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. We have a number of projects that still use Jenkins, even though the majority of our recent projects use … Read more
In this article we look at compiling applications for different CPU architectures using Docker to emulate on an x86 host, with a working example of packaging libcamera-apps for Alpine Linux for an armv7 device (a Raspberry Pi Zero) and armv8 (Raspberry Pi Zero 2). Background Recently the availability of diverse mainstream architectures has increased, moving … Read more
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. At the start of any project, there is a large amount of uncertainty and numerous assumptions that have to be tackled. These can be refined over … Read more
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 … Read more
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. What is Agile? Agile software development is rooted in the Agile Manifesto, which was established in February 2001 following a meeting by a prominent set of individuals from … Read more
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) has expanded its valuable and successful collaboration with The Curve. Their goal is to explore new and innovative ways to manage data more effectively and ensure real-time data is at the forefront of its decision making process. Building on the effective design and implementation of the “Escalate” system, TRFT challenged … Read more
Prior to her most recent role, Mai had 9 years experience as a senior project manager at one of the largest content translation companies in the UK. Mai’s experienced background in HR, Project Management and Marketing has led to her working in a number of operational roles with a hands-on approach to managing multiple projects … Read more
We thoroughly enjoyed our time at the NHS Executive Strategy Summit in London last week. It was a great opportunity to understand the key challenges that many Trusts and wider NHS Organisations are facing, and it was insightful to hear from inspiring thought leaders within the industry about how they are currently tackling these challenges. … Read more
The Curve is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring The Sheffield TechVision Society for the upcoming academic year. TechVision Society is a new student-led society being proposed at the University of Sheffield to address the difficulties students have in getting a role in the technology industry The aim of this TechVision Society is … Read more
This year, as part of The Curve’s charity fundraiser for Cavendish Cancer Care, the team have decided to really push themselves and take on a serious challenge. The plan is for The Curve’s very own Saint’s, Paul and Andrew, to cycle across the country, starting at St. Paul’s in London and to finish all the … Read more
