Your business runs on process. We build the software that fits it.

Web application development is what we do. We learn how your organization really works, then build the systems, for your own team or for your customers, that take the friction out of it.

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How we work with you

We learn your process first. Then we make it better.

The goal is simple: let your business do what it does best, instead of working around clunky or complicated processes. We optimize those, so your people can spend their time building the business.

  1. 01

    Learn

    We start by watching how you actually work.

    What we do

    Sit with your people, follow the day-to-day and learn the real process, including the workarounds nobody wrote down.

    What you get

    A team that understands your business before it writes a line of code.

  2. 02

    Map

    We write the process down and find the friction.

    What we do

    Map each step, who touches it, where work waits and where the same thing is typed in twice, and find the gaps nobody has had time to fix.

    What you get

    A clear picture of how work flows today, and a short list of what to change first.

  3. 03

    Design

    We decide what to build, and what to leave alone.

    What we do

    Choose what becomes software, for your own team or for your customers, and design it to be modern, secure and easy to extend.

    What you get

    A plan you can read, with the decisions written down.

  4. 04

    Build

    Working software, early and often.

    What we do

    Build in small steps, using AI to move faster and to find gaps in coverage sooner, and put real software in front of your people to try.

    What you get

    Something real to use and steer early, so the system is shaped by the people who will use it.

  5. 05

    Run and grow

    Then we keep it running, and keep improving it.

    What we do

    Host and monitor it, keep it secure and patched, and extend it as the business changes.

    What you get

    A system that grows with you, not one you outgrow.

What we learn shapes the next version.

Track record

Web applications are what we do

  • Tens of millions of dollars

    a month through our largest e-commerce systems, with several others each transacting millions of dollars every month.

  • Tens of millions of records

    held in the data systems we build and run, from organ donor registries to others that reach into the hundreds of millions.

  • Nearly 30 years

    of building web applications, from custom systems to WordPress and Shopify and everything in between.

What it looks like

Real work. Real time saved.

We often see large gains in efficiency and productivity, and big cuts in the time a task takes. Here are some of the patterns, with the names left out.

  • Days become minutes

    A service business built each custom proposal by hand, which took days. We learned how the work was done and rebuilt it online, so a proposal now takes minutes.

    1. Order
    2. Pick sheet
    3. Packing list
    4. Box label

    From order to box label

    We spent time on the floor of an apparel company's warehouse, then built a warehouse management system that takes an order through to the printed label on the box.

  • More gaps found, sooner

    With AI behind every step, we build these systems faster and find more of the gaps in coverage that are worth building out.

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Built to last

Whatever shape the problem takes

  • Modern

    Current tools and clean architecture, so the system is easy to run and a pleasure to change.

  • Extensible

    Built to grow. New features and new integrations fit in without a rebuild.

  • Secure

    Hardened at every stage and built in alignment with NIST, and to support PCI DSS requirements where they apply.

For your team

  • Operations and workflow systems
  • Warehouse, inventory and order management
  • Quoting, scheduling and booking tools
  • Dashboards and custom reporting
  • Integrations between the tools you already use

For your customers

  • E-commerce and online ordering
  • Registration and membership systems
  • Customer and partner portals
  • Online booking and quoting
  • Public sites backed by real applications

On any platform

  • Custom applications in PHP, Java and Python
  • WordPress and Shopify
  • APIs and integrations
  • Mobile applications
  • Everything in between

E-commerce

Selling online is a big part of what we do

E-commerce is a core part of our business. We have been building e-commerce platforms for decades, often for specialty retail. Most are custom built, and we also manage systems on Shopify and other platforms. Our focus is security, speed and the ability to grow through seasonal peaks.

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Languages and tools

Primarily PHP. Fluent in the rest.

PHP is our primary language and where most of our work lives. We have also built, and continue to build, in Java and Python, in a great deal of JavaScript, and in most of the languages in between. We also run and modernize legacy systems, including BBj (Business BASIC on Java). The project decides the tools, not the other way around.

Languages

  • PHP
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Java
  • Python

Frameworks and CMS

  • Laravel
  • CodeIgniter
  • Zend Framework
  • Laminas
  • Joomla
  • WordPress

Front end and runtime

  • Vue.js
  • React
  • Bootstrap
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Node

Data

  • MySQL
  • MariaDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB

Platforms

  • Shopify
  • Linux
  • Windows Server

And also

  • Mobile apps
  • REST APIs
  • Systems and network administration

We're extremely skilled, and whatever the web throws at us, odds are we've caught it before.

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