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Kaizen Softworks Recognized by Clutch

We're delighted to announce that Kaizen Softworks has once again secured its place in the spotlight, earning recognition as a Top-Rated B2B Service Provider in Latin America for 2018. This prestigious acknowledgment comes from Clutch, a reputable B2B research, ratings, and reviews company headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Clutch's 2018 rankings represent a careful evaluation of all the companies listed, focusing on critical aspects such as client reviews, service quality, the range of services offered, and the overall presence in the market.

The Advantages of Nearshoring in Latin America

Ricardo Real, the Senior Analyst responsible for the extensive research, pointed out some compelling reasons why nearshoring services in Latin America are such an attractive option for businesses, particularly those based in the United States. Nearshoring refers to the practice of outsourcing specific business operations or services to a nearby country or region.

'The highlighted agencies are top performers in their countries and the region (...) “Nearshoring the development, design, and marketing of a digital product to Latin America is a smart option for companies based in the U.S. The leading B2B companies featured in this year’s report share convenient time zones with major U.S. cities and have qualified talent, aligned working cultures, great English communication, and competitive rates, so clients get the best value for their money', Real said.

Latin America's allure as an outsourcing hub lies in its advantageous time zone compatibility with major U.S. cities, enabling real-time communication and efficient collaboration. The region also boasts a pool of highly skilled and qualified professionals who bring their expertise to the table. This remarkable talent pool is complemented by aligned working cultures, facilitating seamless cooperation between clients and service providers.

Furthermore, Latin America has seen remarkable growth in its English proficiency, ensuring effective communication between businesses from different corners of the world. Clutch's evaluation recognized the competitive pricing offered by Latin American service providers, ensuring that clients receive excellent value for their investments.

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Welcome to the first installment of our series dedicated to streamlining web development and boosting your productivity.

If you've ever found yourself drowning in repetitive CSS tasks, this post is your lifeline. In this post, we'll delve into the basics of Sass, paving the way for a more efficient and enjoyable web development journey. Say hello to cleaner, more maintainable code, and wave goodbye to CSS monotony.

Web Development Journey

The scenario is simple, you're developing a website or web app, and for sure you want it to look as good as you can, which is obviously accomplished by using CSS. Then you find yourself repeating tag names, properties, colors, and having a gigantic main.css file (or maybe a lot of <src rel="stylesheet"> tags in your HTML header?).

And what if you want to change something as the main color of your website? Dozens of lines changed just because #7a19a8 seemed slightly better than #7211a0.

Is there even a difference?

Well, to solve all of this and more, in 2006 the Syntactically awesome style sheets were created, Sass for the friends. Sass is a preprocessor scripting language that is interpreted or compiled into simple CSS. What all of this means is that Sass extends the CSS syntax, using a similar structure, with a lot more fuctionality.

Usage

All installation steps are covered in Sass' official install guide. In this post, I'm going to show you some basic syntax so you can make your CSS better since day one.

Variables

Variables are a core part of Sass, the premise is that you declare any data in the form of a valid data type in Sass, and you can use it all along your stylesheet. Here is the syntax:

Nested Selectors

With Sass Selector nesting we can transform this:

div {
// Some properties for a div
}
div span {
// Some properties for a span tag inside a div
}
div p {
// Some properties for a p tag inside a div
}

Into:

div {
// Some div properties
span {
// Some properties of a span tag inside a div
}
p {
// Some properties of a p tag inside a div
}
}

Basically, you can nest selectors within selectors to avoid repeating tags each time you may need to go deeper in order to win specificity.

You can also add pseudo elements and modify parent selectors inside themselves with the & symbol, this way:

div {
// div properties
&.steve {
// properties of a div with steve class
}
}

Mixins

A mixin is a Sass feature that allows you to define reusable pieces of code, and even allows parameters, just as functions, in order to modify its behavior without having to draw upon semantic classes as .margin-box-size-1. Let's see them:

@mixin box-size($size: 1em) {
margin: $size;
padding: $size;
}

You define a mixin by using @mixin, then you name it, in this case is box-size and write down the parameters it will receive, if any. In this case we also have a default parameter $size: 1em. The variables will be replaced with their value at build time, and everything inside the mixin will be placed wherever is used across the stylesheet. You call the mixin function by using @include followed by the mixin name.

div {
@include box-size(3em);
}
// Will be replaced by
div {
margin: 3em;
padding: 3em;
}

Control Directives

With Sass we can bring common programming sentences into stylesheets, with control directives as @if, @for, @each and @while, we can sort out, repeat and take from a map or list any piece of code. Lets take a brief look over each syntax.

