The Bright Side Blog: Project News and Events

Browse through our blog! Get the latest news about activities, developments and projects on behalf of our customers, as well as updates about the BSL team and events.

Our blog pages reflect our passion for software development. Our skills. Our Agile approach. Our commitment to deliver on-time, and on-budget. We demonstrate our passion time after time, as our project portfolio shows. Our blog tells you what interests us, and our clients. How our engineers and designers work closely with clients - large and small - to deliver reliable, innovative custom solutions. Learn how we create responsive web sites, and great mobile apps for iOS and Android. Whatever the challenge, our passion for software can help you to achieve your business goals. So get in touch, and find out just how the Bright Side of Life can help with your next project.

Eric Wijnands, Designer and Developer, with a love of Jazz

by bsl | Jan 16, 2020

BSL has always looked for designer and developer candidates who have their own stories to tell. Rounded individuals who offer more than just IT skills. This because our work frequently begins with understanding the work carried out by our clients. We supply inventive teams that deliver usable, productive solutions – not just code. Offering designers and developers with wide cultural experiences, including interests outside of IT, greatly enhances this process. (more…)

Long-term relationships brings rewards to clients

by bsl | Dec 2, 2019

2019 is a year where our long-term relationships with clients have kept us extremely busy. With both parties enjoying the benefits. A key factor is our team of experienced developers and designers. We provide highly skilled teams that complement our clients’ needs. As a result, we respond quickly to new demands. Designing, developing and delivering unique applications. This year we’ve worked on many new developments for existing clients. (more…)

Moscow performance for Marc Stoffels

by bsl | Oct 8, 2019

Before Marc Stoffels made the move into IT, he had a completely different role –  literally – as an actor. One of the theater companies where he played, Het Houten Huis was recently invited to bring their performance of “Music From Downstairs” to Moscow. A trip to Moscow is an experience in itself, and BSL didn’t want to deprive him of the opportunity. But with one condition – we asked him to write a blog about his trip! (more…)

Conversational Design helps increase conversion rates

by bsl | Oct 3, 2019

Many websites ask visitors to share their contact details or other information. And for many years the best anyone could come up with was a contact form. There are ways to make such forms more inviting, but a contact form shares many characteristics with a nightclub bouncer – it keeps people out. Which is one reason that we’ve started using Conversational Design UI’s. A technique that welcomes website visitors… (more…)

Summer Event – BSL and the Soldier of Orange

by bsl | Jun 17, 2019

Our summer event this year was an opportunity for Martyn (Director, BSL) to finally experience a little Dutch culture. He’s not yet ready for the full Marco Borsato/Andre Hazes experience. So on Thursday June 6, we tore ourselves away from our work, and stood in the sunshine outside the office, waiting for a coach. A coach that was going to take us all to Katwijk, and the Soldier of Orange! (more…)