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SEP Wins TechPoint’s 2024 Innovation Service Partner of the Year Mira Award

SEP Recognized as Indiana’s Top Innovation Service Partner, Winning TechPoint’s Prestigious Mira Award Westfield, Indiana – SEP has been named the Innovation Service Partner of the Year by TechPoint at the 25th annual Mira Awards. The Mira Awards, Indiana’s largest…

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Lambda Calculus

So I wrote a lengthy blog post about functional programming [1] and in it I have a segment where I praise lambda calculus as the best thing ever [2], link a couple of books, and leave you to your own devices. One of the nice things about lambda calculus (elaborated upon below) is that it […]

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Can you measure “quality”? (spoiler – yes you can!)

There are 3 main questions that I need to be able to answer in order to monitor a project. How many “thingies” can we get done each iteration? – a.k.a. Velocity yep, “thingies” is a technical term…the units of measure are neither man-days nor gummy-bears…they are just thingies how long will it take me to […]

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Importance of User Research

Unfortunately, the word research has gotten a bad rep over the years. Someone hears research and suddenly they think high dollars and waste of resources. Most people think of it being a waste of time without understanding it’s value, importance, and outcomes. But it’s important. So important that it’s probably the reason the experience of […]

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Functional Programming

What is FP? Unfortunately, Functional Programming (FP) isn’t really a single thing. It’s a bunch of different programming constructs that get put together for traditional, convenience, implementational, or mathematical reasons. Some elements of FP, like higher order and anonymous functions, have slowly become ubiquitous, which tends to confuse the dialog. I’ll try to keep this […]

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How to Set up a Legacy (Windows XP) Virtual Machine on Windows 8

Microsoft has withdrawn support for the Windows XP operating system, but if you are like me, we still have systems running under this operating system that need to be monitored and maintained. Many people have opted for creating virtual machines with these legacy environments (backed by virtual hard disks (VHDs)), to make them more portable […]

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Be a Summer Software Engineering or Business Intern at SEP!

Smart. Fit. Get things done. Each describes characteristics SEP explores with potential candidates when hiring, even with interns. “When looking for interns, we look for the same qualities we do with a full-time hire,” explains Project Manager and Recruiting Team Member Kyle Pinches. The interview process focuses not only on in-class performance. “We want to […]

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SEP Selected as 2014 Best Places to Work in Indiana Finalist

For the fifth year in a row, SEP has been named by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce as one of the Best Places to Work in Indiana. The honorees list boasts 100 companies as more applicants than ever before participated in the voting process. This is the 9th year for the Best Places to Work […]

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Steam Engines

Typically when you think about the software engineering profession, the first thing to come to mind isn’t steam engines. However, I believe that studying past technologies may provide valuable insights to how our profession, heavily reliant on computer technology, may evolve and change. If I trapped you in a corner and started asking you about […]

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The Enterprise Lean Startup: Innovation through Experimentation

Chris Shinkle, Director of Innovation at Software Engineering Professionals (SEP), presents “The Enterprise Lean Startup: Innovation through Experimentation”

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