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The image features the text "Four Opportunity Costs of Building vs. Buying Software for Development" in bold white letters on a dark blue background with a hexagonal pattern. The Okteto logo, a teal circle with a stylized "C," is positioned at the bottom right. The design highlights a discussion or analysis of the trade-offs between building custom software versus purchasing existing solutions for development purposes, with a focus on the associated opportunity costs.The image features the text "Four Opportunity Costs of Building vs. Buying Software for Development" in bold white letters on a dark blue background with a hexagonal pattern. The Okteto logo, a teal circle with a stylized "C," is positioned at the bottom right. The design highlights a discussion or analysis of the trade-offs between building custom software versus purchasing existing solutions for development purposes, with a focus on the associated opportunity costs.

Four Opportunity Costs of Building vs. Buying Software for Development

At first glance, creating an internal cloud development experience platform may appear to be a sage business choice. Hey, a custom solution allows teams...

March 23, 2023
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The image features the text "5 Reasons to Prioritize a Positive Developer Experience" in bold white letters on a dark blue background with a hexagonal pattern. The Okteto logo, a teal circle with a stylized "C," is positioned at the bottom right. The design suggests a focus on the importance of maintaining a positive developer experience, likely offering insights or reasons why this should be a priority within development teams or organizations.The image features the text "5 Reasons to Prioritize a Positive Developer Experience" in bold white letters on a dark blue background with a hexagonal pattern. The Okteto logo, a teal circle with a stylized "C," is positioned at the bottom right. The design suggests a focus on the importance of maintaining a positive developer experience, likely offering insights or reasons why this should be a priority within development teams or organizations.

5 Reasons to Prioritize a Positive Developer Experience

5 Reasons to Prioritize a Positive Developer Experience Is building and maintaining an internal development platform negatively impacting developer happiness...

March 23, 2023
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The image features the text "Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of Building Versus Buying Software for Development" in bold white letters on a dark blue background with a hexagonal pattern. The Okteto logo, a teal circle with a stylized "C," is positioned at the bottom right. The design focuses on analyzing the total cost of ownership when deciding between building custom software or purchasing existing software solutions for development purposes.The image features the text "Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of Building Versus Buying Software for Development" in bold white letters on a dark blue background with a hexagonal pattern. The Okteto logo, a teal circle with a stylized "C," is positioned at the bottom right. The design focuses on analyzing the total cost of ownership when deciding between building custom software or purchasing existing software solutions for development purposes.

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of Building Versus Buying Software for Development

5 Maintenance Requirements of In-house Software Development Building an in-house development platform can provide several benefits, such as customizability,...

March 23, 2023
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The image features the text "5 Technical Challenges of Building Software for Modern Cloud Development" in bold white letters on a dark blue background with a hexagonal pattern. The Okteto logo, a teal circle with a stylized "C," is positioned at the bottom right. The design highlights the key technical challenges developers face when building software for cloud-based environments, likely providing insights or strategies to address these challenges within the context of modern cloud development.The image features the text "5 Technical Challenges of Building Software for Modern Cloud Development" in bold white letters on a dark blue background with a hexagonal pattern. The Okteto logo, a teal circle with a stylized "C," is positioned at the bottom right. The design highlights the key technical challenges developers face when building software for cloud-based environments, likely providing insights or strategies to address these challenges within the context of modern cloud development.

5 Technical Challenges of Building Software for Modern Cloud Development

While developing a purpose-built in-house development environment may appear like an obvious way to address specific development challenges, the introduction...

March 20, 2023
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The Build vs. Buy Software Guide to Development Platforms

Top Ten List of Considerations When Debating to Build or Buy a Dev Platform To build or not to build? Ah, that is the Shakespearean question when it comes...

February 06, 2023
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Building a Dev Platform Is Easy - Maintaining it is Hard

To build or not to build? Ah, that is the question when it comes to software. Many development teams debate this dilemma. It's a tricky quandary when the...

January 30, 2023
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5 Internal Software Development Platform Challenges

Some of the smartest engineering and DevOps managers sometimes make the mistake of treating a new software initiative as a single, well-defined one-off...

January 23, 2023
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The Cost and Complications of In-House Development Environments

"Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth" - Mike Tyson. The importance of tools that boost a positive developer experience can't be overstated....

January 19, 2023
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