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
Meet Tyler Poling, Senior Director of Technical Solutions. Tyler is a tech-focused strategist with many years of experience in technology leadership at agencies and corporations. He has a background in marketing, project management, technical direction, creative direction, cross-department communication, and…
RocketBuildDecember 28, 2016
Today, in order to kick off Computer Science Education Week, we volunteered with TechPoint Foundation for Youth in their partnership with IPS Harshman Magnet Middle School. The goal was to engage all 500+ of their students in one day! RocketBuild…
RocketBuildDecember 5, 2016
Guest Post by Neil Kjeldsen* Throw Out the Old Rules We have likely all seen articles before—articles with titles like "15 Steps to the Perfect Website" and "Top 10 Rules of Web Design"—if you are familiar with these articles and the…
RocketBuildNovember 28, 2016
"Application programming interface (API) is a set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building software and applications." - Wikipedia If you're not a developer or programmer, you may be looking at that sentence and thinking to yourself; I still…
RocketBuildNovember 14, 2016
Meet Jason Cordial, who joined the RocketBuild team in October of 2014. Q: What is your role at RocketBuild? A: Developer Q: What do you do for fun? A: Uhhhh…. Q: What languages do you prefer to code in? (Don’t…
RocketBuildOctober 4, 2016
WHAT IS AGILE DEVELOPMENT? The Agile Development Methodology stems from the Agile Manifesto, drafted in 2001, which is a set of twelve project management principles that guide development teams toward quick, lean solutions, which are then reviewed and improved over…
Jason WardSeptember 26, 2016
Great Software and Web Development Begins with Storytelling. A critical component of developing exceptional applications is translating the needs, desires and activities of the app's users into working code, or features. While this is an obvious observation, it isn't as…
Jason WardSeptember 8, 2016
Each month, we award someone who has exceptionally demonstrated one of our core values. They've done an above-and-beyond job of putting their Team First, demonstrating how they're Passionate, had a really tough Goal and crushed it, or in some other…
RocketBuildAugust 29, 2016
For many, treating an intern as a team member, let alone a real human being, is a foreign concept. Most interns are tasked with taking out the trash, refilling coffee cups, and walking the boss’ dog. Please don’t get me…
RocketBuildAugust 12, 2016
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
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
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
We were recently contacted by Women & Hi Tech who, as a partner with TechPoint Foundation for Youth, reached out encouraging STEM professionals to mentor programs for the Boys & Girls Club of Indianapolis. The goal of which is to support the Indianapolis…
RocketBuildJuly 1, 2016
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
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
Next time you're in the RocketBuild offices take a look as you're heading up the stairs. We've added a piece of art which doubles as a the "strengths" section of our resume. Rocket Fueled Each card on the wall has…
RocketBuildJune 2, 2016
Meet Nathan Zarse, Senior Director of Marketing. Nathan is a critical thinker and problem solver with extensive experience working at creative and technology services companies. His background includes branding, strategizing user experiences, and designing interfaces. He manages RocketBuild's marketing and…
RocketBuildMay 27, 2016
I had the chance to attend Inc. Magazine's annual GrowCo conference this year, which is focused on entrepreneurs looking for support and insight on how to grow their businesses. It's a 3-day event attended by people representing all types of…
RocketBuildMay 25, 2016
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
Colin Von Grimmenstein started with RocketBuild in October of 2014. Q: What is your role at RocketBuild? A: Developer Q: What do you do for fun? A: One of my favorite things to do for fun is rock climbing.…
RocketBuildMay 12, 2016
This is a CI day post, for more information on CI days click here. TL;DR Laravel is a PHP version of Ruby on Rails. PHP on Laravel. What is Laravel? "The PHP Framework For Web Artisans" reads the headline at https://laravel.com/.…
Caleb FrancisApril 13, 2016
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
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
Rapid Growth Results in Addition of Four New Team Members INDIANAPOLIS, March 21, 2016 -- RocketBuild, development partners for creative minds, today announced the creation of a Services Department as well as the addition of two developers. The announcement was…
RocketBuildMarch 21, 2016
Accelerated Mobile Pages, or "AMP," is Google’s response to Instant Articles from Facebook and News from Apple. AMP aims to strip down web pages -- specifically content pages like written articles -- to their bare bones, allowing for the shortest…
RocketBuildNovember 16, 2015
The software development industry moves at a rapid pace and it is constantly changing, making it increasingly difficult to stay updated on the latest and greatest advancements. Over the years, I have tried multiple methods to keep up but have landed on…
RocketBuildSeptember 8, 2015
RocketBuild's preferred tool for peer code reviews. ("git-model @2x" by nvie is licensed under CC BY-SA / Cropped from original) Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Process There is a fact underlying any creative endeavor one undertakes, be it painting,…
RocketBuildJuly 2, 2015
