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How to reduce application development costs after the Covid-19 pandemic

Business leaders have never been under so much pressure to save money, cut costs and maximize spending and investment opportunities. Getting an app developed is a serious commitment of time and money, and numerous key objectives are tied to the success of launching an app. According to  Akis Sklavounakis, Senior Director Analyst at Gartner, “investment in new application development is 17% of the total IT spend”, for mid-size and larger organizations. Even with thousands of SaaS solutions on the market,

What’s the best choice for an app: Ionic vs. React Native?

When getting an app developed, one of the most important choices in the early-stages is the coding language and platform it’s built on.  Apps always start as ideas. Blank canvases for businesses to offer a range of solutions and features that customers want and need. One of those choices for the coding language is between Ionic and React Native. For many businesses, whether B2C or B2B, or two-sided marketplaces, apps play a crucial role in providing and delivering products or

Native vs. Hybrid for mobile app development: What to choose?

When a business needs an app developing, there are a wide number of choices to be made in the discovery stage. That’s when everything is a blank canvas. One of those choices is which technological route to take, which means native vs. hybrid mobile app development. If you are wondering what native vs. hybrid means, then this article is for you. We will outline what they both mean, and how making this choice at the blank canvas stage can influence

Top Software Development Vendors in Ukraine

When it comes to selecting a software development vendor, we know there is a lot of choice, and choice can be overwhelming. Especially when you are hundreds or thousands of miles away. Unlike software companies at home, you may never meet any of the developers working on your project in Ukraine. How do you choose the best software development vendors in Ukraine for your next software project? We recommend considering a number of factors. Such as the following: Do they

Web and Mobile Team Development Campaigns and Tools

Whether a web development company is developing a website, mobile app, database, dashboard, or other technology solution, there is always a tech stack involved. A tech stack is a series, or layers of tools and solutions used to develop websites and applications. Solutions and tools such as programming or coding languages, frameworks, libraries, patterns, software, servers, UI/UX solutions, and tools used to bring all of this together and create the end-result. In most web development companies, such as LaSoft, the

How to develop a real estate application, like Zillow or Trulia?

Real estate applications, such as Zillow and Trulia, are big business. Real estate, as in property, whether rentals, or homes for sale, or commercial property is the biggest business in the world. As an asset class, property and real estate dwarfs everything. A home is the most valuable thing the majority of people who can afford to buy one will ever own, as an asset. Rental prices are so high in so many cities and towns around the world that

Benefits of Gatsby JS: Compared to Other Frameworks

Gatsby JS is one of the most popular open-source JavaScript frameworks for developing static websites, feature-rich and naturally SEO optimized. Whether you need a blog or a dynamic landing page, Gatsby JS technology is increasingly popular amongst developers. It was launched in 2015, and already, based on the May 2020 W3Techs Technology Market Report, Gatsby JS is one of the fastest-growing open-source JavaScript frameworks. It was created as a way of building websites more easily using React. Gatsby JS is

Property rental marketplaces: How to develop a new Zillow or Trulia?

As a sector, property and especially property rental marketplaces, is exciting for software developers and entrepreneurs. It’s always going to be a growth area. Money can always be made from property, and one of the most exciting things right now is finding new ways to innovate around existing concepts. Concepts such as real estate marketplaces, where the market leaders are Zillow and Trulia. In this article, we will take a closer look at those, and consider ways entrepreneurs can innovate

How to hire software developers in Ukraine?

Ukraine is without a doubt, one of the best countries in the world to hire software developers for your next IT, software and web development project. When it comes to recruiting Ukrainian developers, we know the talent pool can’t be beat for technical skills, knowledge and experience, training and understanding the business case for every project. Software developers in Ukraine, whether they’re freelance or work for a development agency, and therefore are part of a dedicated team, are amongst the

What is Test Driven Development (TDD)?

Test Driven Development (TDD) is a software development process in which a developer writes test of their code before writing the code itself. The test-first concept encourages repetition of very short development cycles with the writing of just enough code to pass the test.