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Modernize the app your business runs on, without stopping it.

Older .NET and PHP applications usually still work. The problem is that every change is slow and every deploy is a gamble. We modernize them in stages, so the business keeps running while the code gets easier to change.

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Signs it's time

  • Small changes take weeks because nobody is sure what else they will break.
  • Deploys are an event, done late at night by the one person who knows how.
  • You're stuck on an old version of .NET Framework, PHP or a framework like CakePHP, and libraries have stopped supporting it.
  • It's hard to hire for, because developers don't want to work on it.
  • It's slow, and the screens your team uses all day feel like it.

Modernize in stages, not with a rewrite

A full rewrite stops new features for months and tends to rediscover old bugs the hard way. We replace the riskiest parts first, with the application running the whole time.

  1. Assessment

    We read the code, the database and the deploy process, and write down what to keep, what to replace and what it will cost.

  2. Safety net

    Automated tests and a repeatable deploy around the parts that change most, before we change them.

  3. Upgrade in slices

    Runtime and framework upgrades, rebuilt screens and replaced modules, one release at a time.

  4. Hand over

    Documentation and a codebase your team, or the next hire, can work in confidently.

What we modernize

.NET Framework applications

Web Forms, MVC and service projects moved toward current .NET, with libraries replaced where they have no upgrade path.

PHP and CakePHP

Older PHP versions and frameworks brought up to date, with dashboards and admin screens rebuilt for the people who use them daily.

Databases

Schema cleanup, slow queries fixed and migrations tested against a copy before they ever touch production.

Deploys and hosting

Manual deploys replaced with an automated pipeline, and hosting moved somewhere you control and understand.

Recent work

Step and Rail. We modernized the CakePHP business dashboard the Step and Rail team runs on every day. See our work.

Our founder has spent more than 15 years in .NET production systems, from leading a team of more than ten developers at Nerium (now Neora) to recent contract work keeping an ASP.NET MVC and .NET Framework system running and integrated with its order platform. We have lived with production systems as they grow and age.

Modernization questions

Should we rewrite our legacy application or modernize it?
Usually modernize. A full rewrite stops new features for months and tends to rediscover old bugs. We replace the riskiest parts first while the application keeps running, and recommend a rewrite only when the existing code genuinely cannot be moved forward.
Can you move an application off .NET Framework?
Yes. We assess which projects and libraries can move to current .NET, which need replacing, and in what order, then move them in stages with tests around the code that changes.
How long does modernization take?
It depends on the size of the application. The assessment gives you a staged plan with an estimate for each stage, so you can fund it one step at a time and stop whenever the result is good enough.
Will the business have downtime?
We plan each release so the application keeps running, and schedule anything risky, such as a database migration, for a quiet window you agree to in advance.

Start with an honest look at the code.

Tell us what the app does and what it runs on. We'll reply within one business day.

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