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September 29, 2023

What’s new in Java

– by Brayden Prestwich – With constant updates happening in the tech world, it can be hard to keep up and keep track of all the latest improvements software faces. Today, I’m here to share new insight and offer a look into the specific world of Spring Boot 3, Spring 6, and Java 17+. My […]

March 3, 2023

Agile Methods for UX Design

– by Steven C Diaz – A few years ago, while on a family vacation in Southern Utah, we were enjoying a nice short hike at Kolob Canyon, and learned a lesson that I have reflected on in many instances of my life. As we approached a nice overlook of the canyon, I saw a […]

November 28, 2022

Software Company in Salt Lake City

Looking for a software company in Salt Lake City? Custom software can offer numerous benefits to your business. If you’re looking for a technological solution to improve the productivity and efficiency of your business, then a software company can assist you and make the process a lot simpler. They’re able to stay up to date […]

October 7, 2022

Deepen Your Empathy

By Steven C. Diaz, Senior UX/UI Designer STG Consulting I had the opportunity this past week to complete the course “Accessibility: How to Design for All” offered by the Interaction Design Foundation and was impressed with the knowledge given to me, the exercises that were given, and the eye-opening experience it had on me in […]

July 21, 2021

Mobile App Development in Utah

Mobile app development in Salt Lake City is a rapidly growing field due to Utah’s strong background in the technology industry. Nearly 20 years ago, a group of 17 software developers met at Snowbird Resort and signed the Manifesto for Agile Software Development, laying the foundation for a tech boom in the last two decades. […]

June 4, 2021

Mobile App Development in Salt Lake City

May 25, 2021

App Development in Salt Lake City that Benefits Clients and Employees

App development in Salt Lake City is a rapidly growing field due to Utah’s strong background in the technology industry. Nearly 20 years ago, a group of 17 software developers met at Snowbird Resort and signed the Manifesto for Agile Software Development, laying the foundation for a tech boom in the last two decades. The […]

August 8, 2020

Shoestring Project Management

By: Andrew Syme Developing software is expensive! Not only can it be expensive, but since the software development industry generates immense revenues the software companies that support the industry feel justified in charging massive licensing fees. All of this contributes to start ups and small teams often being priced out of tools that are […]

July 1, 2020

The Only Seven Ways Homepage Carousels Work — Or Bust

By: Jared Wright In many UX circles carousels may be considered long dead. They’ve been replaced with alternatives like tiles or separate content sections on the homepage. The latest in UX research, however, shows that carousels can still be an effective use* (Caveat: *Only when applying the following seven guidelines). Of the top […]

March 18, 2020

App Development in Utah that Benefits Clients and Employees

App development in Utah is a rapidly growing field due to Utah’s strong background in the technology industry. Nearly 20 years ago, a group of 17 software developers met at Snowbird Resort and signed the Manifesto for Agile Software Development, laying the foundation for a tech boom in the last two decades. The stretch of […]

March 18, 2020

Software Consulting

A software consultant company can offer numerous benefits to your business. If you’re looking for a technological solution to improve the productivity and efficiency of your business, then a software consultant can assist you and make the process a lot simpler. They’re able to stay up to date with the latest software advances, and you’ll […]

February 11, 2020

Quality Assurance Consulting

If you want to invest in quality assurance consulting, then you need to make sure that you take all of the right steps. If you don’t then you may find that you end up not making the right decision and that you also end up putting your business at risk. If you want to find […]

February 11, 2020

Benefits of Using a Web Development Consultant

Working with a Web Development Consultant brings many benefits, and any business striving to capture the attention of existing and potential customers should consider doing so. Online Strategy You need more than just a website, you also need a reliable online strategy, and web development consultants can help with this. They will work with you […]

February 11, 2020

What is .NET?

Developed by Microsoft .Net (or DOT NET) is a software framework that runs primarily on Windows computers. Since its inception in the late 90s, it has become what is arguably the best choice for developing web-based and desktop-based applications, while also making these applications seem more manageable, no matter how complex they appear at first. […]

October 3, 2019

Tech Companies in Salt Lake City

Situated in the heart of Salt Lake City, STG Consulting offers a variety of tech services. With six core areas, STG Consulting offers every aspect of java development, .NET development, quality assurance, mobile development, user experience, and scripted development. Our in-house team is capable of building end-to-end solutions and advanced, web apps, desktop applications and […]

June 1, 2018

Habits of Highly Effective Developer Part 2: Begin with the End in Mind

By: Jonathan Donkin This is the 2nd part of a 7-part series. The first part can be found here https://stgconsulting.com/habits-of-highly-effective-software-developers/. As always, I look forward to your thoughts. Begin with the End in Mind In the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey makes the point that this habit is about leadership and your circle of influence. […]

May 29, 2018

Habits of Highly Effective Software Developers

By: Jonathan Donkin Recently as I was reading Seven Habits for Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, it dawned on me that those same habits that Covey says he put together into Seven Habits actually applies to Software Development as well. So as an attempt to gather together my thoughts both from my own experience […]

November 29, 2017

Basic Multithreading in .NET

By: Jeremy Holley Multithreading is one of the more advanced ways of speeding up your applications. Most every developer will have to write a concurrent application sooner or later. In this part I will cover the basic techniques for multithreading in .net such as signaling and accessing shared resources. What is .net? Read more about it […]

November 27, 2017

2017 Hackathon

By: Matt Chiang As many of you know, automation is a great skill/asset to have. However, building automation is only part of the solution to checking code for problems. There are many other supporting technologies that goes into putting a usable solution together so that the automation doesn’t have to run your local machine and consume […]

August 30, 2017

It Was You All Along: 3 Principles for Recognizing UX Talent

By: Neal Jenks – Design Consultant and IxD Practice Manager at Software Technology Group You know the story: Boy meets Girl (or Girl meets Boy, Boy meets Boy, Girl meets Girl…), Girl falls for Boy, but Boy doesn’t fall for her because, in short, he’s an idiot. Maybe he’s blind, distracted, or both. He pursues someone […]

June 19, 2017

Running Automated Selenium Tests from Jenkins on Linux

By: Bill Witt Introduction As a Quality Assurance Engineer or Software Development Engineer in Test, there is high demand for those who are not only able to create automated tests using Selenium WebDriver, but there is also a demand for engineers who can integrate selenium testing into a continuous integration server like Jenkins. Using tools […]

May 15, 2017

How we are all doing SCRUM wrong, why it matters, and how to fix it.

Anyone who has spent any length of time in the Software industry has heard of the “Daily Standup” and anyone who has participated in a standup is likely familiar the “3 Questions”. Repeat them with me now: What did you do yesterday? What are you doing today? Do you have any roadblocks? Over the course […]

May 1, 2017

The Future of CSS – CSS GRID and Custom CSS Properties

By Josh Porter Custom CSS Properties are now supported in all major browsers except IE 11. Custom CSS Properties used be called Native Browser Variables. They have since changed the name to distances the Custom Properties from SCSS variables. Lets dive in and see them in action. SCSS vs. Custom Properties You can see the […]

April 24, 2017

Telecommuting Joys and Concerns

by Quinn Heiner Ask most software engineers whether they would prefer an option to work from home, most would say in a heartbeat, yes! Ask most employers whether they would prefer their engineers to work from home, most would say no. Below is a breakdown of some of the main pros and cons from both […]