XB Software Blog

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18 Years in Tech: What Almost Killed Us and What Changed the Industry Eighteen years in software development services is a strange amount of time. Long enough to remember when websites proudly used Flash intros nobody asked for. Long enough to survive multiple “this technology will replace developers forever” moments. And mo... By Vitaly Hornik

June 5, 2026

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Reinventing Project Management for AI-Driven Development For years, we ran Time & Materials (TM) projects the way most experienced PMP-certified leaders do. We started with ... By Vitaly Hornik

May 12, 2026

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Spec Kit on a Real Project: Implementation Experience in Large Legacy Code Bringing new AI-powered development tools into a large, established legacy project is rarely straightforward. While conversations around tools like GitHub’s Spec Kit mostly focus on greenfield projects and startups, our team decided to test something differe... By Vitaly Hornik

April 17, 2026

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AI Is Changing Disciplined Agile Delivery. Here’s How We’re Adapting Before, we’ve relied on the Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD) framework to bring structure, predictability, and scalabi... By Vitaly Hornik

April 9, 2026

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The Gap Between AI Prototypes and Production Software: 10 Risks You Can’t Afford We often meet founders who come to us with a familiar story. They have a compelling concept, a functional application ru... By Vitaly Hornik

March 19, 2026

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How Spec-Driven Development Brings Structure to AI-Assisted Engineering and How We Put It to the Test AI coding assistants have made developers incredibly fast since the start of the AI boom, but this new speed often comes... By Vitaly Hornik, Sergey Laptick

February 20, 2026

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AI as a Co-Pilot, Not an Autopilot: Guidance on Risk Management and Realistic Performance AI-assisted development — commonly called “vibe coding” — is already part of modern SaaS development. Tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, and Claude are embedded into daily engineering workflows, influencing how quickly code is written and feat... By Vitaly Hornik, Ujin Kosy

January 26, 2026

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Software Architecture: A Non-Negotiable for Your Project Scope Often, software architecture is relegated to a technical implementation detail, discussed long after business goals and ... By Vitaly Hornik

January 22, 2026

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Top 9 Energy Software Development Companies in the USA – A COO’s View In the energy industry, software is no longer a support tool — it’s the engine driving digital transformation. From ... By Vitaly Hornik

November 13, 2025

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Switching Vendors? Here’s How We Take Over Your Project (No Panic Required) Sometimes projects don’t go as planned. A Business Analyst leaves mid-sprint. The vendor you hired is missing in actio... By Vitaly Hornik

August 19, 2025

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Not Just a Manual: How Our Project Management Framework Helps Teams Deliver When a master takes on a task, the result speaks for itself. Unfortunately, there aren’t many masters out there. Even ... By Vitaly Hornik

May 19, 2025

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Client Through the Looking-Glass, or How Not to Devalue a Project by the Lack of Documentation When during another meeting a customer has to remind the developer all over again about the need to not break anything, ... By Vitaly Hornik

October 30, 2024

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How to Choose Between API and SDK Development In software development, two acronyms frequently cause frustration: API (Application Programming Interface) and SDK (Software Development Kit). While they may appear similar at first glance, they serve distinct roles in the creation, integration, and enhanceme... By Vitaly Hornik, Vladislav Kumakov

April 10, 2024