learning and staying ahead the technology advancements.

As part of that, I recently achieved my Heroku Architect Designer Certificate and would like to share with you my journey and more importantly, a consolidated list of study materials that I found useful.

Having just finished three App Reviews of Ruby on Rails apps for clients, I thought I would share the benefits of getting your code reviewed by a developer as part of a standard risk management plan. Reviewing your applications for potential risks carries the same level of importance as assessing for other business risks such as fire, flood and theft. You have likely invested heavily in a custom application, and when it is vitally important to your business operations, it is essential that you identify and are actively mitigating any risks. That way your software investment stays in great shape, bringing in returns for years to come.

We treat every app we review as the most important app we have ever dealt with:

A lot has changed since April, when I first posted a comprehensive list of links to government business support grants. We have been through challenging times, with Victorians facing the hardest challenges of all. Small and medium businesses and sole traders have been stretched, some to breaking point. Rapid change has been afoot and it has taken smart pivoting to weather the constantly changing business landscape.

As the year draws to a close, we have seen many businesses transform to sell and service customers online. Most surprisingly this includes many traditionally off-line professional services companies moving their services online.

Axioms are self-evident truths. The axioms of Software Development isolate key basics underpinning successful software development. Knowing and using them helps resolve the problems associated with coordinating developers, time and resources, ensuring your software project will be successful and provide a return on your investment.

In parts 1 and 2 of this series, I discussed Axiom 1: Desired features ALWAYS exceed available budget and Axiom 2: Communication is King. If you haven’t had a chance to read these, I urge you to. These axioms build on each other and understanding the first axiom will aid your understanding of the subsequent ones.