Posted by Joep Weijers on March 5, 2021
The most important phase in the lifecycle of software, is the final one: the end-of-life. My apekooi project the Online Watercoolerchat will reach end-of-life on the 16th of March 2021. Read on about the project and why you want to eventually get rid of your code.
Read morePosted by Anna Maier on May 24, 2019
“Software programs should be usable by everyone.”
I think everyone can agree with that statement. Unfortunately, there is some extra work needed to make a program truly accessible. Even worse, this is often only thought of in the last bit of a project. This leads to accessibility often being cut out because of time and budget constraints. If accessibility would be considered from the start, it could be built in more easily. But how can we make us as developers more aware so that we actively think about accessibility when building the software?
Our answer: let’s experience first hand how (in)accessible our software is!
We decided to host an accessibility challenge for our colleagues. Read below how this turned out…
Read morePosted by Tobias Spöcker on August 2, 2018
Does your company consider itself to do agile development?
Is the Software you produce delivered to a huge customer base?
Have you ever wondered if you and your organization really follow the practices of the agile manifesto?
If yes then this is a good read for you. At TOPdesk we reached the size of a company that can no longer be labeled small. With over 600 employees across 14 countries we list ourselves as a mid size company. Although we are not a large-scale enterprise yet I figured we are already facing the downsides such an organization comes with.
Before I go into more detail about that, I would like to briefly state the agile manifesto’s core values before I set them into contrast with the practices in our company.