The Netherlands’ Most Popular App, DigiD, Goes Open-Source

On January 16th, 2023, Logius, the Dutch government organization responsible for the DigiD app, released the source code of the app to the public. The DigiD app is a widely used authentication app in the Netherlands, with over 15 million active users. The release of the source code is in line with government policy to promote transparency in government-developed software. The source code is available on Github under the EUPL license, with certain exceptions for security and privacy concerns. As the open-sourcing of the DigiD app is a major development in the software development industry, it will be interesting to see how the community will respond to it and how it will be used.
Creating a Business Strategy for your Software Factory: A Comprehensive Guide

Learn how to create a successful business strategy for your software factory with our comprehensive guide. We cover key steps such as defining your strategic approaches, tactical phases, operational aspects and getting everyone on the same page. Follow these steps to align your goals with your target market and drive long-term success for your software factory.
Maximizing Productivity with Spotify Backstage

Spotify Backstage is a developer portal that helps engineering teams organize and manage their resources in one central location. It features a catalog for tracking and managing internal applications, libraries, pipelines, and websites, as well as a scaffolder for creating new projects using approved architectural blueprints. It also includes a docs-as-code solution for storing and accessing documentation with code. In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at the features and benefits of using Backstage, as well as the pros and cons of choosing it as your internal developer platform. We’ll also provide some tips for evaluating it versus other specialist solutions.
Anatomy of a great Software Factory: The growing software team

A growing software team can be like a well-oiled machine. With the right culture and processes in place, your team can churn out quality software at an impressive rate. But to create a true “software factory,” you need more than just a team of skilled developers. You also need to engage managers who understand how to participate in the process, QA testers to make sure everything works as it should, and support staff to help with customer service and other tasks. With the right people in place, your software team can become a true force to be reckoned with!
Kotlin

Kotlin is a modern programming language that combines the best features of Java and other successful languages. It is designed to be easy to understand and write, making it a […]
SonarQube: adding Pull Request for cleaner and safer code

Sonarqube is an open-source platform which performs a continuous code analysis to help your team write cleaner and safer code. You can view this report of your code in your […]
How automating your build-test-deploy process helps your team

Within any (mobile) team, we always analyse our efficiency: how many story points did we complete, how many errors or bugs are returned and how quickly can we bring new features to […]
Exploring Mobile Strategies with KPN

At the end of 2019, while many were preparing for the holidays, our trainers Nico and Ruud were busy working on a new training for KPN: Mobile Strategies and DevOps […]
Xamarin for Healthcare: Training Philips VitalHealth Team

At the end of October, we were present at Philips VitalHealth to provide a one-week training focused on gaining experience with Xamarin development. Our Microsoft MVP Developer, Nico Milcoff, spend the week with […]