Software engineering for business
infoenc.
Apps and websites for businesses — and the story of how one gets made.
Issue one
How to read this.
Keep scrolling and the pages turn. Click a page to zoom into it — the forms still work while you are in there.
In a hurry? “Read as a plain page” puts the whole issue in one column.
Who is in this issue
The cast.
Chipyour narrator
Caseasks the questions
Widgetwebsites
Sprocketweb apps
Bytemobile apps
Nibscope and plan
Issue one
Apps and websites
for businesses.
I run a business. I have a problem, and no specification.
Then you are in the right issue. I am Chip. Keep scrolling — the pages turn.
01 / What infoenc makes
Useful products, built around the work.
Business websites. People land, understand you, and take the next step.
Web applications. The everyday workflow, turned into a tool that is simpler than the spreadsheet.
Mobile apps. Built around the moment your customer is actually in. One job — make the work simpler.
Try the first step
Bring an idea.
See a direction.
One sentence about your business, and I will sketch the product it could become. You get a link to it, and we keep the idea so somebody here can make you a proper version.
A first concept
A clearer digital experience for your customers.
Get started02 / How a project moves
Idea to something useful.
Understand. The need, the people, and the first useful version.
Build. The agreed scope, made, working, and shown to you.
Refine. Review what works and make the next improvement count. You always know which step we are on.
03 / Why a clear build matters
Good engineering makes room for focus.
Every project ships with these five. They are not extras.
- A focused scope.
- A useful first version.
- A responsive interface.
- A maintainable foundation.
- A direct working process.
04 / Project fit
Start with the problem in front of you.
Do I need a finished specification first?
No. A clear problem is a strong place to begin.
01A new customer-facing website
02A business workflow that needs an app
03An existing product that needs improvement
Talk through an idea05 / Plain answers
The questions that come up most.
Answers are here on the page, not behind a form. Open one.
The end of the tour
Tell us what you want to make.
Bring the outline. A real conversation starts from there.