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Exports and Imports and Defaults, Oh My!
Too often we see throwaway lines of code inside frameworks and projects that we don’t take the time to understand. Let’s explore export default App in React projects!
Vocabulary Is Not Job Security
In honor of my talk at Indy.Code() this week I want to talk about vocabulary and communication. I was having
Responsive Design and Mobile First
A while back there was a code newbie chat discussing the concept of mobile first. A number of people responded

Who’s Really in Control of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Today, if you are building and operating cloud-based or cloud-native applications, the concentration of the source for TCO comes from
Business Rules – Extract Transform and Load Part 4
In the last article of the Extract Transform and Load (ETL) series, we talked about how using a canonical object

Toward Better AI
There are a multitude of things being done with AI today, the range goes from frivolous to world changing to
Don’t Get Fooled By Errors
Even though it’s April Fools’ Day, I didn’t want to pull a prank. Instead, I figured I’d use the spirit
The Layers of JavaScript
Laurie Barth writes: Recently I was writing up a lesson plan to teach a small group about data display in
A Heuristic Approach to Creating an Effective User Experience
I am frequently asked for advice on how best to implement a user interface, and, unless I’m very familiar with
Reusability and Sustainability Using a Canonical – Enterprise Transform and Load Part 3
Overview In the last article in my Extract Transform and Load (ETL) series, Submission Information Packages and High-level Validation, I
The Agility of Graph Databases
Graph databases are a technology in which the relationships between data are as important as the data itself. Graphs make
Rewriting A Static Website Using Gatsby and GraphQL – Part 3
If you’ve been following this series of posts as I rebuild my personal site using GatsbyJS and GraphQL, continue on.
Extract Transform and Load Part 2 – Submission Information Packages and High-level Validation
The first two major pieces of an Extract Transform and Load pipeline are the Submission Information Package (SIP) and High-level
Rewriting A Static Website Using Gatsby and GraphQL – Part 2
This is part 2 of a 3 part series about the decision to rewrite my personal site using GatsbyJS and
Rewriting A Static Website Using Gatsby and GraphQL
My personal website is implemented using Jekyll, which I liked, but it has an unfortunate initial load behavior that just
Extract Transform and Load Overview
Part 1 of the Data Ingest Series The process of extract transforms and load (ETL) goes by many names: Data
Build a Responsive Navbar Using Angular 5 and Bootstrap 4
A UI that is responsive to device and browser size is critical to provide usable access to your website and
The Future of…
Growth We do a lot of work with growth companies, across all scales from startup to multi-national firms. This post
XML Schema Definition:
A Definitive Quick Guide
The XML Schema Definition is a dense document that will take you a lot of time to parse to get
Optimistic UI does not Guarantee an Intuitive UX
A Pessimistic Viewpoint on Optimistic UI In a typical design that follows REST call patterns, the UI makes a call

5 Critical Success Factors for Agile Transformations
Last week we hosted a panel discussion on Agile. We had three excellent panelists, Patricia Remacle (SVP Product, Hobsons), Ankur

GDPR: Data Residency and Application Architecture
By now you’ve read numerous articles about how the European Union (EU) will enforce its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Spring Boot JPA Relationship Quick Guide
This week we return to a more technical topic, Spring Boot JPA, and unwind its complexities into practical examples of
Technology for the Non-Technical
In a perfect world, no one needs help using the technology that’s critical to getting their job done. Far too

8 Things About Digital Transformation Your Parents Never Told You
“Digitial Transformation” has become the buzz phrase du jour. Technology vendors, service providers, and government entities are all heavily investing
When is the right time to innovate your business?
In our daily work at Ten Mile Square, we hear story after story of business challenges with products, technology, inter-departmental dynamics,
Aligning Product Management and Sales to Win
While it may not seem evident in day to day business, there is quite a bit of symmetry between product
Emergent Technologies Changing Our World – Part 2
Most everyone is familiar with Bitcoin, Ethereum, and maybe some of the derivatives or competitors; there are several variations of
Migrating to Elastic Search: A Case Study
I am a member of a development team that has nearly completed the task of replacing Apache Solr with Elasticsearch
Emergent Technologies Changing Our World – Part 1
The current rate of technology and computer science advancement is unprecedented. That’s saying a lot for an industry that is