Envy Labs

The toughest part of becoming a developer? Landing your first role. envylabs.com/insights/what-…

"Let’s talk about platforms that users rely on, but want to put down as fast as possible." envylabs.com/insights/how-t…

A suite of third-party integrations (payment processing, CMSs, CRMs, etc) is pretty much necessary for modern apps — but the ‘buy’ half of build vs. buy is harder than ever to research: envylabs.com/insights/picki…

It doesn't stay true forever just because you learned it the hard way: envylabs.com/insights/hard-…

Software discovery can be more than a game of 21 questions. Here are a few design exercises that cover a lot of ground, add interactivity, and make the discussion visual: envylabs.com/insights/3-des…

Anyone and everyone can help define a product. Here's how you can keep up with the possibilities: envylabs.com/insights/produ…

Functional or component styles? It depends. envylabs.com/insights/compa…

Have a funny feeling that your application build isn't going well? Trust that intution: envylabs.com/insights/white…

An entire article on links, huh? Yep, they’re that important: envylabs.com/insights/strat…

Developers are pretty skittish as-is. Here's a handful of scenarios that make it worse: envylabs.com/insights/devel…

Interactivity doesn't age all that gracefully — when it's time for design updates, should you aim for a refresh or a redesign? envylabs.com/insights/refre…

We're feeling a bit nostalgic as Envy welcomes Chris Green (back) as a senior developer. 🪃 He's a serial hobby abandoner (a specialty of our field), spends his days doing a corgi's bidding, and further bolsters our Central Florida numbers. Good to have you around again, Chris!

No design system > bad design system. Avoid supporting a system you avoid using: envylabs.com/insights/bad-d…

Software's top ten indicators of success? Communication, ten times. envylabs.com/insights/softw…

Need to trim a software budget? It's time to procrastinate — strategically: envylabs.com/insights/build…

Sports software: it's competitive. Our latest article dives into tips 'n' tricks for athletic-themed app design: envylabs.com/insights/sport…

We're often the *second* team tapped to tackle an application. Here's what founders tend to change for attempt number two: envylabs.com/insights/saas-…

Web visualization — it's trickier than it should be. Here's where browser-based charts tend to go sideways: envylabs.com/insights/tips-…

Non-technical founder? In our new whitepaper, we take a look at the tech lead role and why it's worth filling soon. envylabs.com/insights/white…

How does software start? With a whole bunch of questions: envylabs.com/insights/softw…