Software built around the problem—not the technology.
NSRS designs and builds custom web and mobile applications, business platforms and integrations, and stays involved from architecture through deployment and support.
From internal tools to production platforms
Web applications
Browser-based products and internal platforms built to be used daily, not demoed once.
Mobile applications
Applications for phone and tablet, designed around how they'll actually be used.
Business applications
Software that replaces the spreadsheet or manual process a team has outgrown.
APIs & integrations
Interfaces that connect systems together reliably and fail visibly when something breaks.
Custom platforms
Multi-user systems with the data model, permissions and workflow the business needs.
Database solutions
Schema design, migration and query work underneath the application layer.
Idea to production, then beyond
Understand the problem
What actually needs to change, who it affects, and what 'working' looks like.
Define experience and architecture
How people will use it, and how it should be structured underneath.
Develop the application
Front end, back end and data layer, built to be maintained rather than rewritten.
Connect systems and APIs
Making the product work with the systems already in place around it.
Deploy the product
Getting it into production with the monitoring needed to know it's healthy.
Optimize on real usage
Refining based on how it's actually used, not how we assumed it would be.
Court Piece
Multiplayer Court Piece
A real-time multiplayer web implementation of the classic Court Piece card game, playable at courtpiece.ca.
Visit courtpiece.caDevelopment highlights
- Real-time multiplayer game state synchronised across players
- Provably fair shuffle using a commit-reveal scheme, so deals can be independently verified
- Full rules engine for the game's scoring and trick-taking logic
Production Tech Stack
Built using modern Node.js and WebSocket architecture for persistent low-latency room matchmaking, state synchronization, and cryptographically verified commit-reveal shufflers running across high-availability cloud infrastructure.
Common questions
Can you take a project from scratch?
Yes — from initial problem definition through architecture, build, deployment and ongoing support.
Can you join an existing codebase?
Yes. That usually starts with a review of the current code, architecture and deployment setup before any changes are proposed.
Do you provide support after launch?
Yes. Support and iteration after launch is treated as part of the work rather than a separate concern.
What does a project cost?
It depends entirely on scope. The first conversation is about understanding the problem well enough to give you a realistic answer.
Have something you need built?
Tell us the problem you're trying to solve and we'll tell you how we'd approach it.