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· 6 min readFrom the archive: originally published on the Eastpoint blog on 11 December 2014. Some details reflect that time.
The winter holidays are nearly here... how did that happen? Why does time get absorbed as you near 30? I digress.
What happened at Eastpoint in 2014?
Mobile and tablet apps
As more people use their mobiles and iPad for apps, internet access and shopping, existing and new customers have invested in making their products and apps easy to navigate on mobile devices.
We are keen to continue building mobile and ecommerce apps next year.
Responsive websites
With more people using tablets and phones for shopping and browsing, there has been more demand for responsive websites, where the visual is suited to the size of the screen, rather than things looking odd or people having to scroll and zoom around madly on a humungous web page to find the info they need.
Website upgrades
Websites are just like anything else – they get tired, things change around them, and they need a spruce up. We’ve carried out many enhancements and additions.
Outsourcing to us
We often work with technology partners to deliver skills that they do not have in-house. This year we worked on several long-term web app development projects.
Emerging technologies
Our know-it-all developers are always learning new technologies and adapting how they work. This year, our favourite new technology was AngularJS. This year we used AngularJS on a cyber security app.
A further list of technologies we work with is on our technologies page.
Agile
There’s been more interest and understanding in agile working – which means completing a project in stages without having to decide on the entire project’s timeline and spec at the outset. This allows you to change the spec or scope as the software product is built and evolves, and often give you something you can use earlier on, should you wish to test the market at the earliest opportunity.
Testing and QA
This year a full-time QA lead joined our team. He’s fussy!
Working with us in 2015
If you are looking for web, mobile and eCommerce app and software development or outsourcing, get in touch and let us know your requirements.
If you’re looking for an estimate for an app, let us know the details you have and we can provide a no-obligation quote.
