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BSL Blog, Projects and Developments
Our development skills, agile project management and our commitment to on-time / on-budget delivery all illustrate our passion for software. Visit our project portfolio to learn more about some of our successes.
Here in our blog you’ll find “behind the scenes” news, and information about what interests us – and our clients. How our engineers and designers work closely with clients – large and small – to deliver reliable, innovative solutions. Learn about our technologies, responsive websites and the mobile apps we’ve delivered for iOS and Android. Whatever the challenge, we can help you to achieve your business goals. So get in touch, and find out how we can help with your next project.
Is page speed and responsive design important?
Just how important is page speed and responsive design to how Google ranks your site? And the short answer is… very important! Our blog explains why these two factors are so vital if you want your website to attract more users. We also tell you about a recent project we carried out to dramatically improve a site’s ranking.
Our Drupal website developers create recruitment site
Recruiting good technical personnel is a challenge right now. Good developers, designers, consultants and account managers are scarce. An innovative solution is required – which is why a fast-growing international software company has turned to our Drupal website developers for help. We are creating a dedicated recruitment website on their behalf.
Rotunda software update – our digital showcase
We've been working on a Rotunda software update. Distributed by NBD Biblion, Rotunda is a so-called 'digital showcase’, used in libraries and bookshops throughout the Netherlands to promote new and interesting titles. We designed the software to run on small Windows...
Literatuurplein 3.0 – keeping up with trends
In March, our designers started work on the Literatuurplein 3.0 project. The third re-styling of the popular Dutch literature website, designed and developed by BSL. In this blog, we'll tell you something about Literatuurplein 1.0 and 2.0. Also about why it's time for...
Our new improved BoekWijzer app is available
Our developers have been hard at work to bring you a new improved BoekWijzer - our popular Dutch literature app. We’ve fine-tuned the app, making it more user-friendly than ever. We've added new features and new content too. Our blog introduces you to the latest...
Winning with a Scrum approach to software development
You've no doubt come across references to 'Scrum-based' software development. But just what is a 'Scrum approach'? Our blog helps explain how the Scrum approach to project management works. How we use this approach every day at BSL, and how our clients benefit as a...
BSL Up & Running after a fire in the ShowOffice Breukelen
One week ago, we experienced one of the worst things that can happen to a company - a fire broke out in the ShowOffice Breukelen where BSL is located. Thankfully no-one was hurt, but the impact for BSL has been considerable - our offices were left unusable. Our first...
BSL recruits new personnel with a video: A day at BSL!
The jobs market is picking up again in 2017, a change that hasn't gone unnoticed at BSL. We've spotted a number of other trends that directly impact recruitment within companies. One of these is the use of video resumés, replacing traditional CV's. As we have some...
Which open source CMS is best for your company?
Do you want to create a new website, but don't know which open source CMS to use? Just what are the benefits of an open source CMS, and which would be best for you? Our experts do their best to answer these questions, and discuss some of the differences between...
Looking back: a year full of successful BSL projects
We'd like to look back at an inspirational and successful 2016 full of exciting projects, such as the redesign of our BoekWijzer app and a mobile version of Pulse. How have the last 12 months been for you – also successful ones we hope? As a way of showing our...
