
Introducing custom snippets
Christine Chien, 16 February 2021
We are excited to announce the latest Codebots release which includes three major new features: custom snippets, the organisation switcher and the low-fidelity mini-map.
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This article is for developers who want to convince their managers that Codebots is a tool worth using. Owning your Intellectual Property (IP), boosting quality, and saving time are all things that managers love to hear about. So, while they get what they want, you can learn and play with some new frameworks and deliver applications with confidence.
Introducing custom snippets
Christine Chien, 16 February 2021
We are excited to announce the latest Codebots release which includes three major new features: custom snippets, the organisation switcher and the low-fidelity mini-map.
How to price software development for your company
Eban Escott, 12 February 2021
There is a lot of talk about how a product should be priced, but not much talk about how you should price building a software application. In this article, I discuss some different approaches for software development companies on how they can price their service.
Efficiently searching text using postgres
Jack Kerr, 10 February 2021
Both C#Bot and Springbot use Postgres as their default database. One feature of Postgres is searching large text documents similar to a search engine. In this article we go over the algorithm that it uses for searching and how to implement it yourself.
5 reasons you should consider working at a startup
Ayasha Jain, 22 January 2021
Working at a startup is a unique experience in itself. You may associate startup culture with Friday afternoon drinks, cool tech and flexible hours, but these perceptions barely scratch the surface. Sure, we have all those things, but there’s so much more.
Codebots 2.0 launch: new year, new bots!
Christine Chien, 12 January 2021
We are proud to announce the launch of Codebots version 2.0!
Baby, it's code outside.
Christine Chien, 18 December 2020
Twenty-twenty has been an eventful year and in many ways. From the launch of Codebots to seeing what 2021 holds, our team round up some of their highlights.
What is a code generator?
Eban Escott, 18 December 2020
Code generators are ubiquitous in software engineering and when they are understood, they can lead to all sorts of benefits. From scaffolding generation like in Ruby on Rails, to REST API generation like Swagger Codegen, there are a lot of useful code generation tools available.
Why should I use CI for a website?
Jörn Guy Süß, 17 December 2020
When Codebots rebuilt codebots.com authors happily became coders. In this article, we will tell you how and why we made this change and how you might do the same!
How to score 99/100 for Lighthouse Performance
Jordi Kitto, 19 November 2020
Codebots make development fast, and so we rebuilt codebots.com to be the same. In this article we’ll show you how this feat was accomplished for our production site and how you might do the same!
Find out how Moreton Island Adventures scaled to 30,000 users
Indi Tansey, 16 November 2020
How do you create a custom application with Codebots? We share how Codebots user Moreton Island Adventures created custom software to streamline and scale their business.
Announcing the Codebots Scholarship at The University of Queensland
Shannon England, 12 November 2020
Codebots was started with the mission to help humans engineer awesome software, and we are committed to advancing this profession with a scholarship at the University of Queensland.
What is Robotic Process Automation?
Eban Escott, 06 November 2020
Frey and Osborne from the University of Oxford found that as much as 47% of total US employment is at risk of job automation. With huge numbers like this it is no wonder people want to know what Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is. More recent studies have found differing numbers, but there is no doubting that RPA is worth taking a closer look at.
Measure your company's carbon footprint with Codebots.
Indi Tansey, 06 November 2020
We put our bots to the test and built a unique and simple app that measures carbon emissions based off a company’s financial data.
How the KMS team doubled productivity in 5 sprints
Indi Tansey, 06 November 2020
How can I increase my development teams’ productivity? This is a real world customer story on how a team skilled-up on Codebots technologies to realise a serious productivity boost.
How do you implement CRUD using GraphQL?
Eban Escott, 05 November 2020
GraphQL is the new kid on the block when it comes to web services and APIs. Once you get to know more about GraphQL you will understand why there is a rise in its popularity, as it makes for a flexible interface. But first, we need to talk CRUD as this underpins a big part of GraphQL.
How does CRUD relate to a REST API?
Eban Escott, 02 November 2020
REST uses the HTTP protocol’s request types (POST, GET, PUT, and DELETE) to allow users to Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) via an API. This makes CRUD relate to REST tightly. In this article we are going to unpack this; answer, talk a little history, and follow an example to cement your knowledge.
How do you create an MVP application quickly?
Indi Tansey, 28 October 2020
When we tell people that our customers build powerful custom apps in weeks, understandably they want to know ‘how?’. This is the first in a series of customer stories that explores real world, bot-powered solutions.
How can you implement CRUD using OpenAPI?
Eban Escott, 27 October 2020
The OpenAPI is a broadly adopted industry standard for describing modern APIs. CRUD stands for Create, Read, Update, and Delete. It is possible to implement CRUD using an OpenAPI. If that sounded confusing, then you are not alone. There are several concepts and acronyms that need unpacking. So, in this article I will gently introduce the concepts and by the end of reading this you will be able to throw down the lingo with the best of them!
Codebots BotVision wins StartUp innovation of the Year at QLD iAwards
Indi Tansey, 26 October 2020
2020 has been an unusual year but our latest innovation ‘BotVision’ has got the judges of the annual iAwards excited as we turn whiteboard drawings into apps and give codebots the gift of sight.
How do you secure your data using CRUD?
Eban Escott, 20 October 2020
There is a lot of data in the world. Current estimates put it somewhere between 4 and 5 zettabyte’s (1 ZB = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes). Geez! That is a lot. No doubt, you have been collecting some as well. Possibly in a database or even in a spreadsheet. In this article, we are going to look at how you can make this data available securely using modern software technologies.
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