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22nd

Jan

2025

Fixing “unexpected stream termination” with Jenkins build agents

by James Ridgway

We use continuous integration and continuous deployment techniques regularly in the delivery of our projects. Whilst our team predominantly uses GitHub Actions these days, we’ve supported a variety of CI tooling including Jenkins and GitLab Pipelines.Read More

19th

Jan

2025

The Challenges of Estimating Software

by James Ridgway

Estimating the effort involved in any project can be a challenge, and software projects are no different. Arriving at an accurate estimate and plan is tricky, to get right.Read More

17th

Jan

2024

What we’ve learned from processing £100k+ of transactions every week

by James Ridgway

We process several hundred thousand pounds of transactions for our clients every week. During peak periods, we’ll process this volume in a single day alone, and in exceptional cases, within a few minutes. Taking money from customers may sound simple, but there are many different factors and facets that have to be considered when designing and building a payment system.Read More

15th

Jan

2024

Demystifying Agile Software Development

by James Ridgway

Agile has been a popular software development methodology since the early 2000s. Despite being around for over two decades, agile can still be misunderstood or incorrectly applied.Read More

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