@if

The @if directive takes any SassScript truthy or false expression and executes whichever code sections applies:

@if (true) {
// This code will always run
} @else {
// this code will never run
}

@for

The @for directive is pretty straight forward, it runs the code inside the braces for a determined amount of times. The syntax is as follows:

// We declare a variable $i for the iterator, which starts at [from] and ends in [trough] values
@for $i from 1 through 6 {
margin: $i+px;
}

@while

The @while directive works pretty much as the @for directive, with the difference that the condition of the loop to execute is entirely on us, and not only an incremental operator.

$execute: true;
@while ($execute) {
@debug($execute);
}

Tip

@debug() will print out any value to the console while building, as its name says, its awesome for debugging!

@each

Last but not least, @each works slightly different from the other directives, as it goes trough a collection such a map or a list instead of simply a condition, and exposes the current value for you to use.

$colors: red green blue;
@each $color in $colors {
background: $color
}

Conclusion

And that's it! With this easy tool you can start to write cleaner and more maintainable CSS from now on.

If you have any doubts you can find me on twitter as @stiv_ml. I will be more than pleased to answer any question!

I've been working as a developer for around 1 year, I'm currently studying CS and always loved the idea of making things work as I want by writing code. My current stack at work is mostly JS (Angular 2+, Node), and have worked with C# (.NET).As a young developer being in the industry since so early, I've been really curious about how we developers define ourselves by 'Ranks'.When do you become a senior developer? How do you do it? What should you do/know? I still don't have answers to those questions, but I realized there's a key factor that influences every developer career, no matter how much time and experience they have...

Overcoming the Junior Mentality

When I was just starting, I had to fight with the overwhelming amount of things that seemed necessary to learn in order to call myself even a developer, let alone working as one. This takes us to the first point:

Don't be afraid of what you don't know

Nobody knows everything, and this is specially true in programming. No matter how many years of experience or how many languages a developer claims to know, what really matters is how he/she approaches learning new things. This is an attitude that will open you a huge amount of opportunities.Don't be afraid of spending hours on a problem that might seem the simplest of them all, just because you don't know how does X thing work, as long as they are spent researching and actively working on understanding it. In the end, you might have learned more than what you were first looking for.It's also important to have in mind that ...

Things might take time

As every other discipline, being proficient as a developer will take time, understanding some things will take time, and making things work will take time, but you should always look forward to complete what you're doing, because stress and fatigue may come, but will always pay off in the long run.You will be a better developer, and may be able to complete any similar task in a better faster and cleaner way sometime in the future.

Don't be afraid to ask

And I can't stress this enough. Asking other developers when you're new into programming is one of the best and most enriching things you can do, because most of the time people will be eager to help you and you may learn a whole lot of things in a way it's really hard to reproduce any other way.Most experienced developers also make questions all the time. Not knowing something doesn't make you less of a developer.

What else would you add to this list? When did you stopped feeling as a junior? Leave it in the comments!

Corporate Vision Magazine's Technology Innovator Awards have honored us with the title of "Best SME Technology Consultancy in South America" for 2018.

Corporate Vision Magazine's Technology Innovator Awards

In recent years, the digital transformation has led to an increased demand for technology services across various industries. Businesses are relying on technology to foster their growth and stay competitive. To meet these evolving needs, technology companies must be at the forefront of innovation.

Corporate Vision Magazine (CV Magazine) is dedicated to acknowledging technology firms that lead the way in innovation and outshine the competition.

We are proud to be recognized for our innovative technology services in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

We extend our gratitude to our valued customers for their trust in our ability to deliver significant value to their companies while staying at the forefront of technology trends.

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Uruguay is a relaxed country, digitally connected, and globally competitive across a range of industries—like software development. Kaizen Softworks in Montevideo embodies these trends by building apps for U.S. customers with advanced technical needs.

It is a niche business that requires a rare blend of programming excellence, global business acumen, and a willingness to customize solutions. Kaizen Softworks favors this niche, because like Uruguay itself, the company thrives on an open and collaborative atmosphere.

Guest post by: Sean Goforth

Kaizen Softworks: Uruguay's Rising Star in Software Development

In the early 2000s, several global businesses began making investments in Uruguay, based on the belief that the small country would make a good hub of operations for service delivery to the rest of South America. Tata Consultancy Services was among the first to set up its regional headquarters in Montevideo.

