Remote working games and working from home activities for you and your team.
Like many, I have been thrust into the completely new situation of leading our team remotely.
At Brightec we are colleagues but we are also friends. We value our connection as a team and whilst another lockdown means we can’t meet socially, or share lunch times in the same way, it hasn’t beaten our spirit. Feeling connected is key.
Brightec favours flexible working, over remote working. This blog reflects on the last few years, our decisions and the choices that led to where we are now
In light of Covid restrictions, we’ve had to completely reassess how to run user tests to be both safe and effective. Here’s what we’ve discovered so far
The events of 2020 gave most of us cause to rethink the ways we work.
How to use slack to post your location
A historic look at the blog posts around Brightec's relationship with office spaces
Joining any new team can be daunting. And probably never more true than joining a team renowned for its outstanding company culture.
As an employer, we recognise our responsibility to support our staff. Our ethos is for work to be enjoyable but that life, health and happiness are more important.
We love to learn by studying and sharing the knowledge of our business and the projects we work on. We never want to settle for ok and testing our apps with real users enables us to continually improve and deliver products that exceed expectations.
A how-to guide on writing tests within Kotlin Multiplatform.
How is it possible that after five years in Vantage Point, we’re leaving behind a space that reflected our values for so long? I thought I’d take a few moments to explain our thinking and what might be next.
The Brightec team is delighted to have been recognised as the Best App Development Agency of 2021
We’ve developed a Slackbot to help you track your team members happiness, and improve your team’s wellbeing.
Miro has been a key tool for Brightec’s User Research for several years now. This blog looks at how we have harnessed its AI tools to streamline our process.
2020 is a year no-one will forget for a multitude of reasons. Here's the year at Brightec in review
We’re a team fuelled by continuous improvement and vast quantities of coffee, pastries and dad jokes. If pressed, we’d say it’s the coffee that keeps us grounded…
We are so proud that our new studio has been awarded Best Working Environment (Silver) in the UK Company Culture Awards.
Unavoidable hybrid meetings require careful thought to be effective.
How to implement certificate pinning in Kotlin Multiplatform using Ktor
A few simple things to help engage your team in their work.
Before we welcome the new year, let's first reflect and appreciate all that came in 2021
This budding photographer never loses focus, whether chasing sunsets or revamping development processes within the team.
WFH. Social distancing. Furlough. These are some of the terms that have become the new normal in this strange time.
Why do I need to gather feedback through my live mobile app?
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear dinosaur-print yoga leggings, and a bobble hat (indoors)
Steve explores the role virtual reality could play in future software development
Collaborating ‘in-house’ with our clients to get the best working relationships for them and us.
Why is it so important for developers to keep the end-user in mind?
Work meetings can easily be seen as a necessary evil, something as an individual you have to endure whilst as an organisation you have to initiate.
You know how it is. People ask how you are, and as humans, we tend to give a generic answer. We can tell you we’re doing well. But what’s really going on behind what you see and hear from Brightec at the moment?
Our advice on designing and building apps for Android TV.
A quick guide to developing Top Shelf content for a tvOS app.
Technology is in a constant flux of evolution and we always want to stay ahead of the game. So much so that we’re jumping the gun with this one…
Meet our free-spirited designer, Annie
When lockdown started, I used to think that the main risk to the productivity of my working day would be interruptions from my kids...
A team that eats together, stays together…. And we’re doing the best we can.
In this article, we will share how we used WebSockets to enable two devices to communicate with each other.
This glossary explains some common app development terms you'll come across when working with us
What is the best way to set up iOS local notifications using custom UIPickerViews?
Our values are the basis for how we conduct ourselves, make decisions and grow as a team.