Software development & technical support

Software that moves you forward.

A software company in Shenzhen. We build software products, and we run them after launch.

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From the first idea to the next release.

A connected approach

Product experience

Services & APIs

Cloud & delivery

Ongoing support

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Core business: Software product development
Also provided: Technical support and maintenance
Based in: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Working languages: English, Simplified Chinese

Our expertise

From the first build to what comes next.

Custom software development

A complete, maintainable system, from requirements through to production release.

Web platforms and portals

Public sites, customer portals and admin consoles that remain maintainable after launch.

System integration and APIs

Make the systems you already run work with the software you are adding.

Technical support and maintenance

Ongoing support with a named owner, rather than an anonymous ticket queue.

Cloud and delivery engineering

Build, deploy and operate on infrastructure you can audit and take over.

Technical consulting and review

An independent read on architecture, risk and delivery before you commit.

Architecture and code review
Delivery plans and effort assessment
Build-versus-buy and vendor evaluation

Engineering, made visible

Thoughtful on the surface. Solid underneath.

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Client-side JavaScript

Static HTML. Native interactions. Less to download, less to go wrong.

Languages, one standard

English and Chinese, with type-checked translations and matching routes.

HTTPS

Security built in

A strict content security policy, protected response headers and encrypted delivery.

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What we commit to
Commitment	What it means	How you can hold us to it
Scope in writing	Assumptions, deliverables and acceptance criteria are agreed before code is written.	Ask for the scope document before any work starts.
Working software	Progress is measured by what runs, not by hours recorded.	Every iteration ends in a build you can open yourself.
No lock-in	Code, documentation and infrastructure access belong to you.	The repository and the accounts are held in your name.
Support after launch	Maintenance is part of the engagement, not an afterthought.	The engineer who built the system stays on it.

This site, as built
Item	Measurement	How to check it
JavaScript sent to the browser	0 KB	View source: no module scripts. The only script is the structured data for search engines.
Pages	Eight, in two languages	Four routes, each built in English and in Simplified Chinese.
Photographs and footage	Six, openly licensed	Credited in the footer, each with a link to its source.
Checks before deploy	Types, unit tests, output verification	npm run check, npm test and npm run verify all have to pass.
Response headers	No inline script, no framing, HSTS	curl -I https://hcentlab.com

How we work

A clear path. A shared direction.

First we agree what it must do.

Requirements, acceptance criteria, and what we are not building.

Then the plan goes in writing.

Architecture, milestones, and a delivery schedule you can hold us to.

Then it is built in short iterations.

Each one ends in software you can run, not a status report.

Then we stay on after launch.

Monitoring, patches, and the changes that follow a release.

Where are you now?

Three situations, three different first steps. Choose the one that fits and the page answers for it.

Trading floors inside the Huaqiangbei electronics market in Shenzhen, hung with shop signs — Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen. Where the components come from. “Huaqiang Electronics World 1” by Mx. Granger, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

What happens first, and what we would need from you.

We have an idea

First step. We write down what the product has to do and who will use it, then give you a scope, a delivery plan and a price or a rate.

From you. A description of the problem, who it is for, and any deadline you are already working to.

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We run an existing system

First step. We read the code and the infrastructure before proposing anything, and tell you which parts we would keep, change or leave alone.

From you. Repository or system access, the constraints you work under, and what is already planned.

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Something has stopped working

First step. We start with the failure: what changed, what the logs say, and what is still running. Then we tell you what we would do first.

From you. The symptom and when it started, plus access to the environment if the system is yours to open.

Send this as an email

Company

Shenzhen roots. A wider perspective.

Shenzhen Homecent Trading Co., Ltd. develops software products and provides technical support. The work is software: we take a product idea or an existing system, carry it through development and release, and stay on for the maintenance that follows.

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A wide view over Shenzhen: dense towers along Shennan Road, low hills behind them under a clear sky — Shenzhen, looking west along Shennan Road. “The west panorama of Shenzhen2021” by Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped)

Contact

Good software starts with a conversation.

Write to Ribin Ding with a product to build, a system to keep running, or something that has stopped working.

Start a project ribin.ding@hcentlab.com