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Working From Home - 19 Ways to Fight the Dragons
by Nathan Theophanes   3 min read
Remote work is amazing... Until the dragons come. Interruption dragon, Distraction dragon, Demotivation dragon - each one lowers your productivity and job satisfaction as you fight them. Battle-hardened staff at Sembit share dragon-slaying techniques from 15 years of working from home.
Getting Your App in the Google Play Store
by Mary Wang   10 min read
Excited to share your app with the Android users in your life? This resource will walk you through the elements you'll need to prepare and steps you'll need to take to release your app in the Play Store.
Allowing Dev Partner Access to Your AWS Infrastructure
by Shaun Davidson   3 min read
Want to collaborate securely with your development partner on AWS? This guide breaks down how to set up isolated AWS accounts for staging and production - all under your corporate billing umbrella. Learn how this approach compares to a more advanced IAM-based setup, including pros, cons, and when to keep it simple.
Sembit Imposter: Don't be Tricked!
by Shaun Davidson   3 min read
Last November, a mid-sized tech company in California called us, wanting to discuss a port of their technology to the .NET platform. Towards the end of our call, I asked how they found us. He said, "oh, Sophie reached out via email". Only problem is, nobody named Sophie has ever worked at Sembit!
Font Selection: 3 Questions You Should Ask
by Mary Wang   5 min read
Seven raven feathers. Two eyes of newt. Then add just a dash of Times New Roman to the cauldron... Choosing a font may seem like a mysterious art only practiced by graphic designers under the light of a full moon, but it doesn't have to be! Apply these simple techniques to identify a good font.
Processor Runs for Years on a Single AA Battery
by Nathan Theophanes   2 min read
Today's ultra-low-power microcontrollers are amazing, using a million times less power than a single desktop CPU core. Many of these can only do one kind of computation, but Sembit is working with a cutting-edge company that achieves ultra-efficiency with a general-purpose microcontroller.
Will AI Replace Software Developers?
by Nathan Theophanes   3 min read
We tested Copilot, the leading AI software development tool from Microsoft, and compared its performance now versus one year ago. Here's what we discovered.
Copilot Transcript
by Nathan Theophanes   10 min read
A detailed log of our test with GitHub Copilot performing various programming tasks in HTML, C#, and SQL.
Advantages of Design-First
by Shaun Davidson   3 min read
No one wants their software project to fail. But how can you ensure success? Everything comes down to a shared understanding of what "success" means, and one primary way to achieve this is through an effective design process.
Getting Your App in the App Store
by Mary Wang   10 min read
You've got an amazing app that you want to share with the world, and you want to release it in the Apple App Store. Most don't realize it's a multi-step process with many pieces to construct. Reading this illustrated guide will help you gather the necessary information and make app submission a breeze.
Xamarin is Dead
by Nathan Theophanes   2 min read
On May 1, Microsoft ended support for the Xamarin platform they purchased in 2016 that allowed developers to use C# to create Android / iOS apps. If your company still has a mobile app built with Xamarin, you have a few options.
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