A developing story
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Discover
Begin with a map and a plan
Where you are. Where you need to go. How to get from here to there. We’ll assess the terrain and build your map.
Forge
Gather tools, equip your team
From tests to techniques to reference code, we’ll forge a suite of tools to speed your team’s journey.
Grow
Win your battles, claim your prize
Whether you need an advisor or a fully equipped team, we can accompany you from plan to destination.
We believe in more than code
Diversity
- Avoiding monolithic platforms and lock-in.
- Building lightweight systems focussed on requirements rather than bloat.
Pragmatism
- Starting from where you are.
- Using best practices without succumbing to cargo cults.
- Improving systems in place and or designing afresh. Assessing which will work best for you.
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Holistic approach
- Focussing on the needs of users and developers.
- Creating safe spaces for development, testing and experimentation.
- Scripting deployment and much else — automation is a superpower.
Knowledge
- All systems tend towards mystery — we love logs, monitors and notifiers.
- We create automated test suites.
- Documenting and checklisting core processes from deployment to disaster recovery.
About getInstance
getInstance was formed in 2014 by Matt Zandstra although the core team have worked together for far longer.
With over thirty years experience including work for the BBC, Yahoo!, Time Out, Web.com amongst many many others, getInstance developers focus on creative, clean and pragmatic approaches to our clients’ requirements.
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We concentrate on Web applications and publications, mostly working with open source languages and frameworks.
We talk to our clients in plain English, but we also think deeply about code. Matt’s book, PHP 8: Objects Patterns and Practice is about to enter its seventh edition. We also write about code at HiddenHat.press.
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