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The Development Outsourcing Debate

A friend and colleague of mine recently pointed me toward a great Tech Crunch article from way back in 2010. I immediately assumed that the article would be dated and irrelevant, as with nearly anything tech-related conceived so long ago.…

Jason WardOctober 18, 2017

Culture

Part-Time Work, Full-Time Passion

We work a lot. By "we" I mean Americans. By "work" I mean engage in the production of capital, mostly. By "a lot" I mean as individuals we put in more hours than individuals in most other developed countries (source). Sure,…

Jason WardMarch 15, 2017

Culture Methods

Meteor, a full-stack JavaScript platform

I first heard of Meteor over a year ago, offered up as an example of a magical JavaScript… something. But I didn’t really understand what at the time (so young, so naive). When it was time for my CI day,…

Angie MartausJanuary 31, 2017

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Building a WordPress Site, Now What?

What is WordPress? WordPress is a PHP-based, open source website and blog creation platform, and a powerful content management system (CMS). There are a variety of reasons to use WordPress to build your website or blog, not the least of…

Tyler PolingAugust 9, 2016

Methods Mobile Applications

Unity, the Game Engine Behind Pokemon Go

If you play games on your phone, there’s a strong chance that you’ve played a game made with Unity. They boast a 45% market share of the global game engine market, with their closest competitor, Cocos2D, sitting at 17%. It…

Caleb FrancisJuly 26, 2016

Methods Technology Consulting

MVP: “Most Valuable Process?”

What is an MVP? This is a question we often get when talking to our partners and their clients. Most people coming to an agency focused on development simply aren’t familiar with the concepts that occupy our every day. This…

Jason WardJuly 14, 2016

Culture

require ‘women.tech’

Before we get this party started, I should tell you that I’ve only been working as a developer for a few months. However, my interest in this career was piqued a few years ago, and when I began to research…

Angie MartausJune 21, 2016

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Built for Success: Development Teams That Work

It's mythbusting time at RocketBuild HQ, and today we're taking on some myths about developers. We're going to learn what makes them tick (and doesn't), and why some people's preconceived ideas about how developers work are holding their companies back from creating effective development teams…

RocketBuildJune 8, 2016

Methods

The Upward Spiral to Code Poetry

The Most Worthwhile Journey on the Path to Code Enlightenment If you look at the bottom of the page on wordpress.org, you’ll see the words “Code is Poetry” in gray capital letters. I’ve been using WordPress since 2005, and for…

RocketBuildMay 20, 2016

Culture Methods

Continuous Improvement Days and You

Developers at RocketBuild have a consistent routine during the morning work hours. Come into the office, get setup at your desk (or couch if you're at home), maybe clean up some leftover tasks from yesterday, and probably drink coffee or…

RocketBuildApril 6, 2016

Culture Methods

Get a Fresh Perspective from Junior Developers

In November of 2015, I was hired by RocketBuild as a junior developer. I was the only junior dev on the team and RocketBuild is my first development job. RocketBuild has since hired a second junior developer, and through my…

Caleb FrancisMarch 31, 2016

developers Archives | RocketBuild

The Development Outsourcing Debate

Part-Time Work, Full-Time Passion

Meteor, a full-stack JavaScript platform

Building a WordPress Site, Now What?

Unity, the Game Engine Behind Pokemon Go

MVP: “Most Valuable Process?”

require ‘women.tech’

Built for Success: Development Teams That Work

The Upward Spiral to Code Poetry

Continuous Improvement Days and You

Get a Fresh Perspective from Junior Developers

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