Modernizing old software
Modernize old or broken software without shutting anything down
The program your business runs on is old, slow, or held together with tape. It's built on something nobody supports anymore, the person who wrote it is long gone, or every fix breaks something else. We bring it up to date in stages, while the old one keeps running. Here's how it goes.
Free estimatethen fixed prices, stage by stage
every stage and its date in the estimate
What we move from, and to
- AngularJS → modern Angular
- WebForms or old ASP.NET MVC → modern .NET with a modern front end
- Old PHP or WordPress → a fast, modern site
- Access databases or Excel workbooks → a real web app your whole team can use
- A system with no tests → one with tests on the parts that matter
- Old framework to newAngularJS to Angular, WebForms or old MVC to modern .NET, old PHP or WordPress to a modern site, Access or Excel to a real web appFree estimate
- Fix broken codeFind what's actually wrong and fix it, with a test so it stays fixedFree estimate
- Add new featuresNew screens, reports, or connections added to the system you already haveFree estimate
- Tests, logs and insightsAutomated tests so changes stop breaking things, and logging so you can see what's happeningFree estimate
- Not sure what it needsTell us what it does and what's bothering you. We'll tell you what's worth doing, in what orderFree estimate
How a modernization goes
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We look before anybody guesses
We read the code, run it, and talk with the people who use it. You get a written plan: what's there, what's risky, and what's worth doing first.
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Stages, each with a fixed price and a date
The work is split into stages you approve one at a time. Each one ends with something working, so you can stop whenever it's good enough.
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The old system keeps running
The new pieces go in beside the old ones and take over a screen or a job at a time. Nobody has to stop working for a big switch-over weekend.
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Tests and logs come with it
Automated tests cover what we touch, so the next change doesn't break the last one, and logging shows you what's happening before somebody has to call about it.
What comes with every job
- A written plan in stages, each with a fixed price and a date, before anything starts
- The old system keeps running until the new one takes over
- Your data comes along, checked
- The code, the accounts, and the notes on how it works end up in your name
This is where 15+ years of building business software shows the most. For very large projects, we have one of the best development companies on standby, ready to take your call, and we'll introduce you.
Straight answers
Do we have to stop using the old system?
No. The new pieces go in beside the old ones and take over a little at a time. Your team keeps working the whole way through.
Can you work on code somebody else wrote?
Yes, and that's most of these jobs. We read it first and tell you straight what shape it's in, including when parts of it are fine and should be left alone.
What does it cost?
It depends on the size of the system, so it starts with a free estimate: a plan in stages, each with a fixed price and a date, before anything starts. For very large projects, we have one of the best development companies on standby, ready to take your call, and we'll introduce you.
Who owns everything when we're done?
You do: the code, the domain, and the analytics, in your name. The hosting account is yours too, unless you pick managed hosting; then it sits in our account until you ask for it, and we move everything into your name. If you ever want to move to someone else, you take the whole thing with you and nothing breaks.
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