The founder of Absolute Programming, Rick Harlow has over 12 years of experience in the development and implementation of applications built using Microsoft products.

After working in the following industries:

Nuclear Power

State and Local Government

Manufacturing

Financial and Accounting

He came to the following conclusions:

Cost of US based development has increased dramatically

Software, hardware and infrastructure have matured enough to not only make “Remote Development” technically possible, but cost-effective

Large Corporations are investing heavily in “Off-Shore” operations

It’s not a matter of IF a company will do “Remote/Off-Shore Development” but when and how they make that transition

Most “Off-Shore” models are a geared toward delivery of “shrink wrap products” or “Fixed Statements of Work” rather than truly custom software

Small and mid-sized companies are struggling with how to keep up

The largest asset a developer can have is the knowledge and understanding of a clients business not his/or her technical skills

The typical off-shore model would not work for either small to mid-size companies or companies who needed highly customizable software.

With increasing specialization of software, even companies with in-house developers could afford to maintain developers who were competent in all areas.

Absolute Programming was formed to help companies resolve the above set of problems.