Starsoft's strength lies in combining cutting-edge software design and construction with a deep understanding of our clients’ business needs. We develop custom software for clients using the latest development software tools from Microsoft and other suppliers. If you have a need for development using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 or 2005 and Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or 2005 then please Contact Us.
Starsoft has always invested a lot of time, money and effort in making sure that we are up-to-date with the latest available software tools.
Although we do not live on the bleeding edge as far as software development is concerned, we live close enough to the edge to learn about new software before it is released to the public at large.
Our software developers (all of whom are employed fulltime by Starsoft - we use no part time contractors) work using the very latest hardware and software technology.
As our development tools primarily come from Microsoft, we have access to various technical resources from them - the MSDN program, TechNet and various beta programs that we are involved with. As a company that has been involved with Microsoft for a number of years as a support partner (providing Visual FoxPro and SQL Server support for Microsoft) we have grown to have a close relationship with them. This has advanced our ability to staff at the forefront of software technology.
Starsoft Computers software developers use the following development tools -
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and 2008. We also use Visual Studio 2005 for legacy applications
- Microsoft SQL Server 2008, 2008R2 and 2005
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 for legacy applications
- Separate test computers - the actual test process involves installation and testing on test computers, not development computers.
- Different speed computers - this enables real world tests on hardware similar to what the customer may have.
- Different operating systems - we can test application and web software on the following Microsoft desktop operating systems - Windows 7, Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT.
- Testing on virtual computers. We use test computers running on Microsoft Virtual PC and Microsoft Virtual Server. This means that we can start the testing with the operating system in a known state and then roll back to this state after the testing. This avoids testing on top of bugs and errors.
