Engineering and architecture
IT tender analysis. Inside the NS SR decisions system
A court portal is only part of this delivery. See what a supplier needs to check before pricing data migration, public access and handover.
Written for whoever signs the estimate
Software and AI articles
The questions worth answering before the scope is signed. We got most of them wrong once, which is why they are here.
Latest Articles
AI and automation
Mobile app development. Building Flori around plant care
A useful app needs a reason for the next visit. Our development work connects plant identification to ongoing care, with design decisions you can inspect.
AI and automation
Claude Opus 5.5 costs a fifth less. Our web review takes 7 minutes
I used to spend an hour a week piecing together search data from four tools. Now one overview Claude built from free sources does the job, and the new model cuts cache reads by 60%.
Modernization and digitalization
Low-Code or Custom Software. Recalculate the Whole Cost
Compare licences with development and ongoing operation. Cheaper code can change part of the budget, but it does not remove ownership duties.
Modernization and digitalization
The new screens run on the web. Glasses, XR and your business system
Web interfaces are reaching display glasses. Separate business rules from the screen, then check the device, permissions and task before committing to a pilot.
Engineering and architecture
Container Queries for Components in Resizable Panels
A card in a sidebar has less room than the same card across a page. Choose between viewport and container rules according to the layout that must adapt.
Engineering and architecture
Foldable phones and your website. What actually changes
Apple announced the iPhone Duo. A foldable does not break your site by folding. It breaks it by changing the window width mid-session. What to test, and at which widths.
Sections
Five beats. Every article sits in exactly one of them.
- Security and regulation16NIS2 and the AI Act turn security into work for whoever runs the servers. We cover evidence and ownership before software goes live.
- AI and automation29Where a model cuts a back-office step, and where a clear process or manual check is the better choice for the team.
- Modernization and digitalization7Nobody wants to touch it. It runs payroll and it cannot go down for a weekend. The person who wrote it left in 2019.
- Engineering and architecture17The cheap decision in week one is the expensive one in month ten. Spotting which is which is the job.
- Business and cost2Build or buy. What an internal system costs over three years, and how to read a proposal that has no assumptions in it.
Before investing in software
Before you invest in software
Compare costs and risks to work out whether a project is worth pursuing
Modernize the current system or start again?
Risk, cost and impact on day-to-day operations.
Which process is worth automating?
Value, data readiness and the risk of a first pilot.
How do we choose the right supplier?
Evidence and terms of working together.
Will this investment pay off?
Total cost and a realistic return.
What must remain under our control?
Data, access, integrations and changing supplier.
Editor's picks
AI and automation
Measure AI Cost per Completed Task
Measure the cost of a correctly completed task, including retries and human review. A verified price announcement and an illustrative calculation.
Engineering and architecture
Accessible web development at Rise.sk and how we apply WCAG 2.2 AA
A practical account of semantics, keyboard use, focus, contrast, forms, reflow, reduced motion, and the limits of automated accessibility testing at Rise.sk.
Engineering and architecture
Next.js vs htmx + Rust. When to Use Each Stack
Compare Next.js with Axum, Askama, and htmx through browser state, contracts, caching, deployment, security, mobile clients, and project handover.
Modernization and digitalization
Legacy System Modernization Without a Big-Bang Rewrite
Replace risky parts of an older system in controlled stages. Learn how seams, a facade, contract tests, parallel runs, and rollback turn modernization into managed delivery.
Our services
We sell what we write about. Each line has one person answerable for it.
- Custom software developmentWe design and build an internal system or a portal, or the application the work actually calls for, with integrations and operation included.
- AI, automation, and dataWe test one repetitive task, then deliver the automation, integration, or AI feature that fits the result.
- Software modernization and developmentWe modernize websites and business systems for speed, SEO and AI visibility, and we split further development into safe stages.
- Technology consulting and auditsWe review the system or the architecture, or a supplier offer if that is what you are weighing up, and you get a written opinion.
- Digital marketingWe run the whole of marketing. Organic content and account management for LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, paid campaigns on Meta and Google, SEO and AI visibility, with measurement of what works.
- Product strategy and UX/UI designWe clarify the user and first version, then hand over the flow, the prototype, the screens and the rules the build follows.
- Graphic design and visual contentSocial graphics, carousels, short video and logo work, delivered in the sizes each platform actually uses.
Article archive
Everything we have published so far, filtered by topic or by month.
Why Shopify is moving from React Native to native apps
Shopify credits coding agents with changing the cost of native development. Its migration also shows the tooling and review work that any cost comparison must include.
September 2026 AI news and what it means for Slovakia
What September AI releases mean for Slovak businesses and municipalities. Eurostat data, practical scenarios and a modelled calculation of time released.
The Gauntlet Loop. Give AI a Bar It Cannot Argue With
Three paragraphs produced 55,000 lines of game code and a score of 5.05 out of 10. The method behind it works on business deliverables too, and the honest numbers are the useful part.
Review-Gated Agentic Workflow. How We Use AI Agents
A practical operating model for software teams that want AI agents to implement changes while people retain approval, review, merge, and deployment.
What to automate first in a small business
Choose a first automation by scoring the work, data, risk, ownership, and reversibility. Then validate one pilot before you expand it.
Software vendor due diligence for security and ownership
A buyer checklist for security, integrations, data roles, ownership, support, and exit planning before signing a software contract.