An Introduction to Design Thinking By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 6 mins read Have you ever tried arranging and rearranging the furniture in your home until the time you and your family think it is perfect? No doubt you would have had discussions with your spouse, identified open spaces, the existent / non-existent furniture items…
Accessibility testing is a type of testing designed to determine whether individuals with disabilities are able to use an application, which could be software, hardware, or some other type of product or service. Similar to usability testing, in that the product or service is tested to ensure it is easy for its intended audience to…
Reviewing the code review By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 6 mins read Code reviews have moved from a time-intensive, low-impact paper-based technique to a powerful and efficient tool as part of modern software engineering. This article explores the history and basics of code reviews, to see how the code review sits within a high-performing software…
What factors influence customer loyalty? By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 5 mins read In business, we often focus on attracting new customers. Whether it’s exciting introductory offers; huge promotional campaigns; or discount codes; we’re always thinking about bringing customers in. However, if we can’t offer them a service that they are satisfied with, or another…
Connecting with Millennials | Consumer Behaviour Shift By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read According to Social Trends, by 2020, so-called “millennials” will be in control of $1.4trillion of spending power: making it absolutely vital to understand this audience, how it thinks and what it wants. So just how are consumer behaviours changing as millennials…
Digital Predictions 2016 | What will happen in 2016? By Team Arrk BlogsSoftware ConsultancyThought Leadership 5 mins read A New Year has arrived and now that the fireworks have disappeared and everyone is back at work, it’s time for Arrk to deliver its annual digital predictions for the year ahead. If you want to see how…
Eliminating Waste in Software Development By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 6 mins read The increasing acceptance and implementation of Lean principles by software companies is becoming a phenomenon. Whether these principles are introduced as values, guidelines or via the book, it can make a significant impact to individuals, teams and organisations. We are hearing (as…
What is Ruby on Rails? By Team Arrk AI Powered Market IntelligenceBlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read Ruby on Rails: it sounds like a new cocktail, doesn’t it? In reality however, it’s a web application framework that is rapidly growing in popularity by providing a fun, elegant and compact way to build web applications. To put…
Psychology and the web By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 7 mins read As the web proliferates and we interact with it in numerous ways, we need to be aware of the importance technology plays in satisfying human needs when interacting with a web application. There is another aspect that we perhaps do not pay as…
Continuous Delivery | A Guide By Team Arrk BlogsThought Leadership 4 mins read The pressure is on companies to become real-time businesses with a host of trends throughout the software industry focusing on the reaction capabilities of firms. This ranges from feedback and monitoring to built-in testing and continuous integration. Now, as organisations attempt to…
