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Articles: custom software, accounting and Swiss VAT, explained by Qwasar.

What we learn building software for Swiss companies: VAT, QR-bill, technical choices. Short, checked articles without needless jargon.

4 articles

  1. Software projects

    Custom software: eight security questions before you sign

    Data, encryption, access, dependencies, logs, backups: eight questions to ask your provider before you entrust them with building a piece of software.

    3 min read

  2. Software projects

    Before you ask for a quote: what your project brief should contain

    A quote is only as reliable as the request behind it. The seven points to write down before asking an agency to build a website, an app or custom software.

    2 min read

  3. Software projects

    Custom software or an off-the-shelf solution: how to decide

    Having software built or adopting an existing solution: the concrete criteria for deciding, the costs people forget about and the middle way between the two.

    2 min read

  4. Software projects

    Why we publish the code of Qompta

    Qompta is free and its source code is public, yet it is not open source in the strict sense. What its licence allows, what it forbids and why we chose it.

    2 min read