Quietly, other multinationals followed suit. Meanwhile, a succession of governments from both sides of the political aisle made a series of long-term investments to boost Internet access and expand educational opportunities.

In October of 2009 President Tabare Vazquez handed out the last of the vaguely lunchbox looking XO laptops, at Escuela 28/80, making good on the government’s one-laptop-per-child (OLPC) pledge. With this, Uruguay became the first country in Latin America to fulfill the OLPC pledge.

The occasion brought a wave of international media attention, as did The Economist’s declaration that Uruguay was its “country of the year” in 2013.

Notwithstanding these moments of fanfare, it’s been business as usual in Uruguay. Even as the rest of South America rode commodity exports from boom to bust, Uruguay just trod along.

Yet, slowly over the years the progressive social policies, and sustained commitment to technological access and education, have helped remake the country.

Open, accepting and tech savvy, Uruguay has the feel of a Scandinavian country located in South America. And more improvements are in the offing. Currently ANTEL, the state telecom provider, is carrying out a nationwide fiber optic Internet plan. If all goes according to plan, the additional investments will give Uruguay 100% fiber-to-the-house connectivity by 2022.

Owing to the educational and tech investments, Uruguay offers a thriving tech culture of software programmers and a budding startup ecosystem. This helps explain why the business technology sector in Uruguay has become increasingly fragmented since the early 2000s.

Stellar programmers may start out at multinationals, but many eventually launch their own firms in order to exploit underserved niches in the market. So unlike Argentina, Chile or Mexico, where large software development firms rule the roost, in Uruguay it is an array of small players–many with fewer than 30 programmers– that collectively drive the market.

One such firm is Kaizen Softworks. Over the past three years, the firm has grown steadily based on its offerings in full-stack Microsoft & Open Source solutions, a core element of a world-class developer team.

Robust and scalable architectures are another specialty, and in recent years Kaizen has expanded its client list by working with partners whose JavaScript-based apps demand a forte in Angular and React. All of this is supported by multi-disciplinary, self-managed, and agile teams.

When Indianapolis-based CuroGens was looking for a partner to develop its cloud-based learning application, it initially focused on options across Eastern Europe. But then one of its contacts in Canada recommended that the firm consider Uruguay.

That led CuroGens to discover Kaizen Softworks, and it is extremely happy with the result. ‘Not only did they have the required technical skills’, says CuroGens director Søren Hjorth, ‘but more importantly they went above and beyond to truly understand the application design often resulting in suggesting minor tweaks that allowed us to save both time and money‘.

Today, Kaizen is building on its technical expertise to reach further into the realms of programming and data science, an emerging differentiator between software development firms.

Its strength in Microsoft-based programming has enabled a transition to offerings that include machine learning, artificial intelligence, chatbots (based on the Microsoft bot framework), security, and big data. Still, for all of its technical prowess, Kaizen Softworks remains a small firm based in a small country.

Technical solutions matter, a lot. But the ethos of cooperation between the client and programmers, and the willingness to tailor solutions to meet a client’s needs, counts too.

Kaizen Softworks founder Fabian Fernandez points toward the firm’s recent work with SmartBorder, a leader in compliance software for imports and exports.

Kaizen is building a SaaS version of its products, a project that has advanced based on sync meetings, Agile methods, chats through Slack, and the occasional trip to SmartBorder headquarters in Buffalo, NY.

‘Understanding the business of SmartBorder and having the Kaizen team fly to their office in the US for short periods of time has been another factor that played a main role in understanding exactly what needs to be built, and how to deliver value that fits our client’s needs’, says Fernandez.

To ensure it stays on the cutting edge, Kaizen plays an active role in the programmer conferences. For example, the firm Co-Founded .NET Conf Global. Since 2014, the Microsoft programmer conferences in Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia and Chile have brought together more than 3,000 programmers in total, making it the largest tech conferences in the region.

Other smaller events abound in Montevideo, and Kaizen’s programmers actively take part. It helps ensure world-class programming skills and the early adoption of the latest trends.

Indeed, in 2018 Kaizen will be opening a “tech hostel” to host programmers from the rest of the country in a space next to the company’s new headquarters so that they can stay queued in to the latest developer trends.

These moves are helping to spread the firm’s expertise to the larger programmer community. Because like Uruguay itself, Kaizen Softworks prefers an open and collaborative atmosphere.

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At Kaizen Softworks, we are currently working on a site that uses Angular 2, .NET and Azure as main technologies.

