{"id":857968,"date":"2026-04-22T07:11:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=857968"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:47:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:47:49","slug":"the-south-african-software-development-company-that-makes-sure-things-are-done-the-right-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/857968\/the-south-african-software-development-company-that-makes-sure-things-are-done-the-right-way\/","title":{"rendered":"The South African software development company that makes sure things are done the right way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codehesion.co.za\/?utm_source=BusinessTech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Codehesion<\/strong><\/a> won the 2026 MyBroadband Award for Best Software Development Company \u2013 and a key reason for this is its commitment to ensuring that your software works the way it should. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has performed numerous software rescue projects where a client had a system that is not working as it should.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/codehesion.com\/home\/contact\/?utm_source=BusinessTech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to contact Codehesion for a risk-free consultation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Codehesion analyses the project to determine where its flaws lie, and how they must be fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe issue that causes the most damage is usually invisible to the business until it\u2019s too late: architectural debt,\u201d said Codehesion founder and CEO Hector Beyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe system was built without a scalable foundation, no clear separation of concerns, no consistent patterns, and no plan for what happens when the business grows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The software may work at first, but as the business scales, it becomes clear that the system can no longer do what it is meant to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBy the time the business feels the pain, the fix isn\u2019t a patch \u2013 it\u2019s a significant rebuild,\u201d said Beyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00076.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00076.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-857972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00076.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00076-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00076-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC00076-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fixing your software where it matters most<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyers explained that when Codehesion takes on a failed project from other developers, it first focuses on business value \u2013 not code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA client doesn\u2019t come to us because their codebase is messy,\u201d said Beyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey come because they have a business problem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be feature release delays, platform abandonments, security flaws, or broken integrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Codehesion will perform a code audit that is structured around how each issue impacts the business \u2013 not how bad the code looks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Issues are classified as low, medium, or high priority, and Codehesion will address the highest-priority issues first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/codehesion.com\/home\/contact\/?utm_source=BusinessTech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to contact Codehesion for a risk-free consultation<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA client who\u2019s hemorrhaging customers doesn\u2019t need a perfectly refactored codebase \u2013 they need the bleeding stopped,\u201d said Beyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the critical issues are stabilized, Codehesion will progress onto the underlying issues \u2013 like poor code, sub-par architecture, and shaky foundations \u2013 with the goal of preventing problems from reoccurring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC09995.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC09995.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-857971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DSC09995.jpg 1200w, 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