Guides

Short answers to the questions we keep hearing on sales calls. Pulled from 100 real testimonials and our own shipped code. No vendor fluff.

• How do I modernize a .NET Framework app in 2026?
  A practical walkthrough for moving a .NET Framework 4.x app onto .NET 8+, with real timelines and the traps that blow up budgets.
• Is Classic ASP still supported in 2026?
  What Microsoft's current commitment actually says, what it doesn't say, and what to do if you still run a Classic ASP app.
• How do I export my Bubble app to real code?
  The honest answer: Bubble does not export to usable code. Here is what actually works — and what we do for founders stuck on it.
• Why does Lovable stop working at 70%?
  Lovable, Bolt, and v0 all hit a wall at around 70% feature complete. Here is why, and what the last 30% actually costs.
• Can I run Replit apps in production?
  Replit is great for prototypes. Production is a different animal. What breaks, what it costs to move off, and when to stay.
• What is cheaper than Heroku in 2026?
  A frank cost comparison: Heroku vs. Fly.io, Render, Railway, and roll-your-own on a small cloud VM. Real numbers, not vendor math.
• What does a junior developer cost per year in 2026?
  Total loaded cost of a US-based junior developer — salary, taxes, benefits, tools, management overhead. And what you actually get.
• Is offshore development worth it?
  The data on offshore software failure rates, why they are that high, and the narrow set of conditions under which offshore does work.
• Is AI-written code safe for production?
  The honest version: only if a human reviews it. Here is what a production-grade AI code review actually looks like.
• Should a small business hire a dev shop or a retainer?
  Project shops, staff augmentation, fractional CTOs, and retainers — each of them fail differently. How to pick the one that fails least for you.

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