Technical insights, stories and opinions from our team of consultants, analysts, developers and testers.

Generating PDFs in software development: Using Puppeteer and Node.js
Generating PDFs in software development: Using Puppeteer and Node.js
Danny Humphrey - 24/02/2022
A recent project had a requirement to add in the option to generate PDFs to an already extensive reporting tool built using React. Here we discuss how we used Puppeteer and Node.js to generate the PDFs.
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How to supercharge apps to scale with microservices
How to supercharge apps to scale with microservices
Ed Brown - 21/02/2022
Principal consultant Ed Brown looks at how apps can be scaled using microservices.
Team Stories: Ed Brown, Principal Software Consultant
Team Stories: Ed Brown, Principal Software Consultant
Audacia - 28/01/2022
We spoke with Principal Software Consultant Ed Brown about working with microservices, career progression and what makes Audacia’s company culture so special.
Software development frameworks: A detailed review of Blazor
Software development frameworks: A detailed review of Blazor
Joshua Downe - 27/01/2022
A detailed review of Blazor, a new framework for creating web applications from Microsoft.
Problem Solved: Implementing OR-Tools - Assigning (Part 3 of 3)
Problem Solved: Implementing OR-Tools - Assigning (Part 3 of 3)
Owen Lacey - 11/01/2022
The third and final instalment of this series concerns an assignment problem - handing out pizzas to employees.
Problem Solved: Implementing OR-Tools - Scheduling (Part 2 of 3)
Problem Solved: Implementing OR-Tools - Scheduling (Part 2 of 3)
Owen Lacey - 11/01/2022
In part one, we looked at solving a vehicle routing problem using OR-Tools. In the second of this three-part series, we'll use OR-Tools again to consider how to best optimise cooking times for our pizzas.
Problem Solved: Implementing OR-Tools - Routing (part 1 of 3)
Problem Solved: Implementing OR-Tools - Routing (part 1 of 3)
Owen Lacey - 11/01/2022
In part 1 of this 3-part series, Principal Consultant Owen Lacey talks us through solving a vehicle routing problem with Google OR-Tools — a powerful open source project for solving optimisation problems.
Team Stories: Owen Lacey, Principal Software Consultant
Team Stories: Owen Lacey, Principal Software Consultant
Audacia - 21/12/2021
We spoke with Principal Software Consultant Owen Lacey about the types of projects he has worked on and what prospective developers can expect working at Audacia.
Monitoring for Vulnerable Dependencies in Software Development Projects
Monitoring for Vulnerable Dependencies in Software Development Projects
Richard Brown - 20/10/2021
Today, we live in a world of multiple dependencies, with multiple packages, like npm, Yarn and NuGet housing reusable code for developers. But, with great power, comes great vulnerabilities. Learn how Audacia monitors for vulnerable dependencies in our latest insight.
API Test Automation in QA Software Testing Services
API Test Automation in QA Software Testing Services
Richard Brown - 20/09/2021
Over the last few years, test automation has matured from being the cool new trend to something that every self-respecting software team uses. In our latest technology insight, we discuss how Audacia uses automated testing to target the API of an application and achieve quicker and more stable results.