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This whole “low-code” talk can be quite confusing to anyone who actually doesn’t work in the software world. Here is what it means for you and for us. 1. Faster Implementation Low-code means that we as software developers do not have to specifically program or “code” custom software solutions for you. We have a platform…
We just released a new feature in the Bento app: A time tracking tool! What does this mean for you? This means you can: Easily enter manual time entries. Quickly see all time entries for a single task. Edit and delete time entries. With Bento you can have all your data in one place. Our…
We run across a lot of teams who are utilizing some free software, document files, spreadsheets, file managers and various SAAS products. Minimize your software spend The average business is operating off of 8 different pieces of software to run their business. That’s 8 different logins, 8 different bills to pay, and 8 different places…
We recently had a team chat about Graph QL and the Rest API philosophy versus selection objects. Watch our convo and let us know your thoughts as a development team as well!
Konichiwa! Arigatou! These are two greetings & salutations you may see as you use Bento Systems. What do those words even mean? What is their specific purpose? Konichiwa and arigatou mean “hello” and “thank you” in Japanese. The Bento brand name itself is Japanese. Bento was built on a custom back-end framework called Pagoda. The…
The year was 2016. As the sun rises on a typical American work day, I started preparing myself mentally for another dull, uninteresting day. I had been working in IT as a technician for sometime. I also worked in biology and chemistry research labs at the local community college as a research assistant. My goal…
If you are a web or software developer or even just come into contact with those types of people regularly, you’ve probably seen the ads for code camps come across your social feeds. You know the ones, they say you can learn the skills to land a $60k+/year job in just a few months. Some…
LEGO to Functional Programming LEGO Building things has always been a part of who I am. It started when I was young. I was a LEGO fanatic (still am, not sure that ever really goes away.) I had lots of sets, but more importantly, I had a big tub of random LEGOs. Whenever I received a…