The Kttp Web Solutions Advantage

To understand why the KTTP Advantage is so successful, one has to understand the shortcomings of the typical approach taken by most web development companies. Web development companies will often encourage custom coding or at least a custom coded alteration to an existing precoded solution. This leads to a ripple effect that increases the total life-cycle cost of a solution exponentially.

All pre-coded solutions have the advantage of utilizing less expensive updates and maintenance. A greater amount of custom code translates into higher maintenance and update costs. To understand this fully, consider what happens when a module of a given shopping cart is customized to handle a unique navigational structure that allows a user to narrow down their selection by actual inventory availability of products. Suppose such a modification requires even a slight restructuring of the database. This now means that the next update to the shopping cart application has to be vetted for compatibility issues to see if it will conflict with the new database structure. It also means that the next upgrade also has to be vetted or reworked completely. Add-on modules to do with the database or products may not work anymore, and what should have been a nominal expense turns into a major expenditure. The ability to adapt quickly also is lost as custom coded solutions have to be fully tested before they can be implemented. Precoded solutions have the advantage of being fully tested before being implemented.

Once an application has been modified, it becomes more and more improbable that another web development company will want to work with it. This is because they have to study it before working with it. Imagine what happens when someone constructs a building and another engineer firm and construction company comes along and does a modification to the foundation, plumbing and electrical system of the building - but imagine this in a jurisdiction that has absolutely no legislated standards. They achieved what they set out to achieve but with no regard to future engineers and construction companies ability to continue where they left off. You can quickly see how web development companies leave you tied to them unless you’re willing to completely start over from scratch.

Now keep in mind that the original precoded solution worked perfectly with 20 or more third-party services, websites, and social networks. Now all their integrations have to be re-thought, tested and adjusted to work with the new modification. Further modifications, and sometimes completely independent solutions now have to be designed to accommodate the lack of full integration you once enjoyed.

There are better ways to bridge the gap caused by shortcomings of any given pre-existing online application. A modular approach is a start but can still cause the same ripple effect that will balloon your total life-cycle production costs.

Take advantage of the Kttp approach to web design and development. Contact Kttp today.