NEWS & BLOGS.

In late March, I was sent a batch of design files ending in .fig – the file extension for Figma. As a graphic designer turned brand creative manager who was wedded to Adobe Creative Suite, I was scratching my head as to what do with these files. I was also a bit perturbed that someone would send me such odd file formats. I mean, isn’t there some sort of digital decorum we must all abide by when sharing files?

We recently hosted a webinar where one of our discovery gurus, Damien, talked about recent work we did with a utilities company, and how important being agile and transparent was in the face of a challenging innovation impasse.

Back in late 2017, a handful of Kiandra developers decided to try codewars.com - a website that challenges you to complete coding exercises in a variety of languages. We dug into it and had some fun, but as time went on, I ended up putting it to the side as something that I’d often think about, but never make the time for. 

The people that work in tech are a passionate and unique bunch. There’s tall ones, short ones, loud ones and quiet ones. And for over 25 years, Kiandra has worked with some of the most intelligent and unique people in the software industry. So, what better way to share and celebrate our passion for tech, than to chat about it with some of our favourite people?

Microsoft Gold Partner Kiandra is proud to announce the arrival of TeamJoy, the world’s first team polling app for remote teams.  

Here at Kiandra, we’re fighting the fake news. Not that kind of fake news, the fake news that a project is on track and everything is awesome.

Quality assurance (QA) isn’t just a step in the process — it’s a mindset. Great development has a commitment to quality through every stage of the software development lifecycle. But, there are times when we need to compromise and find the balance between time, budget and quality. So, it raises an important question: when is it ok to sacrifice quality? 

Selecting a development partner can be a minefield. Each quote will be different, each partner will approach your project uniquely, and each one will have different credentials. It can become a time consuming and challenging task — so how do you know you’re comparing apples with apples?

In late 2016, our very own Kane Barton published a blog that made some predictions about the future of CMS in 2017. The CMS space has continued to evolve since we last covered the topic, due to a variety of factors, both internal and external. Those factors have contributed to various CMS offerings developing in similar and differing directions here and there.

Lockdown. With very little warning we were all thrown straight into it. Some of us knew it would change the way we work, but for others, they didn’t have time to think about it let alone prepare. Some would be surprised to find that video conferencing has been around forever, with some industries comfortably reliant on the technology, while others never thought they’d need it.

As I write this, it is now (working) day sixty of our full team working from home in isolation, starting back in mid-March.

Our rebranding journey has been both scary and exciting at the same time. Scary because we’re letting go of an identity we’ve loved (and struggled with at times) to venture into a new world.