The Real Costs of Low Code Development
Low-code platforms like Appian may cost 11% more than custom .NET development over 5 years. Compare $687K vs $618K including licensing, maintenance, and hidden risks.
Webinar – How to Use the Powerful New Tools of Software Developers in Your Business
There are many opportunities to use Low-Code and Generative AI like ChatGPT for a quick proof-of-concept. You can even use OpenAI from within the Microsoft power platform.
My first experience with low-code
I’ve heard a lot about Low-Code over the past couple years. I actually wrote the post below about 10 years ago but never published it. Much of it still applies. My first project at [...]
Choosing a Software Stack for Your Project
When selecting a software stack for a project we are about to engage in (i.e. a “stack”), we look at several main factors: Cost of Development Ease of Maintenance Quality of Platform [...]
7 Steps to Creating More User-Friendly Software Systems
Often the hardest goal to accomplish in software development is delighting your users with user-friendly software systems. Here's the guidelines we follow.
Using Material Design Lite with ASP.NET MVC and Custom Scaffolding
Microsoft’s new perspective on open-source has been beneficial because they now include jQuery (an open-source JavaScript library) and Bootstrap (a CSS and Javascript based theme framework) out [...]
How Off-The-Shelf Software Can Destroy Business Value – Tech Corner Episode #1
What is Rapid Application Development?
Through the years, there have been a variety of different approaches to software development. One of the most popular has been the waterfall model, which emphasized strict planning of all tasks. [...]
Latest Trends In Software Development
When it comes to software development, there are a number of current trends that are becoming more and more popular. Whether it is mobile platform development or such approaches as Agile and [...]
Why We Build Software on the Microsoft Development Stack
At Unstoppable Software, we try to stay current with software industry trends, but we are aware how easy it is to fall in love with the “new technology stack du jour.” While many new frameworks, [...]
Don’t Let the Limitations of Excel Ruin your Business Software – Part 2
Introducing Databases and Web Applications When Excel files store critical data or business process logic, they need to be treated with care. Likewise, the loss of a document, data corruption, or [...]
Don’t Let the Limitations of Excel Ruin your Business Software – Part 1
“In the past 25 years, many of you have discovered some truly inventive uses for Excel.” This quote is from an email I received from Microsoft celebrating 25 years of Excel use. I have to admit, [...]
