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The Brain Dump

Real talk on software, business efficiency, and the stuff that actually drives growth. No content marketing fluff. Just things we have found useful, interesting, or worth writing down.

What you will find here: Practical articles on custom software development, Shopify, Laravel, WordPress, business efficiency, ecommerce, and the occasional honest opinion piece from Rob and Jason.
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The Hidden Costs of Cheap Hosting

Cheap hosting looks like a bargain — until your site crashes, slows down, or disappears. That £20 a month you saved can quickly turn into thousands lost in downtime, poor performance, and damage control. Here’s why paying a little more for reliable hosting is worth every penny.

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Weekly Newsletter Friday 7th Nov 2025 - Fewer distractions. Faster delivery. Better results.

Cutting scope isn’t about doing less, it’s about finishing what matters. When you stop saying yes to every idea, you protect your team’s focus, move projects forward faster, and ship work that actually makes an impact.

Trimming the excess doesn’t mean lowering your standards or thinking smaller. It means being clear about what truly adds value, and having the discipline to ignore everything else until the important work is done. That’s how great teams build momentum, one focused release at a time.

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Modernizing Shopify Inventory: Using inventorySetQuantities

Shopify is consistently improving its APIs to offer developers more robust and granular control over store data. A key area of change is inventory management. The older inventoryActivate mutation is now deprecated in favour of more explicit and flexible mutations like inventorySetQuantities.
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Small Tweaks, Big Wins in Development

Small changes in your code, UX, and workflows can add up to major gains in performance, conversions, and team efficiency. Here’s how to spot those tweak-sized opportunities and turn them into big wins for your business.
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What Is a Shopify Select Partner and Why Should You Use One?

In the fast-evolving world of e-commerce, finding the right expert to help build, optimize, and scale your online store can be the difference between good and great. That’s where Shopify Select Partners like Dev Partners come in. But what does it mean to be a Shopify Select Partner, and why should your business consider working with one?
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Is Your COBOL System a Dinosaur in the Digital Age? Time for an Upgrade!

For decades, COBOL has been the workhorse behind countless critical systems, particularly in finance and government. It's a testament to its reliability and robustness. But in today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, clinging to your legacy COBOL system might be holding your business back. Are you starting to feel like you're driving a vintage car in a Formula 1 race?
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Unlocking Growth with Shopify Collective: A Game-Changer for Fashion Brands

As a Shopify Partner specialising in the women’s fashion sector, we’re always on the lookout for tools that empower brands to expand their reach and drive sales. Shopify Collective is one such innovation, designed to revolutionise the way retailers and suppliers collaborate. If you haven’t explored this game-changing feature yet, here’s why it’s worth your attention.
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What our clients say

20 clients. A few of their words.

Working with Dev Partners to redesign and modernise our WMS system: the whole process has been thoroughly professional from the outset and a delight to work with. Cannot recommend enough.

Great agency. Have used Dev Partners for several years and they have built 20+ sites for us, in addition to taking on our legacy websites, upgrading and maintaining. Easy to work with and some great practical ideas to improve our digital offerings.

Jones Hire have been working with Dev Partners on several projects, which have been very successful. They linked our catering database to a new improved website so clients can easily place and update orders, created a custom warehouse picking app to fulfil all our challenging requirements, and are currently developing a custom transport app to streamline our loading and delivery process.

We have been trying to reinvent our website for over 5 years, trying to make it convert and failing each time. Spoke to Rob at Dev Partners, the team helped create our new site and the improvement was instant.

We have been working with Rob and the team for about 10 years now. Dev Partners helped us build a completely bespoke CRM from scratch which manages our daily business and is always well maintained. We have been able to use the system and roll it out in our new franchise branches.

We collaborated with Dev Partners on the front end of a fairly complex telemarketing platform. Rob and Jason took the time to properly understand the moving parts, asked the right questions, and delivered a clean, intuitive interface that's made the system far easier for our team to use.

I have been working with the team at Dev Partners for the last 3 years and we have always been impressed with the speed in which they act on things for us, along with the honest open communication. The team are a valuable and vital part of our supply chain.

We've had a program for our business in the electronic security sector that Dev Partners developed and keep up to date. They've never let us down, always there when needed. Thanks Rob and the team.

Dev Partners have been working with us for just over 2 years. They have significantly upgraded and redesigned our existing web platforms, and always deliver a first class service.

Dev Partners helped us build an event website. The team were very knowledgeable, easy to work with and quick to deliver a high quality product.

Working with Dev Partners has been an exceptional experience. Their team is highly skilled, professional, and committed to delivering results. What truly sets them apart is their communication and transparency; we always felt informed, supported, and confident.

We've worked with Dev Partners a few times to support us on bespoke web build tasks. They're very easy to work with, approachable, and explain the detail in a way that's understandable. A great partner for technical issues at sensible prices.

Excellent customer service backed up with solid experience. As a media business we have had five websites built by Dev Partners. I would certainly recommend them.

Found Dev Partners and they were great, nothing too much trouble. They managed to help us with integrating our old existing system with Shopify.

I've worked with Rob and his team off and on for many years and have always found them to be professional, knowledgeable, and best of all, they listen to their clients and deliver what is required.

We have worked with Dev Partners for 7 years and can highly recommend them for their expertise and excellent customer service.