Technology

Picking a technology for internal use
The only kinds of proprietary software Freelock actually pays for are development and testing tools – tools we use to actually create our work products, or provide us with access to tools we otherwise can’t support (e.g. testing across a bunch of browsers we don’t have).
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Picking a technology for a client project
Aside from the technologies we choose to develop expertise in and market prominently, we can support a range of related technologies without much trouble. Given our experience and expertise, this means we’re comfortable in just about anything in PHP. If a client comes to us with an existing platform and want our support with it, we’re happy to provide it.
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Picking a technology to develop expertise and sell services
Just like doing a client project, we apply DevOps to the decision-making process. Don’t start with a blank slate – start with something, anything, apply the requirements, and iterate.
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Why have a technology decision-making process?
In short, choosing a particular technology allows us to:
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Make a decision once and leverage the results over and over
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Increase profitability
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Increase developer satisfaction

Mailing List or Forum? A theory...
I think the discussion has come up at least twice on every mailing list I'm on: Why don't we move this discussion to a web-based forum?