In addition to this project, one of our partners was needing a mobile application that was going to use the same database as the web app. To facilitate communication between the backend and all of their applications, we needed a robust solution for sending notifications with concealed information to the mobile app.

After a thorough proof of concept, we decided to harness the capabilities of Firebase to bridge the gap between our backend and various applications.

What is Firebase?

Firebase serves as a Backend as a Service (BaaS) that simplifies the creation of a backend with minimal coding expertise. It offers seamless integration with various platforms, including iOS, Android, Unity, and C++.

Firebase's extensive range of services spans authentication, storage, real-time database, crash reports, and Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM), which is instrumental for push notifications.

Advantages of Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM)

FCM gives us many advantages, here is the list of the most important:

1. Cost-Effective: FCM offers unlimited use for free, making it a budget-friendly choice.
2. Multi-Platform Integration: It seamlessly integrates with multiple platforms, simplifying the development process.
3. Well-Documented: Firebase provides comprehensive documentation, making it user-friendly.
4. Swift Delivery: FCM ensures that 95% of all notifications experience a minimal delay of just 250ms from the time of dispatch to reception on the recipient's platform (courtesy of Google).
5. Audience Targeting: You can tailor messages to specific devices, platforms, or user groups.
6. Versatile Messaging: Messages can be dispatched via the Firebase Console or the Firebase API.

Here's the FCM flow:

Setting up the Client-Side

Now that the Firebase introduction is finished, it’s coding and configuring time.

To begin, create a Firebase Console project using your Google account. Once in the Firebase dashboard, select 'Add project'. Specify your project's name and region, and then click on 'Create project'.

Ok, you’re done! You have your project created, so now you are able to use all Firebase functionalities!

You must register each platform you intend to configure Firebase for. In this tutorial, we'll focus on configuring an Android project.

During app registration, you'll need to fill in the package name according to your app's specifications. Firebase's initial project already contains the package name, typically set as 'com.google.firebase.quickstart.fcm'. You can find these projects in the documentation samples section.

Following app registration, you'll need to download and add the 'google-services.json' file to your project. If you haven't already received it from Firebase, they will provide it.

Additionally, don't forget to add FCM dependencies, as they are essential for Firebase to function seamlessly within your app.

Well done, your client side is ready, if you want more information about client side configuration you can get it on the documentation guide for Android or for iOS or other platforms you will find on the side panel of the Cloud Messaging documentation page.

Obtaining Device Tokens

For each app-installation, Firebase is going to create a token that identifies it, so in case of sending a notification to that specific app-installation, you will need that token.

To learn about getting this token, please read 'Access the device registration token' part on the setting up section of the platform you want to configure Firebase to.

Well done, your client side is ready, if you want more information about client side configuration you can get it on the documentation guide for Android or for iOS or other platforms you will find on the side panel of the Cloud Messaging documentation page.

Sending Our First Notification

We can send push notifications without a fully configured backend, using the Firebase console.

To do this, navigate to your Firebase project, select 'Notifications' in the side panel, and click 'Send your first message'. This will take you to this configuration panel:

Here you'll need to provide the following details:

• Message text: The main content of your notification.
• Target: Define the devices you want to reach, selecting from options like "User segment," "Topic," or "Single device." Each target allows you to tailor your message effectively.

Once you've filled in these fields, click 'SEND MESSAGE'.

A pop-up will display, summarizing the key details of your notification. Click 'SEND', and your push notification is on its way!

Configuring Your .NET Backend

For this example, we'll use a .NET backend – a console project designed specifically for a .NET Meetup in Uruguay.

To access the Firebase API, you'll need critical information from Firebase, including the API URL (https://fcm.googleapis.com/fcm/send) and a unique server key that authenticates your Firebase project for security purposes.

To obtain the server key:

1. Access 'Project settings' as depicted in the image.
2. Select the 'Cloud Messaging' tab.
3. Find the server key in the 'Project credentials' section.

Time to Code the Backend

In addition to the API URL and server key, you'll require a method with specific parameters to communicate with the Firebase API. For this purpose, create a static class named "PushNotificationLogic.cs" containing the following method:

These parameters are:

• deviceTokens: An array of strings, each string represents a FCM token provided by Firebase on each app-installation. This is going to be the list of app-installations that the notification is going to send.
• title: It’s the bold section of a notification.
• body: It represents 'Message text' field of the Firebase SDK, this is the message you want to send to the users.
• data: These is a dynamic object, it can be whatever you want because this object is going to be used as additional information you want to send to the app, it’s like hidden information. For example an action you want to execute when the user presses on the notification or an id of some product.

