Software Development 101

What even is a software?

Software Development

"Software development refers to a set of computer science activities dedicated to the process of creating, designing, deploying and supporting software"

IBM

"Using technology to solve cool and complex problems!"

Everett

The Tech Stack

What technology does it take to create software?

Frontend

"Frontend development, also known as client-side development is the practice of producing HTML, CSS and JavaScript for a website or Web Application so that a user can see and interact with them directly." Wikipedia

Backend

"Backend development refers to the server side of an application. The backend usually consists of three parts: a server, an application, and a database. User's can't see the backend work, but this code is what communications the database information to the browser." CourseReport

DevOps

DevOps is a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops). It aims to shorten the systems development life cycle and provide continuous delivery with high software quality. Wikipedia

The MakeShift Tech

What tech goes into our product?

Admin Web

JavaScript

Frontend

Ruby on Rails

Frontend

Backend

PostgreSQL

Backend

Circle CI

DevOps

Heroku

DevOps

MakeShift and MakeShift Live

Java

"Frontend" (Android)

Objective-C

"Frontend" (iOS)

MakeShift

Backend (via API)

Circle CI

DevOps (Android)

Fastlane

DevOps (iOS)

Connect

Java

"Frontend" (Android)

Swift

"Frontend" (iOS)

Phoenix

Backend

PostgreSQL

Backend

Heroku

DevOps

Employee Web

ReactJS

Frontend

MakeShift

Backend (via API)

Heroku

DevOps

So wait, what the heck is an API?!

Application

Programming

Interface

Application

Programming

Interface

Application

Programming

Interface

Application

Programming

Interface

Basically how software applications communicate with each other

Simple Example

GET https://makeshift.ca/api/v3/shifts

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{ data: { scheduled_shifts: [...] } }

User opens app
App requests data from API
API authenticates request and returns data
App processes and displays data

Integrations

Apps within apps within apps

A simple example

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cool app

PASSWORD

MakeShift's Integrations

White Labels

Putting your brands spin on a piece of software

White Label Software

"White -label software is software that is purchased by a company from a service provider and rebranded as its own. Most white label software comes from software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses that lease out the rights to their software or over an agreed-upon subscription term."

ProfitWell