the end of 2020 is near

Game Over. Press Start to Continue

We made it to the end (of 2020). There can’t be many people who are sad to see 2020 coming to a close. Even if we don’t get to say goodbye with a big party, it’s time to move on and hope for better times. Maybe one day we’ll be able…
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A very memorable Christmas

The holidays are almost here, and we can be sure of one thing in this year of uncertainty: this will not be Christmas as usual. But, even if it doesn't feel like it at the moment, we’re all finishing the year more flexible, adaptable and creative…
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What is a Virtual Power Plant and why are you interested?

What is a Virtual Power Plant? It's a way for a group of households to get together to share a clean generation source (usually solar PV). You reduce your energy bills and you can be sure you aren't causing pollution when you turn on the light. How…
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Let’s work together

SPOT.'s way of doing business is based on respect, cooperation and consideration. But what does it mean? Let’s start with respect. Something that should be hardwired in human beings, even if it’s worth revisiting the concept every now and…

One-size-fits-all is over

How do you approach software development? Do you see it as a project with a start and a finish? Or is it a process, a cycle of continuous learning, feedback and improvement? Some say we should break with old ways and approaches. We say, it…
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The great remote working experiment of 2020

Have we said enough about remote working? Apparently there are more than 10,000 books on the subject (and that’s just in English). And 2020 turned out to be the year we had to put the ideas into practice. As long as the experiment is still…

Change you can count on

When you work with technology, there’s one constant, and that’s change. Languages evolve, new frameworks emerge. Application sizes expand as fast as the processors that run them. We’ve evolved too. SPOT. has grown from two programmers…
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Over 65s online: what’s in it for them?

The ongoing pandemic has encouraged all of us to do more online. This has been challenging for many older people. Maybe they had to order shopping online for the first time, or learn to manage medical visits and order prescriptions via the internet.…
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Let’s talk about Values

After twenty years in business, in SPOT. we never stop thinking about where we'll be tomorrow. Earlier this year we relaunched our website, and last week we published our first ever English language blog post. During this time of change and…
App Nativa o no?

So you want to build a mobile app

So you want to build a mobile app? The decision doesn’t end there. Whether you choose a native Android or iOS app or a cross-platform language such as React Native or Flutter will almost certainly affect the cost and will definitely affect…