Web applications
- My web application development services
- When should you move to custom development?
- Types of projects
- Features
- Software architecture
- Technologies
- Budget
- Maintenance
- Project stages
1. My web application development services:
I develop your web application in part or in its entirety. This is my specialty and what I enjoy most. My extensive
experience in all kinds of projects (startups, bootstrapping, and large companies) gives me a global vision
to optimize the choice of technologies, development, costs, and maintenance according to needs. I also attach
great importance to good development practices, particularly in terms of security, performance,
and code structuring.
More than just outsourced development, I support my clients to build a successful application together.
- Development of an MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
- Development of new features
- Maintenance of an existing application
- Refactoring an existing application
- API Integration
Advice: When developing a new application, it is recommended to start with the
simplest possible development, known as the MVP, following the agile/lean methodology.
Definition: In product development, a minimum viable product (MVP) is a product with
sufficient features
to satisfy initial customers and provide feedback for future development.
MVP also stands for saleable: "An MVP isn't an MVP until it's sold. Viable means that your product can attract customers and generate revenue."
MVP also stands for saleable: "An MVP isn't an MVP until it's sold. Viable means that your product can attract customers and generate revenue."
2. When should you move to custom development?
A common question is when to move to custom development. Let's look at the different scenarios:
- 2.1 Caution
- 2.2 In the case of a simple, highly personalized project
- 2.3 After Wordpress
- 2.4 After no-code
- 2.5 For refactoring
- 2.6 Custom-made project with full knowledge of the facts
2.1 Caution
If you are not familiar with the software development industry, it is not advisable to start a complex project
from scratch if you do not have an in-house IT team.
A common mistake is to call on a development agency at the very beginning of a project, providing overly ambitious specifications from the outset.
It's certainly motivating to want to offer the market a new application with numerous features
that will outperform the competition.
However, if you do not have a substantial budget (IT and marketing), you will quickly be caught up in what
is called technical debt on the one hand, and in the almost systematic underestimation of the cost of maintenance on the other, and all this without considering the suitability for the target market, which is never guaranteed.
Definition: Technical debt refers to all the technical compromises made in the
short term in software development to save time,
but which have a long-term cost in complexity, maintenance, performance or code quality.
This works for now, but will slow down future developments and increase the risk of errors.
This works for now, but will slow down future developments and increase the risk of errors.
Types of technical debt:
- Deliberate: assumed choice (e.g.: “we code quickly now, we refactor later”).
- Accidental: caused by ignorance, inexperience or poor communication.
- Obsolescence: Code becomes debt because the framework or technique used ages.
- Structural: the architecture or design is not adapted to the evolution of the project.
2.2 In the case of a simple, highly personalized project
Custom development for a simple project is relevant when you want :
- A lightweight, fast site with no dependencies.
- Increased security.
- Complete control of the code.
- A virtually zero maintenance budget.
2.3 After Wordpress
Switching to custom-made is relevant when :
- WordPress hinders you more than it helps you (technical limitations, scalability issues, maintainability and technical debt, etc.).
- You want to differentiate yourself significantly from the competition with an innovative platform.
- You need a stable, scalable, internally controlled solution with a very specific UX/UI.
- Your website becomes a business application or a strategic lever for growth.
2.4 After no-code
- You've validated your market with a no-code platform and are looking to move on to the next step.
- For non-strategic features, using no-code is more than sufficient.
- On the other hand, if your added value relies largely on your platform, it's advisable to be independent with custom development.
2.5 For refactoring
- The project already exists, but with outdated technology or, through repeated additions and modifications, its structure has become unmanageable.
- In this case, refactoring all or part of the project makes sense.
- The proposed technologies are entirely appropriate.
2.6 Custom-made project with full knowledge of the facts
- It is not recommended to start from scratch on a complex project.
- But if you know exactly what you want and have already managed an IT project, then yes, custom development offers many advantages.
3. Types of projects
4. Features
5. Software architecture
