David Wippel
open source
digital business
Open source software development is what we're all about here at TRIGO. Why, you ask? Because it's what gets both us and our clients the best results — while staying transparent and ensuring they never have to rely on us if they don't want to. More on that later. But before we dive into the why, let's chat about just what open source technology is and how it has developed in the past few years.
Open source software is a technology where developers can access the source code under an open license. So we can not only use it and further develop it for our clients' solutions, but we can also submit changes and improvements to the original source code — as can the thousands of other developers worldwide who are using the software.
This means that rather than one entity developing the code, you have an entire community behind it — it's a decentralized way of further developing the product. The community decides which changes make sense and should be permanently integrated into the solution. This way of opening up a product's source code to the outside world often ends up in the product being developed more quickly, efficiently and minimizes the risk for everyone. Because all of a sudden, you don't just have a team of 20 developers working on a project; you have 20,000.
This has several advantages for us developers who are implementing it. Things like:
Open source is important for a few reasons. In our humble opinion, these are the most significant ones — especially when it comes to developing software as a service:
The amount of open source solutions on the market right now is endless. These are just some of our favorite ones we work with every single day:
Want to find out more about the technology we work with? Feel free to check out our full tech stack here.
Open source is generally more secure compared to closed software for a few reasons. These are the ones we find predominant:
Are you thinking about making the switch to an open source tech stack or integrating an open source solution but don't have the skills in-house? Drop our CEO David a line and let's chat about your needs at david@trigodev.com.
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