How we write our guides

Who writes them

Articles carry the name and role of the person who wrote them, and that name links to a page listing everything else they have written. There is no house pen name and no ghost-written filler.

• Hamza Hai — Founder, Accountant & Project Manager, FourCents
• Zee — Founder & Lead Developer, FourCents

What they are based on

We build custom software for a living. The guides describe the decisions we watch clients make — build or buy, what to put in a first release, which integrations actually matter — and they say plainly when an off-the-shelf product is the better answer, because it often is.

Sources and dates

Where a guide states something dated or statutory — a filing deadline, a rule that takes effect on a given day — it lists the source it came from, who publishes it, and the date we last opened that source and confirmed it still said so. That date is the part that goes stale, so it is the part we record. Articles show when they were published and, separately, when they were last updated, and the two are only shown together when they differ.

Why there are no prices in our guides

Several guides say outright that they contain no dollar figures. That is deliberate. A number printed without knowing your scope, your integrations and your timeline is a guess dressed as a fact, and it is the single most misleading thing a software article can do. Ask us for a quote instead; it is free and it is specific to you.

Corrections

If something here is wrong, tell us and we will fix it and change the updated date. Write to info@fourcents.ca.