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#TechTalk Recap: Improving Software Predictability with Haskell

Dann Stayskal — 2013-01-29T01:18:52+00:00

On the COPIOUS engineering team, we focus on some pretty big questions:What kinds of things are measurable? What can be computed? What is knowable?These questions guide our estimating process, as well as our attitudes towards development, testing, deployment, automation, and support.

Growth continues with 2 new hires

Patrick Ezell — 2013-05-16T00:35:44+00:00

Get to know our newest additions: Betsy and Ben. In the coming months, watch for blog posts where they’ll share insight and new perspectives.

#TechTalk Recap: Everyone is Connected

Dann Stayskal — 2013-05-15T23:49:54+00:00

In the wake of the horrific bombing of the Boston Marathon, lawmakers had difficulty deciding whether to call it terrorism. Whatever the label, our hearts go out to all of those affected by this national tragedy.

LivFly wins $10k consulting session at 2013 Startup Weekend

Tim Haskins — 2013-05-15T17:23:42+00:00

Imagine the fury of 200 adults in the heat of an impromptu Rock Paper Scissors tournament. Fists are flying. Losers cheer on their defeater. And the whole thing was over in 5 minutes.

Video projects for NW Natural win international awards

Tim Haskins — 2013-04-04T17:35:46+00:00

Last fall, our creative team had the privilege of working on two video projects for our long-time client, NW Natural.This spring, both projects earned recognition in the Web Marketing Association’s international Interactive Advertising Competition.

3 New Copians

Tim Haskins — 2013-03-14T19:50:15+00:00

We finally have enough players to form our own NHL Hockey team. Get to know our newest additions — Jason, Daniel and Crystal. In the coming months, watch for blog posts where they’ll share insight and new perspectives.

#Tech Talk Recap: Backbone.js for Rails Front-End MVC

Andrew Havens — 2013-03-11T23:28:46+00:00

Not surprisingly, single-page web applications are becoming increasingly popular. Performing more functionality on the client-side can, in some cases, increase performance as well as improve the user experience. However, while adding more JavaScript to your codebase, it can be easy to become disorganized with a mess of jQuery callbacks and tight coupling. Enter Backbone.js.

Still Growing Strong

Tim Haskins — 2013-03-04T17:38:05+00:00

We’re proud to have added even more talented, passionate people to the COPIOUS family. Get to know our newest additions — Andrew, Greg and Aaron.

#TechTalk Recap: So (Maybe) You Want To Design A Programming Language

Dann Stayskal — 2013-02-26T21:42:51+00:00

Some programmers are content to craft their creations with the languages they are given. They see the language as a tool and become expert at wielding it to perform their duties. For others, designing the language itself has tremendous allure. Some will discover Lisp and spend the rest of their days in a zen-like state transcending syntax while others will battle the syntax dragon to their last breath.

The Power of Visual Storytelling

Maggie Dieringer — 2013-02-14T01:12:59+00:00

How many times have you sat in a room listening to data-filled presentations “supported” by line graphs, venn diagrams, pie charts, and PowerPoint slides crammed with more numbers than Don Juan’s little black book? Okay, I may be verging on hyperbole — point being, the presentation ends and you haven’t heard a word.