No one enters into a new software development project lightly. As a company your motivations to complete the project are clear. Whether you want to eliminate inefficiencies, create a solution that better serves your customers or cement your place as a market leader, your project has a distinct goal in mind. You won’t experience any… Read more »
Duluth, Minn., May 29, 2018 – Saturn Systems, a national provider of custom software development and quality assurance services recently launched Harbor Lookout, a new ship tracking application that provides real-time arrival and departure information for shipping traffic within the ports of Duluth, Two Harbors and Silver Bay in Minnesota and the port of Superior in Wisconsin.… Read more »
Software development methodology: If you’ve done any research into a custom software solution you’ve probably come across this term before. And, if you’re like most people, you’ve probably wondered what it is and how it affects your business. The short answer is a software development methodology can have a major impact on your business. That’s… Read more »
When HealthCare.gov, the online health insurance marketplace launched, it promised to give residents of 36 states the opportunity to shop for health insurance as required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Yet, from the moment it went live, the problem-ridden application was effectively unusable for many, even as the deadline to buy healthcare under the ACA… Read more »
While beginning to explain code review to a customer recently they interjected a remark, “sounds expensive”. Thereby raising the question, is it worth it? While I don’t presume I can empirically prove to you that it is, I do believe I can convince you. For those less familiar with code review, the next few sections… Read more »
I recently installed a GPS tracker on my smartphone to bring on bicycling trips. While I don’t need GPS to find my way on my bike, I do find value in seeing the “trail” I ended up making to get where I was going. My tendency to want to review the path I was on… Read more »
Prospective customers who contact us to discuss their custom software projects always ask about the rates we charge for developers, quality assurance and project management. And it is a fair question. Everyone should ask it. However, it’s just one factor to consider — and a very important one — when comparing software development firms. You… Read more »
Duluth, Minn, June 26, 2017—Saturn Systems, a Duluth-based custom software development company, has been named one of the Top 150 Workplaces in Minnesota by the Star Tribune for the third year in a row. The Top Workplaces designation recognizes the most progressive companies in Minnesota based on employee opinions — measuring engagement, organizational health and… Read more »
No one in their right mind would say that white-box testing is the only way to test an application. However, in too many instances, black-box testing is, in fact, the only testing approach QA is empowered to use. Rightness of mind notwithstanding, I would argue that this is a mistake and that quality assurance engineers… Read more »
There is a lot of talk about the shortage of software development resources and what to do about it. Too often the discussion focuses around the need for “coders”, as though software development is a manufacturing process and simply about writing code. Well technically you can’t get your software developed without doing some coding, but… Read more »
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