For the method, I am going to suppose that all parameters are correct without bad values (you can add all the validations you want). The first thing we have to do is to create an object with all the data we need to send to the API, I created two classes for that:

public class Message
{
public string[] registration_ids { get; set; }
public Notification notification { get; set; }
public object data { get; set; }
}
public class Notification
{
public string title { get; set; }
public string text { get; set; }
}

Then, just create a new object of type 'Message' and serialize it as I did it here:

var messageInformation = new Message()
{
notification = new Notification()
{
title = title,
text = body
},
data = data,
registration_ids = deviceTokens
};
//Object to JSON STRUCTURE => using Newtonsoft.Json;
string jsonMessage = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(messageInformation);

Now we just need a request to Firebase API and we’re done.

The request has to be as a "Post" Method to the Firebase API-Url, we have to add a Header which is "Authorization" and use a value like: “key={YourServerKey}”.

Then we add the content (jsonMessage) and you are ready to hit the api.

Here it is the code you need to do the last part:

// Create request to Firebase API
var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, FireBasePushNotificationsURL);
request.Headers.TryAddWithoutValidation(“Authorization”, “key=” + ServerKey);
request.Content = new StringContent(jsonMessage, Encoding.UTF8, “application/json”);
HttpResponseMessage result;
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
result = await client.SendAsync(request);
}

Thank You For Reading!

In early March 2018, Kaizen Softworks achieved a remarkable milestone by securing a spot among the Top 30 Custom Software Development Companies in all of Latin America.

This prestigious recognition was announced by Clutch, a globally recognized B2B Ratings & Reviews company, in collaboration with the Embassy of Uruguay in the United States.

Clutch - The Beacon of Trustworthy Data

Clutch, a U.S.-based research company, plays a pivotal role in providing businesses with invaluable decision-making information, particularly when it comes to selecting a software services company.

They excel in delivering top-tier analytics that effectively organize data on software vendors, pinpointing trustworthy and experienced partners in the field. The result? Highly informative ratings of software companies, highlighting those who stand out in various categories.

With a vast pool of more than 7,000 companies under scrutiny, it's a remarkable achievement to secure a place in the Top 30 Custom Software Development firms ranking, and this success is entirely attributed to our valued customers.

Kaizen Softworks on Clutch

Our Clutch profile goes the extra mile by showcasing candid client reviews in an interview format.

These reviews provide essential insights and firsthand experiences for anyone in search of a reliable and proficient software services company.

At Kaizen Softworks, our commitment to delivering exceptional software solutions is not just our mission; it's our track record, as endorsed by the voices of our satisfied clients.

From July 8th to 13th, we had the privilege of attending Microsoft Inspire 2017 in Washington, D.C.

It was Kaizen Softworks first time at this event, formerly known as the Microsoft World Partner Conference (WPC), marked Kaizen Softworks' inaugural presence and proved to be a valuable experience.

In this article, our CTO, Rolando Larrainci, and I will reflect on various aspects of our time at the conference.

Tickets and Pricing

Securing tickets to Microsoft Inspire is an investment, but a worthwhile one. This is the annual event where Microsoft unveils its plans for Partners in the upcoming fiscal year, bringing together over 18,000 attendees from global companies.

Our tickets, purchased a month and a half in advance, cost us $1,900 each. Tickets sell out rapidly, so we recommend securing yours at least a month before the conference. Furthermore, purchasing tickets well in advance can save you money.

Next year's event is set for Las Vegas, and tickets are already available during the current year's conference.

Accomodation and Transport

You can book your hotel while purchasing your ticket. While the hotels available are really great, the prices range from USD 250 to USD 350 per night per person, rooms available tend to run out pretty fast too. We stayed 9 nights in a really good Airbnb two blocks from the main conference location, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center and paid USD 198 per night for two people.

If you decide to stay in one of the hotels that Microsoft offers while purchasing your ticket, you will have a bus coming to your door to take you to the conference locations. If do not stay at one of these hotels, don’t worry, you can still take those buses but have to move to your nearest hotel bus stop.

Conference Location

Each year, Microsoft selects a different location for Inspire, and this time, it was the vibrant city of Washington, D.C. We took the opportunity to explore the city, renting bikes to visit the National Mall with its monuments and The White House.

