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Practical writing from the developer's desk

Plain-English guides for people commissioning software, written from experience rather than theory.

11 October 2026

Before you automate a business process: a practical checklist

A practical checklist for deciding whether and how to automate a business process: map it, fix it, pick the right steps, plan for exceptions, and keep it running.

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11 October 2026

Fixed price or time and materials: choosing the right contract for your software project

How fixed-price and time-and-materials contracts really work, where each one fails, and a practical way to choose between them, including hybrids.

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11 October 2026

How much does custom software cost? What actually drives the price

Why custom software prices vary so widely, and the real factors behind an estimate: scope, uncertainty, integrations, users, quality and what happens after launch.

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