Most of my software experience has been in developing web applications that use various front-end frameworks. By now I've come to expect these frameworks to...more.

As many of our teams have moved to working fully remotely, we are looking for ways to fill in the learning content and community connections...more.

Parker Palmer describes the tension between the darkness of what we see today and what we know is possible in the world as the tragic...more.

For many small businesses, one dedicated developer is enough. The application is small enough that one person can reasonably maintain all of the different components...more.

8th Light is pleased to announce its relationship with a new remote software development company, One World Coders. Former 8th Light COO Doug Bradbury has...more.

This is part two of a two-part post examining the use case for moving your business from spreadsheets to custom software. Part 1 helps you...more.

This is part one of a two-part post examining the use case for moving your business from spreadsheets to custom software. This blog helps you...more.

Deploying an application is hard. Deploying an application that has only one real chance at success, coinciding with a live event that can’t be repeated,...more.

I am thrilled to announce that 8th Light has acquired Lunar Collective, a software consultancy based in Austin, Texas. This acquisition—along with WisdomGroup, Adorable, and...more.

I've been intrigued by ReactiveX, in all of its programming-language variations, for a few years now. I'd see code like this: const bricks$ = generate(1,...more.

As our organization has grown and evolved, we realized that our job descriptions had lagged behind our progress. They no longer aligned with the reality...more.

I’ve thought for years in terms of two kinds of software quality: “internal” and “external” quality. The idea is that “internal” is essentially the stuff...more.

Two-factor authentication, or 2FA, provides extremely effective protection against account takeovers. But as SIM-swapping attacks have become more commonplace, more and more folks are starting...more.

Unit testing is a great idea. It provides for code coverage, is a resource for documentation, and, paired with TDD, it provides a vehicle for...more.

Agile projects typically use a unit of work known as a ticket, user story, or increasingly a job story. These tickets are written to specify...more.