I’m not sure if all of you are aware of exactly what we do here at Draconis Software. I thought now would be a good time to let everyone know, since we’ve got some availability for new work.
Here are the three main types of work we do, and why we do them:
- Web (Rails, Grails, et al): Our bread-and-butter remains in doing web development. Despite the complexity that HTTP brings you when trying to build an application, there’s still something exciting about the dichotomies that web development brings: web framework and database, server-side and client-side, function and design. And clearly web companies aren’t going away anytime soon. For a while now (probably over a year) most of our clients have tended towards Rails, and it’s also our defacto suggestion for new clients. Lately though, we’ve been doing a bit more work with Grails, which I think is becoming an exciting framework. We’re also open to some of the older web technologies, like Java or PHP.
- Mobile (iPhone): Our decision to branch into mobile development was influenced by one main factor: we’re in love with the iPhone! Luckily, the iPhone is also a pretty good platform in which to develop, and many of the methodologies from web development can carry over. Our most recent iPhone project was creating an iPhone interface for Invotrak, which shows how web and mobile development can be bridged.
- New Things!: We pride ourselves on being able to tackle new technologies (see #2 above). For example, as much as we love Rails, we’d jump at the chance to play more with one of the other Ruby web frameworks, like Merb. I don’t know what the Next Big Thing will be in a year or two, but I hope that we’ll be playing with it when the time comes!
We don’t limit ourselves to any one type of client. We’ve worked with public companies, pre-venture startups, individuals, and everything in between.
For anyone interested in talking to us, there’s plenty of ways to contact us, including our website, email, or just leave a comment on this post.
Also, I’m curious if anyone reading this has consulting firms of their own (and/or does freelancing)? Let us know in the comments!
