REDCap

REDCap

Clarity is pleased to announce it now supports the REDCap platform. This is a flexible architecture used in the academic research community and Clarity can support custom project and module development. We can develop modules to support a variety of project specific features. In most cases, we can create a custom module in days to give your studies unprecedented power. We can also help you with mobile and eResearch strategies, best practices and pitfalls, backend...

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Programmers Overview

Programmers Overview

Does the prospect of having to learn multiple programming languages haunt you? Are you confused which language(s) you should learn? Should you just learn one language? What about frameworks? This article tries to address the philosophical and practical aspects of these questions. One of the first larger projects I worked on had Visual C++,  SQL, Python, PHP and JavaScript in it.  I was not working on all of those components at once but it’s not uncommon to...

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CMS, Packaged Software or Framework?

A development framework, a content management system (CMS) or a packaged solution? They do not meet the same needs or require the same investment and/or expertise so how do you select what is best for you? Packaged software is a good choice if your businesses processes are, or can be aligned to the available features offered by a package. Depending on your situation you may have more or less features than you really need, this can be bad. You may also need to integrate the...

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Information Architecture Primer

Information Architecture Primer

At its simplest Information architecture (IA) is the labelling and categorisation of information. In the context of a website this is manifest through the sites structure, content and behaviour through the: design, organisation and layout of the user interface structure and context of information flows design of navigation, access and search functionality identification and use of language, data and vocabulary schemas. Information architecture must address the needs of both...

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Quotes for the ages

Quotes for the ages

Innovation / Change “If I’d have asked my customers what they wanted, they would have told me ‘A faster horse'” – Henry Ford “Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.” – James Bryant Conant “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker “Don’t be the one who puts the “no” in innovation.” – Unknown “The single biggest...

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Entrepreneurs Start Here

Entrepreneurs Start Here

You’ve got an idea or plan for an on-line or technology driven project but you don’t know what to do next? You need advice from experts with a broad range of technology and business experience, who can clearly communicate and document what you’re trying to build and understands the entrepreneurial process? You need Clarity. Taking an idea from a concept to something a project team can execute isn’t easy, and if you want your project delivered, then you need solid...

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