An Engineer’s View of AppSec

My name is Alina and I am part of the AppSec team here at The Workshop. In this post, I will share my AppSec experience and how it fits into the skillset of a modern software engineer. All my professional life I have been an engineer. Over 16 years, I have worked in three companies, […]

Designing for errors. How to avoid frustrating experiences

It is relatively easy to design for ideal scenarios where people use devices and systems as intended and everything goes well. The real challenge comes when users get into trouble. Errors happen. This is a fact we have to embrace, and it is our responsibility to design products and services that prevent and handle problems […]

The value of white space in design

‘Empty space has more energy than everything we know.’ This statement relates to quantum physics, more precisely to all matter in the observable universe. But, I would argue this hypothesis applies to other fields of human interest too, like Interface Design. The role of white space White space in design is often called negative space […]

Learning a new language

The business language here at The Workshop is English. Inventors communicate with colleagues and clients in English, and they even think and dream in English. Therefore, for most of our Inventors, learning a second or third language is not a “weird” thing. After all, if one can “speak and understand” those computer languages, which can […]

How to load millions of rows into MySQL without agony

After many years of working mainly in MS SQL Server as Database Developer, some months ago I started a new stage in my professional career. This includes working on more database technologies (Relational Databases) like MySQL and NoSQL as Cassandra, and even acquiring transversal knowledge in OS Linux. This article is the first of a […]

The conundrum of security testing

The practice of testing applications for security defects, whether they manifest as logic flaws or bugs in your code, can be a controversial subject for the Application Security (AppSec) community. With the advent of DevSecOps and the introduction of automated tests is the CICD pipeline, testing has increased in popularity (if not frequency). Moreover, testing […]

#PrideMonth2020

“I originally come from a country where the LGBTQ+ community still aren’t accepted. I decided to change my life and move to Málaga when I got a job offer from The Workshop. After working in many companies, here I finally feel I have the opportunity to be who I am – professionally and personally as […]

Workshop Warrior Championship Winners!

The Battle for AppSec Security returned for another thrilling year in the Workshop Warrior Championship 2020. Two teams of Inventors came, saw and conquered security vulnerabilities in the final to seize the ultimate prize of victory, bragging rights, and a hefty cash prize. Congratulations to winners Los Cobras and runners up Ava! You can check […]

Hack to the future!

Our Sports Team Inventors have been a hive of hacktivity, in this year’s recent Hackathon! Watch the “live hacktion replay” of this exciting event in this video produced by Dario Cuevas, seeing the jury, valiant competitors and winners in action.

TWS band at home – Here Comes the Sun

Here comes the sun and here come our Inventors in this great musical tribute! This is what we do at TWS. We find ways to collaborate and work as a team even in difficult circumstances. We overcome challenges with passion and talent. You can always count on us for our positive attitudes and smiles on our faces. Enjoy the video and look out for our next feel-good hit of the summer!