When people ask what makes Hello World different, the answer starts long before the company was founded. Recently, our founder and CEO, Dan Linn, was featured in Oregon Voyager’s article, “Inspiring Conversations with Dan Linn of Hello World,” where he shared the experiences that shaped both his career and the values behind the company. You…
I recently joined Ascend Integration Partners to talk about how AI is changing software development, what we are building with Autotix.io, and how we are thinking about the future of Hello World. The conversation covered a few different angles, but they all came back to the same idea: AI is making it much easier to…
For many, a logo is just a piece of branding. But at Hello World, the “B” on our website is a compass. This March, we joined thousands of companies worldwide to celebrate B Corp Month. This year’s theme focused on the B Corp logo as a marker of commitment: a signal that while every B…
Dan Linn explains that vibe coding can validate concepts but requires professional development to become production-ready products.
Dan Linn defines MVP as the “smallest version that delivers value, validates your idea, and earns you the right to keep building,” cautioning against feature creep before launch.
Application profiling identifies performance bottlenecks during development and maintenance, improving speed, stability, and user experience through tools like New Relic and XDebug.
Hello World operates according to seven core values: Communication, Agility, Teamwork, Self Awareness, Understanding, Integrity, and Tenacious Learning.
Aging technology requires strategic decisions about maintenance, renovation, or replacement, depending on business criticality and future requirements.
Technology selection depends on project requirements: Laravel for applications, WordPress for smaller brochureware sites, and Drupal for complex websites requiring structured content.