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Hello World! See how creative the Start Software developers are when using the Alpha Anywhere development tool (Tue, 14 Dec 2021)We've just had a lot of fun presenting one of Alpha Software's weekly Wednesday webinars for their Alpha Anywhere development environment. Our topic? How to do something very boring - the classic newbie programmer's "Hello World!" app - in increasing interesting, complex and bizarre ways! Hope you enjoy watching the recording of it here on YouTube. We certainly enjoyed putting it together! If we can help you with your Alpha Anywhere software developments - perhaps you need some support, some mentoring, or perhaps you even need a system looking after - do get in touch.
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Start Software is proud to be a Living Wage Employer (Tue, 22 Oct 2019)
We are delighted to announce that Start Software is now officially a Living Wage Employer.

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Alpha Software webinar to feature Start Software (Fri, 04 Nov 2016)
Alpha Software (creators of the awesome Alpha Anywhere software development platform) are running a series of webinars throughout the autumn and Start Software's director Robin Bennett is presenting on 30 November.

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BBC News
Does the UK video games industry have a class problem? (Thu, 17 Jul 2025)A non-profit organisation is trying to create more pathways into the sector for working-class people.
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Samsung boss cleared of fraud by South Korea's top court (Thu, 17 Jul 2025)
The ruling comes after Lee Jae-yong was acquitted of all charges in two earlier trials.
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Co-op boss confirms all 6.5m members had data stolen (Wed, 16 Jul 2025)
In her first interview since the attack, Co-op's chief executive said she was "incredibly sorry" to customers.
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