What happens when you start a new ColdFusion project? Your boss or client will come in your office and start asking you questions about many things. This is the moment when you should take some time to work on your strategy and make sure you don’t fall into the trap of unclear thinking and vision. They are allowed […]
4 powerful ways to grow your CFML Software Development Team
CFML Software Development Team Do your senior developers have what it really takes to be a team leader? The skills required for each are very different. So! What would be the best thing to do in case you want to promote your star coder to show your appreciation? Here are some tips from an article on […]
3 keys to Avoiding Scope Creep
Have you been on a project with scope creep recently? The scope increases, that leads to late delivery of the project, budget overruns, stress, late nights spent coding when you’d rather be doing other things. Plus all those endless changes have made to the code base decline in quality from all the work done under […]
Halt Software Scope Creep (3 secrets to project success)
Have you been on a project with scope creep recently? The scope increases, that leads to late delivery of the project, budget overruns, stress, late nights spent coding when you’d rather be doing other things. Plus all those endless changes have made to the code base decline in quality from all the work done under […]
NextBus in the Washington Post!
We previously had the pleasure of working with the people from NextBus to get their Trapeze system in order and its real-time information service is now relaunched! Teratech had previously worked with WMATA and has a substantial experience with the Trapeze system. NextBus was aware of this experience, and decided to hire our knowledgeable developers […]
TeraTech Development Approach – Web Services and Testing
This is a continuation of the TeraTech Development Approach from last month. 7. Develop Common Web Services One significant advantage of moving applications to the new version of ColdFusion is the opportunity to reuse code and share common services between applications. It is possible to build and deploy components such as a common security access […]
TeraTech Development Approach – Design in Fusebox and Database Access Components
This is a continuation of the TeraTech Development Approach from last month 5. Web Site Design in Fusebox The system methodology used for NJ Sullivan development is Fusebox 4.1 running on ColdFusion MX version 6.1. The design model to be employed is the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern. With Fusebox and MVC there is a separation of […]
TeraTech Development Approach – Web Form Prototype
This is a continuation of the TeraTech Development Approach as continued from last month. 4. Web Form Prototype If all system requirements are encapsulated in the existing model, a prototype can be developed directly from the legacy forms and reports. A model of the system functions is prepared in HTML to illustrate the proposed form […]
TeraTech Development Approach – Database Review
This is a continuation of the ongoing TeraTech Development Approach from last month. 3. Database Review The data structures from step 1 are reviewed by the architects to determine if any redesign is required for the new system. The following factors will be considered: -Normalization of the data structures -Change the databse platform (ie convert […]
TeraTech Development Approach – System Review
This is continued from last month in a continuation of TeraTech’s Development Approach 2. Discussion with users to review these artifacts produced in step 1 results in the discover of unneeded system functions and begins the process of identification of the new functionality missing from the legacy system. It is not unusual to find that […]