Generate a C# project from Visual Studio Code
Eban Escott, 06 May 2021
Codebots has launched a new product offering called Generate that is now available right within Visual Studio Code. Software developers can generate a full-stack C# application shaving weeks off their usual development time.
Using C# source generators with C#Bot
Eban Escott, 19 April 2021
Since C# 9, source generators have added another way for developers to generate code. There are lots of intriguing use cases that could help out with a bunch of different development tasks. Let’s take a look at how this new technology can be used with C#Bot.
What is Model-Driven Engineering?
Dimitris Kolovos, 05 March 2021
Professor Dimitris Kolovos from the University of York introduces the concept of Model-Driven Engineering.
How to effectively sell your project manager on Codebots
Eban Escott, 25 February 2021
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.
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.
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!
How you can build an app in 30 minutes: a workshop with Codebots
Tessa Holland, 25 August 2020
Learn how to build an app in 30 minutes with Codebots!
What are microservices and what are they used for?
Eban Escott, 04 February 2020
Microservices are a software development technique that arranges an application as a collection of loosely coupled services.
What is Rapid Application Development (RAD)?
Christine Chien, 04 February 2020
Rapid application development (RAD) is a methodology that focuses on - as the name indicates - developing rapidly through frequent iterations and continuous feedback. As the demand for new software and features skyrockets in our modern tech era, RAD has become an increasingly popular development method in business globally.
5 reasons CTOs are choosing multiexperience development platforms (MXDPs)
Eban Escott, 05 March 2019
Multiexperience development platforms (MXDPs) help organisations to rapidly scale their applications across a range of platforms and devices.
History of app building tools
Eban Escott, 05 March 2019
Most modern app building tools are lumped together under the banner of low-code; however, a split is emerging. Some platforms help developers be more productive and some help non-developers become developers.
What is technical debt and how do you pay it off?
Tessa Holland, 28 May 2018
If you work in any industry related to software development, you should be familiar with the term “Technical Debt”, but what the heck does it mean?!
Prototyping is dead, long live synchronous development + design
Shannon England, 16 April 2018
This issue with prototyping is so serious even Marcin Treder (UXPin, CEO) says it is the biggest problem in the design industry. Considering UXPin is a company by designers and for designers, we clearly have a problem.
Use Git to Git good code
Leo Mylonas, 21 December 2017
Version control is a fact of life for any software project. Whether you’re writing code with a bunch of other people, or it’s just you doing your own thing in your spare time, you need to find a way to manage the different versions of your software, the features you develop, and what you’re releasing to the public.
What are environments in software development? A guide to the development, beta, and production environments.
Tessa Holland, 20 December 2017
Software development teams use environments to create “stages” as they progress apps through the development process.
Before it wrecks itself, Codebots checks itself
Hayden Steel, 23 November 2017
When humans write code, they need to generate tests to ensure their code works properly, and doesn’t cause any problems in other pieces of the code that have already been written. When codebots write code, they also need to write tests, just like humans. This Academy post is all about writing tests to make sure your project is working properly.
The fast beats the slow: be agile
Eban Escott, 21 August 2017
Agile is a buzzword that’s been circulating around the IT industry for some time now. It’s been gaining traction over the years and is now the favoured development approach for many development teams. Codebots is no exception.