In the time following the start of the COVID pandemic, Bendyworks transformed from an office-based team of software developers in downtown Madison, Wisconsin, to an all-remote company with employees in half a dozen states. In spite of the many challenges, we have built the business and grown the team size.

Reflections on a surprisingly high customer retention rate.

To test our ability to support remote work and prevent coronavirus, all Bendyworks employees will be working remotely for a week.

We were SO excited to be featured by madisonNoteworthy!

For the second year in a row, we are a finalist for the Most Innovative Company Award, given by the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce.

We're thrilled to announce that the League of American Bicyclists awarded us the Gold level as a Bicycle Friendly Business!

Widen interviewed Bendyworks CEO Brad Grzesiak on how to maintain a connected workplace

Check out these presentations by Bendyworkers coming to conferences near you.

Our best practices for running meetings efficiently and effectively.

<h1 id="stuff">Stuff</h1> <p>When we speak to prospective clients or when we explain what we do to people we meet, they often tell us that they don’t understand technology or software. We hear a range of comments from, “I don’t know that much about tech” to “I’m so software...</p>

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4WbITDfZooE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> <p>In his talk <em>The Internet Is Your New Database,</em> Will laid bare the ideas behind the <em>semantic web.</em> While usually shrouded in misunderstanding, the semantic web has <em>lots</em> of cool ideas packed in it.</p> <h2 id="triples">Triples</h2> <p>Will started with the simple notion of a...</p>

<p>It’s a foggy week here in Madison, folks. We’re all about matching our music to our mood, which meant it was perfect that Jonk Music posted this video of Ghosts from last month’s B-Sides with <a href="http://itsonanon.bandcamp.com/">ON AN ON</a>. No matter the weather where you are, take a listen...</p>

<p>Chicago-based ON AN ON was named the number one band to see at SXSW 2013 by Time magazine. We couldn’t make it to Austin to verify that ourselves, but we’ve been playing them over the communal Bendywaves this past week in anticipation for their appearance...</p>

<p>As Bendyworks’ latest apprentice it’s easy to forget that no one knows everything. My journey as a developer began just 20 months ago, and with a background in French language and photography, it hasn’t always felt like the easiest transition. However...</p>

<p>When you’re pitched a four dimensional water bottle, a baby’s first mace, or completely opaque windshields, you might want to stop and wonder how you found yourself in that position. While this isn’t exactly a common situation at Bendyworks, it certainly...</p>

<table> <tbody> <tr> <td>[Bendyworks</td> <td>Growth Day]<a href="http://vimeo.com/54385663">1</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2049680">StoryFirst Media</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Here at Bendyworks we take Fridays for personal, professional and company growth. We think growth days are vital to stay engaged with the open source community...</p>

<p>Bendyworks is happy to announce that we’ve partnered with some great folks to bring you more access to the Madison music scene.</p> <p><a href="http://www.majesticmadison.com">The Majestic Theatre</a> has been bringing national touring acts to our area for the last five years and has supported the...</p>

<p><img style="float: left;" alt="Pilgrim" src="/assets/images/blog/extra/2013-01-15-pilgrim.jpg">In August 2012 I resolved to become a world-class web developer in one year and to share my progress and discoveries along the way. I challenged myself with the task of learning a new programming topic every two weeks, blogging about what I learned...</p>

<p>Last night I was able to attend a workshop at Madison Media Institute featuring <a href="http://moldover.com">Moldover</a> and his <a href="http://twitter.com/jremsikjr/status/255857203418890240/photo/1/large">crazy custom mixers</a> and modified instruments such as <a href="http://twitter.com/jremsikjr/status/255857280048840704/photo/1/large">the Robocaster</a>. At the end of the night I was so impressed I twisted his arm until he came to Bendyworks...</p>

<p>(This is the first of a recurring series describing our work during most, if not all, growth days at Bendyworks. Note that we won’t do growth day on Friday the 20th, because it’s <a href="http://uxmad.com" target="_new">UXMad</a>.)</p> <h2 id="whats-a-growth-day">What’s a “Growth Day”?</h2> <p>Bendyworks invests in our developers...</p>

<p>What’s coming up the rest of the month?</p> <p>The major event is clearly <a href="http://www.uxmad.com/" target="_new">UXMAD</a>.</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/blog/extra/2012-07-10-ux_mad_2012_poster-6ab6b223.jpg" alt="uxmad poster"></p> <p>This is a premier user experience conference for a decidedly less than premium price. Thursday the 19th there will be hands-on workshops; Friday the 20th and Saturday the...</p>

<p>Bendyworkers <a href="https://bendyworks.com/workers#devin">Devin</a> and <a href="https://bendyworks.com/workers#chris">Chris</a> were recently interviewed on the <a href="http://thinkrelevance.com/blog/tags/podcast">Relevance podcast</a>. They sat down to speak with <a href="http://thinkrelevance.com/team/members/craig-andera">Craig Andera</a>, <a href="http://thinkrelevance.com/team/members/jared-pace">Jared Pace</a>, and <a href="http://thinkrelevance.com/team/members/alan-dipert">Alan Dipert</a> of Relevance, on the topic of our recent <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_craftsmanship">craftsman swap</a>.</p> <p>Back in March, Chris Wilson visited Durham...</p>

What Paul learned during his Bendyworks apprenticeship.