code & concept
Software development · Austria-wide & remote

Your workflows digital. Your systems up to date.

Custom software for small and mid-sized businesses, based in Graz, working across Austria and remotely beyond.

Free initial consultation (30 min) +43 (0) 681 20558452
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  • Austria-wide & remote
  • 9+ years in software development
  • One contact person

The starting point

Examples from everyday operations

Situations like these rarely come from negligence. They come from the business moving on while the software stood still.

  • Your technicians fill out reports on paper, and back at the office someone types everything in a second time.
  • The old industry software is still in operation, but no updates are being released for it anymore.
  • The software on your server hasn't had an update in years, because nobody wants to risk something no longer working afterwards.
  • You hear about AI everywhere, just not what it is actually supposed to do in your business.

That is exactly where I start, and I'll tell you honestly what is worth changing and what you can keep exactly as it is.

What businesses come to me with.

These are the most common reasons businesses get in touch. I'm just as glad to hear about a project that isn't listed here. That's what the initial consultation is for.

Custom software for your processes

Paper forms, Excel lists and email ping-pong go digital: enter data once, get reports at the push of a button. As a custom web application shaped around the way you work. From an internal line-of-business tool to an interface between two systems that don't talk to each other.

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Modernizing legacy systems

Updating, stabilizing and extending grown custom software, or gradually replacing it when that pays off. With complete data migration.

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Introducing and maintaining open-source systems

Bringing in proven open-source solutions, or getting the ones you have safely up to date and keeping them there. Instead of postponing updates for fear of downtime.

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Putting AI to work in your business

Reading documents, pulling data out of emails, drafting replies, built into the processes you already have. With the data question settled up front.

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Approach

Four steps from first call to production.

  1. 1

    Initial consultation

    30 minutes, free of charge. You describe the situation, I weigh it against 9+ years in software development and tell you honestly whether I'm the right fit.

  2. 2

    Analysis phase

    A structured assessment of your processes, data and existing systems. The result: a clear recommendation with an effort estimate. What pays off, what doesn't.

  3. 3

    Delivery in stages

    What a stage costs is settled before it begins. We stay in close contact while it is built, and after every stage you have a finished, working version in hand.

  4. 4

    Support from day one

    Going live is not the end of the project: I keep looking after the application, take care of updates and stay reachable when questions come up.

Rafael Seidl, software developer and owner of code & concept

About

One contact person. No ticket system.

Rafael Seidl, software developer from Graz, on-site across Austria and remote beyond it. No agency overhead: from start to finish you talk to the person who also writes the code.

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Frequently asked questions

Answers before you have to ask.

Do you build software outside your focus areas?
Yes. At heart it is always software that reflects how a business runs. If your project fits none of my focus areas, that is not an automatic no. And where I'm not the right fit, I'll tell you in the initial consultation.
Do you also take over software someone else built?
Yes. I take over existing systems and open-source installations after an assessment, including updates and ongoing maintenance.
What does a project cost?
That depends on the project. There is no honest blanket answer. After the analysis phase you receive a concrete offer. What a stage costs is settled before it begins.
How long until something usable exists?
That depends on the scope. The analysis phase gives you a reliable estimate for your case. The principle stays the same either way. Delivery happens in stages: instead of one big switch-over at the end, you get something you can work with as early as possible.
What happens to my data?
An EU location is my default, not an add-on. Your project data and the applications I run for you sit in European data centres, whether with specialised EU hosts or in the EU regions of the large cloud providers, depending on what your project needs. Which provider is used is something we discuss beforehand.
Do you also work with clients outside Austria?
Yes. I am based in Graz, Styria, and work for businesses across Austria. Most of it is remote anyway, with on-site appointments by arrangement. Remote collaboration works just as well across the border.

Let's talk about your project.

30 minutes, no obligation, no sales pressure. You talk, I listen and tell you honestly whether I'm the right person for the project.

Free initial consultation (30 min)