It was an excellent decision, highly recommended. The conference venues, including the expansive Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the Verizon Center for keynotes, and Nationals Park for the final party, were impressive and conveniently located.

Keynotes

Get. There. Early.

You really want to get a good seat so plan smart and try to be there early. All keynotes were great and if you are first time attendee you get the benefit of being in a preferential location, being a couple meters from Satya was awesome!

Sessions

There were hundreds of sessions during the week that allow us to understand even more how Microsoft technologies can help our partners.

Having the chance to engage in conversations not only with the Microsoft teams behind it, but also with other partners who are working with the same is priceless.

You can have a glimpse at the session topics at the Microsoft Inspire Session Catalog. The top 10 sessions of Microsoft Inspire 2017 include topics like Cybersecurity, the Digital Transformation, Azure, the new Commercial Sales Strategy for Partners, Microsoft 365 and more.

Connect Meetings

This was one of the main aspects of the experience that we were interested in. You could login into the MyInspire web or mobile app, go to the Networking section, Attendee Directory & Connect Meetings and start working to schedule some meetings with potential partners & clients.

It’s great as you can filter by Job Category, Competency, Business Focus, Company Size, Country and more to later invite to meet and send messages across the platform. We had several meetings in 3 days and it really worth it.

Expo

The Expo Hall was a great place where you could connect with exhibitors and sponsors that were showcasing their products and solutions.

Other interesting areas were the Regional Lounges, where you could connect with partners or even use as point of meeting to receive and chat with partners and potential clients.

I just want to add that many if not every booth were giving away swag and we practically had to buy a new luggage to bring everything to Uruguay :)

Why You Should Attend to Microsoft Inspire

In conclusion, we are eager to attend Microsoft Inspire again, and here's why:

1. Networking: Connect with partners who share your goals and ideas.
2. Client Opportunities: Meet potential clients who could be part of your market.
3. Insights: Gain insights into Microsoft's plans for the upcoming fiscal year.
4. Relationship Building: Foster stronger relationships with Microsoft teams.
5. Swag: Collect a multitude of promotional items.

Will we see you in Las Vegas for Microsoft Inspire 2018? Remember, always wear your badge!

The Uruguayan company, Kaizen Softworks, dedicated to software development, inaugurated its new offices and plans for 2018 to open a “technological hostel” that will house young people coming from other cities who work for the company.

First seen on InfoNegocios (Spanish).

Kaizen Softworks Inaugurates New Office in Uruguay and Plans its Growth for 2018

Fabian Fernandez, CEO of Kaizen Softworks told InfoNegocios that the search for a new location for their offices took more than a year. 'We started as a startup in the house of my partner’s father, we were running out of space in his house where we were already 17 people working there', he said.

The new offices are located in Presidente Giro and Juan Ramon Gomez, in the Blanqueada area and have 5900 sq ft (550m2) distributed in six meeting rooms, an open space of approximately 4300 sq ft (400m2), 6 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room and an internal yard with barbecue.

'We seek to make a very relaxed office with meeting rooms, ping pong and common spaces. We like the area of La Blanqueada because the location is tremendously good, we are in the middle of Montevideo where the main avenues meet and that makes any bus leave you at the door', said Fernandez.

https://youtu.be/QfsaCIyLKt0

For next year Kaizen Softworks is already working on a new project that will consist of a 'technological hostel'. As explained by the CEO of the company, the goal is to promote IT careers in other cities of the country by working in conjunction with educational institutions such as the University of Technology of Uruguay (UTEC), the technological high school Anima and Young Programmers (Jovenes a Programar by the Spanish name).

'We want to help promote technology careers in other cities of the country because we know there is a need there and because in Montevideo it is sometimes difficult to get talent either because they are employed and well established or because the tech skill level is not enough good to us', explained Fernandez.

The project will seek to employ young people from the interior of Uruguay who wish to work for Kaizen Softworks remotely, but who have the availability to stay at the 'technological hostel' for one week per month or every two months.

In this regard Fernandez said: 'We believe that besides working remotely is convenient, it is just as important to get involved and meet people in person, so the idea is to come to work in the offices one week per month'.

Regarding the present of the company, Fernandez explained that they are working hard with the U.S. market and that for 6 months is the only market they are dedicated to where they expect to continue growing during 2018.

'We are achieving the vision we had when we started that was to create a company made by software developers for software developers. We are aiming to be twice as many people by the end of 2018 so we are going to have to step on the bottom and accelerate', concluded the businessman.

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