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How we build software, how we work together and what we learn along the way – honestly, from hands-on experience.

From the agency

From legacy burden to modern IT solution

TL;DR – the short version: Legacy systems don't automatically need replacing. Often you can connect them to modern applications and develop them step by step. What matters is knowing when integration still makes sense – and when modernisation becomes the better option.

MRMichael Reich
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From the agency

From manual process to automated software

TL;DR – the short version: Manual processes are rarely a problem while the business stays small. Past a certain point, they cost more in time, errors and frustration than they save. This post shows how to spot that point, why off-the-shelf software and no-code tools are often only half the answer, and what the path to your own software looks like in four steps – from prototype to AI integration.

MRMichael Reich
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From the agency

Our new website

We've rebuilt our website as a kit of reusable blocks rather than fixed pages. Here's why that was the only approach that made sense for us.

TRtrefox Redaktion
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Process & Team

An MVP in six weeks – how we do it

“Six weeks to the first usable version” sounds like cutting corners. It isn’t. It’s a question of what you deliberately leave out.

MRMichael Reich
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Engineering

Make technical debt visible before it gets expensive

Technical debt isn't a flaw – it's a normal side effect of moving fast. The trouble only starts when nobody knows how much of it there is.

MRMichael Reich
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Product & Design

Why design and development don't run one after the other here

Finished design first, then the build – it sounds tidy, but it only pushes the expensive questions further down the line. Here's what we do instead, and what it costs.

TRtrefox Redaktion
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Process & Team

Real user feedback beats any assumption

Meetings produce opinions. You only know whether something works once real people are using a real version.

MRMichael Reich
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