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Untangling a Slow Rails App: The Framework We Use Every Time
7 Oct 2025
Strategy Posts
Find answers to some of your more complex questions related to strategy, growth, organization, and costs associated with making changes in your organization. Expect thought-provoking discussions that empower you to make informed decisions in today's fast-paced tech landscape.
Disaster-Proof Your Application: How to Build a Reliable Backup Strategy
13 Jan 2025
When your app goes down, it's better to be prepared! Learn how to create a reliable, maintainable database backup strategy and tips for application maintenance.
How Much Does a Custom Web Application Cost to Build?
6 Jun 2017
As one of the team members at Planet Argon who handles incoming requests for project opportunities, I’m often fielded the question, “what does a typical web application cost?” Like a good software engineer, my response is, “it depends.”
What’s a Design Sprint? (And How Can it Help You?)
15 Feb 2017
What if you could identify and answer critical business questions through design, prototype a solution, and deploy it to a real audience – all in one week? Believe it or not, it can be done. This is the concept behind the efficient, highly focused, and exciting design sprint.
Healthcare organizations working on mobile strategy
18 Nov 2016
tl;dr: Healthcare companies are investing in mobile and seeing positive outcomes
8 Things You Should Expect When Working with an Agency
20 Oct 2016
In web application design and development, there is no shortage of ideas and opinions on how to effectively manage clients and projects. But as a client, do you feel you have clear expectations of how to work with an agency and how they might work with you? There are different ways to kick off a project, different sets of tools for collaborating, and different styles of communicating; this post breaks down what we believe works best.
How Do I Redesign My Web Application?
19 Oct 2016
Find yourself asking, “how do I go about redesigning an application?” We can help, if even just to get you off on the right start. Here’s a few things to help you prepare.
Designing for Digital Health
19 Aug 2016
Brett Warren shares five principals for designing healthcare applications
5 Steps For Getting a Better Estimate
20 Jun 2016
Think you are ready to discuss your project? Here is a checklist to get a better estimate from agencies.
Overcoming 5 Obstacles for Health Care Providers
23 May 2016
Unfortunately for America’s health care system, things haven’t been simple for a while. Providers face issues that cost time and money; consequently, the general population is adversely affected. Here are some (of many) obstacles that medical professionals confront regularly and ways we as designers and developers can help.