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  • Spring Project Update: Arts, Adventure, and Emerging Tech

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    It has been a busy season at RetroDev Studio. My recent work has focused on maintaining deep roots with long-term partners while expanding the studio’s expertise into the critical fields of AI and security. Supporting the Arts: Northern Rockies Arts Council Maintaining digital ecosystems for non-profits requires a balance of stability and evolution. I recently…

  • How to Register a Domain Using Namecheap

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    This guide walks you through buying a domain name from Namecheap.com. We use Namecheap for all of our domain registration and encourage our clients to create and manage their domain accounts themselves. This guide will help if you would like to register your domain. The process is very similar to other registrars as well. If…

  • Speaking at Women in Tech Global Conference 2026

    I wanted to share some news. I will be speaking at the Women in Tech Global Conference 2026 this May. My session is called The Messy Middle: Career Longevity in Tech. By “messy middle,” I am not talking about age or being close to the end of a career. I mean the point where a…

  • Why You Should Avoid Friday Deployments

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    Deploying updates or changes to a live environment on a Friday afternoon might feel like you’re wrapping up the week on a productive note, but let’s be real – it’s usually a terrible idea. If you’ve ever spent your weekend scrambling to fix something that broke after a Friday push, you already know why. If…

  • Hybrid Agile in Non-Development Environments

    In my previous article, I discussed how hybrid Agile combines the flexibility of Agile with the structure of traditional project management. This approach works well for complex projects that need both adaptability and predictability. But hybrid Agile isn’t just for development teams—it can also be applied to non-development environments. In this article, I’ll use a charity organization…

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