Boostalab launches its Teamtonic platform
Boostalab joined forces with Done’s team to develop its digital platform, Teamtonic. Working closely with the stakeholders, Done’s developers handled all front-end and back-end development. Boostalab is a Montreal-based company whose mission is to contribute to making organizations more human through an approach that is partly technological, partly content and partly process. Numerous organizations, SMEs,
An 8th appointment as MVP!
For the 8th consecutive year, our colleague Eric De Carufel has earned the title of Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP). Recognized as a .NET development specialist, he has been involved since 2009 in the Microsoft community. The Microsoft MVP title is intended to highlight the involvement and commitment of community leaders. This distinction demonstrates helping
Journal of an Intern
Hi, I am Marc André, intern at Pyxis; or should I say member of the team. I am presently doing an internship in the Studio of Pyxis Technologies in Laval. It has already been a month and half since I started my adventure here and what an adventure it has been until now! What’s Pyxis?
Developing your potential with tests
Nowadays, the learning curve of any programmer goes through a certain number of steps. One of these steps is discovering tests. This discovery is generally progressive and, for many of us, somewhat upside down. Here’s the story of my personal experience with which I think some of you will relate. A waste of time It
Custom development, the promise of an idea that works…
Looking for a computerized solution to a problem, simple or complex, or looking to get more gains from a business process is a normal quest for any company, big or small. Most businesses identify several potential solutions but they do not necessarily answer their exact need, or sometimes several of the solutions could do the
First edition of the Sherbrooke Agile Tour
The Studio Pyxis team is proud to be present for the first edition of the Sherbrooke Agile Tour on May 19th at Centre de Foires de Sherbrooke. It will be an excellent occasion for the 300 attendees present to come meet us. A GUEST OF HONOR FOR THE FIRST EDITION During this day dedicated to
Being a girl in a world of developers
During a third-year class in university, I received a text saying : “Hey, have you realized that you’re the only girl in the class?” The answer war no; I wasn’t seeing it any more. It had become the norm. Being the only or one of the rare girls in the group had stopped bothering me. I
Development environment : How to start your perfect project?
The project is accepted, the requirements are clear; but where to start to carry out our development? A natural reflex is to prepare everything in advance to be able to program without meeting obstacles relative to the technological environments. So it’s at this moment that the team organizes a round table and makes decisions according
Why consider Xamarin Forms for a mobile application?
Why consider Xamarin Forms for a mobile application developed with an Agile approach? Several aspects have to be considered when starting a project, Agile or not. Among them, there is obvioulsy the technology that will be used. In the case of a mobile application, there are many possible choices : to develop natively on Android and
Urban Turtle : nine years of a trip around the world
Urban Turtle is an Agile project management software for the Microsoft Team Foundation Server platform developped and and marketed by the Studio Pyxis team. In the past nine years, the product has evolved to become a reference in the world of Agile management tools around the world. Urban Turtle is present in more than thirty
The software development ecosystem: the trends for 2017
During my third participation in Stratégies PME, I had the opportunity to give a presentation on the trends for 2017. So, I’ve looked into my crystal ball in order to share my vision of what 2017 has in store for us regarding software development. Here is a summary of what I see! Agility and continuous
Why choose custom-developed software?
We live in an era where mass production is the norm. Going custom is not exactly “in”. Our consumer-driven society requires everything to happen quickly. We don’t have time to wait to get what we want. If we don’t see what we’re looking for on the store shelf, we immediately go somewhere else to find
