GiantByte Software

04/27/2021

New business cards today, thanks to Kyle Loranger @ KLDesign - https://kldesign.com/

12/01/2020

It's never been easier to pick up a powerful rapid custom software development platform like Django, which is free and open source. Just head over to djangoproject.com and start the tutorial. It's well-documented, and the system is written in python, which reads almost like pseudo-code.

https://djangoproject.com/

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Built by experienced developers, it takes care of much of the hassle of Web development, so you can focus on writing your app without needing to reinvent the wheel. It’s free and open source.

12/02/2015

Django 1.9 has been released. The built in password validation and permissions Mixins are particularly nice additions.

https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2015/dec/01/django-19-released/

You can get Django 1.9 from our downloads page or from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for this release is Tim Graham: 1E8ABDC773EDE252.

10/16/2013

10/07/2013

Read a new page at the website, published today, describing our process for executing projects; from a relatively simple responsive website, to a giant piece of custom software.

http://giantbyte.com/our-process/

Software development, be it web design or a giant custom engine, benefits from frequent-release-and-review. You need to see your deliverable(s) in progress as often as possible so you can give feedback; tell us if we are off course, putting too much effort into any one feature, not enough into anoth...

07/30/2013

Read the new page at the website, on the subject of a great software development tool chain:

http://giantbyte.com/great-tools/

GiantByte has had excellent experiences with some tools - credit where credit is due...

06/17/2013

New blog posting, "Responsive website discussion, pricing, and advice" on the GiantByte website:

http://giantbyte.com/blog/2013/6/16/responsive-website-discussion-pricing-and-advice

A responsive website will adapt to work on phones, tablets, laptops and desktop computers. A responsive website doesn't need to be expensive and don't let anyone tell you different. If all you want are a few pages whose content you control, on a site that looks reasonably good on phones, tablets, la...

06/15/2013

Read my new blog posting on my website, "On the cutting edge", which focuses largely on technology leaders like Michael Best from ArcticLinux (http://arcticlinux.com - check out his new website by the way).

http://giantbyte.com/blog/g2b2r88d97dfuvfrgsyj60nh1n3irx

Look towards the cutting edge of technology and you will find people like Michael Best from Arctic Linux , slinging slick responsive sites like http://purehealth.me/ using django 's mezzanine CMS , deploying parallax features from the cool-kitten framework in a way that makes you want to see this so...

06/15/2013

Added another new page to the website:

http://giantbyte.com/techniques-methods/

GiantByte Software offers free consulting, from needs analysis to project specification, covering custom software development requirements and business processes

06/09/2013

New responsive GiantByte home website just launched at http://giantbyte.com/

06/09/2013

GiantByte Software offers free consulting, from needs analysis to project specification, covering software requirements and business processes