Stoicism as a Practical Guide for Software Developers
Philosophy is not about beautiful phrases, metaphors, or clever quotations. Real philosophy is an instruction manual for a happy life. If it does not help you act, make decisions, and maintain clarity of thought, it…
Why Clients Do Not See Increased Developer Productivity
While working on estimates for new projects, I increasingly catch myself on an uncomfortable thought. We continue to calculate timelines and budgets as if nothing fundamental has changed in the industry over the past two…
How the Right Questions Define the Right Software
At Software Planet Group, we’ve learnt that in the world of bespoke software development, the most decisive moment doesn’t occur when the first line of code is written — it happens much earlier, when the…
Developer Productivity and the Hidden Architecture of Clarity
When I began writing software nearly thirty years ago, my productivity was astonishing even by my own standards. As a student I often ended up building not only my own graduation projects but those of…
The State of the Humanoid Robotics Industry
At a glance, it may seem that science and technology have already delivered their peak achievement with generative AI. But a growing number of companies are offering a compelling answer to the question “what comes…
A true Passion to build Software Products
Software Planet Group is a UK software development company and long-term product partner for people who want to build something that actually works in the real world. When we look back at the history, it…
Why a Project Pause Costs More Than It Seems
Software development is expensive — and rightly so. Skilled engineers, modern tools, and cloud infrastructure all come at a price. For any client watching their monthly invoice, that cost feels tangible. Naturally, they want to…
When Complexity Becomes Knowledge
In software development, complexity often feels like the enemy — something to be reduced, hidden, or avoided. But in reality, complex areas of a system are often where the deepest knowledge resides. Whenever a development…
The Rise of Compact AI: How Small Language Models Are Taking Over Tasks Once Reserved for Giants
The AI world has long been mesmerised by scale. Bigger models, more parameters, more compute — that seemed to be the formula for breakthroughs. But now we are entering a countervailing era: Small Language Models…
The Disappearing Species of Adulthood
Sometimes it seems there are far fewer adults around us than we assume. People look like adults, they hold senior titles, manage teams, and use words like ownership and responsibility. Yet, when the moment of…