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What is Comprehension DebtComprehension debt is the hidden risk in AI-built software, where speed outpaces understanding. -
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When Not to Follow Best PracticesBest practice is a starting point, not the answer, context decides what’s right.
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The Long View - Part 3: Why Software Maintenance Deserves Your AttentionSoftware maintenance: often invisible until something breaks. -
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The Long View - Part 2: The Feature Pressure ProblemEvery feature adds complexity, and without care that complexity eventually slows delivery and increases maintenance costs. -
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The Long View - Part 1: How to De-Risk a Major Digital Project Before BuildMajor digital projects rarely fail in build. Risk starts earlier, when assumptions, constraints and priorities go untested. -
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What Makes a Software Partner Truly Trustworthy?What really makes a software partner trustworthy when the stakes are high? -
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Mainland Angels: how VC is reviving the South Island economyAs the Canterbury community manager for Mainland Angel Investors, Camille Hunt has been helping the organisation grow rapidly in the… -
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Government Procurement Reform in NZ: A Real World TestA firsthand look at how New Zealand’s 2025 government procurement reforms are reshaping digital projects. -
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Serial entrepreneur Adam Hutchinson can’t stop having ideas.From brainstorming farm improvements as a kid in rural Whanganui to building a VR therapy company used in 64 countries,… -
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Designing Enterprise Software UI: What Actually Matters in Real ProjectsEnterprise design lives in tension between efficiency, accessibility, ambition, and reality.
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Mainland Angels: how VC is reviving the South Island economyAs the Canterbury community manager for Mainland Angel Investors, Camille Hunt has been helping the organisation grow rapidly in the… -
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Serial entrepreneur Adam Hutchinson can’t stop having ideas.From brainstorming farm improvements as a kid in rural Whanganui to building a VR therapy company used in 64 countries,… -
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Behind the tech: Pivots, challenges and support: Appetise’s recipe for successWe’re back with another instalment of Behind the Tech – MadeCurious’s series spotlighting the people and pivots shaping NZ’s tech…
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Designing Enterprise Software UI: What Actually Matters in Real ProjectsEnterprise design lives in tension between efficiency, accessibility, ambition, and reality. -
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INP and the Illusion of Speed: Designing What Users Feel, Not SeeINP redefines performance, focusing on how fast an experience feels, not just how fast it is. -
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The Invisible Imagination: Designing & Collaborating with Aphantasia in MindNot everyone thinks in pictures - for designers, that’s a challenge, and a chance to rethink how we share ideas. -
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Is AI the Biggest Accessibility Gain for Neurodiverse People Ever?AI is unlocking new levels of accessibility for neurodiverse people — helping them communicate, work, and thrive in more inclusive,…
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What is Comprehension DebtComprehension debt is the hidden risk in AI-built software, where speed outpaces understanding. -
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When Not to Follow Best PracticesBest practice is a starting point, not the answer, context decides what’s right. -
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The Long View - Part 3: Why Software Maintenance Deserves Your AttentionSoftware maintenance: often invisible until something breaks. -
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The Long View - Part 2: The Feature Pressure ProblemEvery feature adds complexity, and without care that complexity eventually slows delivery and increases maintenance costs.
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What Makes a Software Partner Truly Trustworthy?What really makes a software partner trustworthy when the stakes are high? -
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AI in Workshops: Faster, Sharper, More AlignedAI-powered tools are revolutionising how workshops run, helping teams capture insights faster, stay aligned, and keep momentum. -
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Julia reflects on her decade at MadeCurious.Doing the scary things: how Julia's decade at MadeCurious taught her to embrace the uncomfortable -
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Growth through change: Steve’s decade at MadeCurious.Finding your place: how Steve's unexpected career path led to 10 years of growth at MadeCurious.
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The Technology Stack Behind MadeCurious’ Complex Web ApplicationsThis article explains the proven technology stack MadeCurious uses to build secure, scalable and long-lasting web applications. -
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From Monitoring Chaos to Meaningful Observability: How We Adopted OpenTelemetryHow OpenTelemetry helped us bring clarity to a noisy, multi-environment monitoring setup. -
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Why Terraform?We asked our cloud engineer Steve why Terraform has become a trusted tool for building reliable, scalable digital foundations. -
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Beyond React (Part 2)Julia deep dives into the implementation of our selected approach
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Government Procurement Reform in NZ: A Real World TestA firsthand look at how New Zealand’s 2025 government procurement reforms are reshaping digital projects. -
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Reconnecting Māori with Their MaraeMarae are the cultural and social and political hubs of iwi and hapū. -
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Provider of choice to the New Zealand GovernmentIf you are working in a NZ Government entity and looking engage with us, or are struggling to understand your…
