Complicated?Good.
Some problems need specialists.
Ideally ones who enjoy the tricky parts.
We rescue legacy systems, modernise what matters and build custom software that holds up under load.
Bring us the tough oneYes, even the project nobody wants to touch anymore.
A small demo. Go ahead.
Good engineering, wherever
you happen to be.
Don’t panic.
There’s a way.
The code has a history and the roadmap has ambitions. We make sure the two get along.
Which situation sounds familiar?
We don’t judge.
We’ve read code comments before.
The knowledge stays. The legends go.
The system has earned its place. We trace the dependencies, pin down the bugs and use tests to protect the behaviour your business depends on, including the part only a former colleague ever understood.
A system you can change without holding your breath.
More on legacy rescueAn upgrade without an existential crisis.
Your business can’t pause for a big rewrite. We replace the brittle parts one at a time, measure what improves and always keep a way back open. Whatever already works well stays where it is.
A better foundation while operations keep running.
More on modernisationMade to measure. Odd shapes welcome.
Some problems have no off-the-shelf solution. We design for your users, your real load and the systems you already run, then build software your team can live with.
Software that fits the job and is easy to run.
More on custom softwareThe stack is yours. We take the tricky parts.
How we get thereLess mystery.
More method.
Hard problems get smaller as soon as someone reads the old code and writes down what they find.
We do that first, even when the deadline is already shouting.
Find the real problem.
We read the code, talk to the people who work with it and follow the bug until we can explain it. The first suspicion is rarely the whole story.
You getA diagnosis in plain language and the risks that actually matter.
Choose the sensible step.
Together we work out what has to change, what should stay and how we’ll know it worked. A small, well-chosen change often saves a very large headache.
You getA plan with the trade-offs written down in black and white.
Put it to the test.
We build in manageable steps, test the awkward cases and measure under real load. Every rollout comes with a way back.
You getWorking software and the evidence for it.
Hand it over in good shape.
Readable code, a deployment anyone on your team can run, and notes on why each decision was made. From here, your team takes over.
You getThe code, the documentation and the context to carry both forward.
Fewer surprises.
Especially the ones at 2 a.m.
Still have doubts?
Good.
If you’re handing over software your business runs on, you’re entitled to be suspicious. These are the questions we would ask in your place.
6 open questions
Every answer loosens the knot.
Rarely. We replace the brittle parts one after another, measure what improves and keep a way back open for every step. Whether a complete rebuild is needed is something we weigh up with you before anyone deletes a line.
We aren’t tied to any technology and choose tools by load, team and the expected lifetime of the software. Often the best tool is one your team already knows.
Then that’s exactly where we start. We read the code, talk to the people who work with it and write down what we find. Afterwards the knowledge lives in tests and documentation, not in one person’s head.
Yes. We change things in small steps, test the awkward cases beforehand and plan every rollout so it can be reversed.
No. You get readable code, a deployment your team runs itself, and the reasoning behind the decisions. Your team should be able to carry on without us.
With a description of the problem, unsorted is fine. On the contact page you can put together a short project brief. The first step turns it into a diagnosis in plain language.
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