Source code availability

When a programmer writes a program s/he creates source code which is compiled into a program. If the program subsequently needs to be amended then any programmer with the source code will be able to do this. Conversely, without the source code no-one would be able to make any changes.

So it is essential that when the bespoke application is completed that the software house also gives the customer a copy of the source code. At Tailor Made Software we do this, but many of our competitors keep ownership of this vital resource to either sell the program on to other companies, or to hold the customer to ransom for any updates they subsequently request.