OUR BLOG
Our free-range thinking.
Carefully sourced from all corners of the world, our team brings with them unparalleled international experience in business, technology and design. Despite our different backgrounds, experiences and skill sets, we share an unbridled passion for all things digital. From time to time this passion will spill out here as opinion pieces, comprehensive explainers and the occasional rant or rave.
The Great Debate: PWA vs Native Apps - who won?
Our sister company Adapptor kindly invited us along to the Perth Mobile App Developers meetup to argue the case for Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) and how they differ from Native Mobile Apps. Find out who won!
What is a digital roadmap and why does your team need one?
At Hatchd, we collaborate with clients daily to strategise, design, and deliver their digital products and platforms. Find out how to help your team get your digital ducks in a row and get aligned on a digital approach for the future.
How to connect a bluetooth device to your own web application
Bluetooth technology has been around now for over 20 years, becoming faster, more efficient and more accessible during that time. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology was created as a low energy option for a device that could last a long period of time with a single battery.
Heading in the right direction
Every artist wants to make work that people care about and it’s kind of hard not to care if it’s a painting of you…
Oops, I forgot my business card!
A while back, whilst trying to think of possible internal projects that we could work on to level up the team's skills, we had the idea to create a digital business card. We live in a world where everything is going digital, everybody is more eco-conscious and mobile phones are our constant companions.
Success reimagined at work
What does it mean to be successful? This elusive concept of success in one’s career is an age-old question that differs from person to person, spanning across working generations.
The Holy Grail of UI Libraries
Within the Tech world there has always been this insatiable quest for the holy grail of UI libraries. One that works across ALL platforms. Android, iPhone AND Web. Imagine having only one code base to maintain / bugfix / update. Think of the time you could save when testing or doing design reviews.
I was an old dog and this was a new trick (sort of)!
I retired in 2018 after almost 45 years in the finance industry. I wasn’t going to be bored. I was going to ride my bicycle, swim down the beach and do all the jobs around the house that I had been putting off until I retired. I also wanted to do some volunteer work. And, it was going to be at Perth City Farm (PCF)…
My adventures in leading great product teams
Ten years ago I graduated in Journalism and Public Relations having been discouraged from pursuing STEM subjects by my country high school. However, a decade on, I am up to my neck in STEM and leading teams packed full of specialists delivering products for our clients, including some start-ups that have gone on to list on the ASX.
How to play your job like a video game
Video games are great, they delight us, they challenge us and they reward us, but most of all, games are fun. In this piece, we talk about how to develop your skills whilst gamifying your job at the same time. Channel your inner nerd and start playing.
Building a full-stack Decentralised Application on the Ethereum blockchain
Part Five:
Deploying the smart contract to a live Ethereum network
Part Five: Creating a front-end for the Decentralised Application
Building a full-stack Decentralised Application on the Ethereum blockchain
Part Four:
Deploying the smart contract to a live Ethereum network
5 part, blog series on the basics of building a full-stack decentralised application to deploy on the Ethereum network.