Based on our requirements, we batted a few ideas back and forth before settling on a web application that will allow a user to fill in forms/questionnaires/assessments that will continue to work when the user is offline. The form would be made up of data recording objects ranging from simple sliders and data entry fields to complex canvas-based controls, sketchpads and multi-user interactions. This idea gives us a simple way of scaling the scope of what we create to the time we[...]

Starting from a blank slate on day one would be a little daunting and no doubt we’d spend a fair chunk of the week trying to decide what we’d like to build before even getting on to planning how to build it. So we decided to make a list of the technologies we’d like the chance to try out and use that to give us some direction in the sort of app we’ll be building. We came up with the[...]

First, a little introduction might be useful. I’m Luke, a developer and product manager at Oxford Computer Consultants. We build web and software applications for a really wide range of clients all over the UK and further afield – you can take a look at the OCC site if you want to know more. As part of my annual review process, this year I was particularly interested in finding new ways to give our developers a chance to express their[...]