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When building any kind of server side app, you will eventually have the following thoughts:
Given values to these kinds of parameters will yield a configuration. It is a crucial part of the system as our application will have lots of configurable elements, so it must be handled properly throughout the codebase.
In this article, we will look at the DOs and DON’Ts of Node config handling.
Serverless is a software architecture where the code runs in the cloud but we don’t really know the OS and the hardware it uses. Everything is managed by the provider except the functions we upload.
Serverless is not just an architecture. It is also a powerful framework we can use to develop and deploy serverless applications. After reading this guide, you will be able to deploy infinitely scaling NodeJS web application in minutes. Other supported languages are Java 8, Python 3.6 and 2.7, .NET Core 1.0.1 (C#)
One of the biggest challenges startup tech leaders are facing is prioritising software development. In fact, 25% of the respondents said this is their biggest challenge, according to the State of Software Development report. We decided to ask more than 10 tech leaders (mostly CTOs) about the practices they use to prioritise software development. The goal of this post isn’t to select one best way but rather to show different approaches you can select from or gain inspiration from as you come up with your own method. If prioritising software development is a challenge you’re facing then this post is for you.
Building an app is a pretty exciting thing. It’s tempting to just jump on it and start creating it. Well, no matter how tempting it is, slow down a bit. You need to be clear about these basic things before you start building your app. You don’t want to build something no one wants to use, right? Which is why it requires some planning, validation and prioritisation before you even start coding. In this post, we put together 7 things that you should do before coding your app.
We all want to create an app people love to use, and it’s really heartbreaking when you build something and no one cares about it. The biggest challenge is not building your app and getting new users. The challenge is to keep them engaged and coming back. App engagement is the key.
This is why we should start with user engagement and retention. In this post, we created a guide that will help you increase app engagement no matter if it’s mobile or web app.
Node 8 is out on May 30th and packed with new ES features along with performance improvements. Version 8 is important as later this year (in October) Node 8 will be LTS, so it's worth checking out its new features compared to the previous LTS (v6) and the previous stable (v7) release. In this post we collected every new features you need to know.
Sketching up the frames of your app is a great way to make it a bit more realistic. This is a step that can’t be avoided when building any kind of application.
But, you can take this to the next level.
Using some of the mockup tools mentioned below, you can create even interactive mockups that can be exported and run on any device working like a real application or a prototype.
This is an efficient way to test your assumptions about your app; it also provides detailed instructions for developers, making their job much easier and faster.
We all have heard horror stories about software outsourcing involving stealing ideas, delivering crappy quality, misdelivering product and broken dreams. Some horror stories usually distort the picture, but indeed, there is a level of truth to them. The good thing is most of these horror stories could have been avoided by careful outsourcing partner selection, better work and collaboration coordination. We identified potential risks you can face when planning to outsource software development and actionable tips on how to handle them.
When you’re creating any kind of application, you need to clearly define who the users are and what they can actually do with your app.The reason is quite simple: project stakeholders need to understand the project from the user point of view. User stories are pretty great for that. In this post, we put together the most important things you need to know about user stories.
State of Software Development 2017 report
It would take long to count the possible challenges startups are facing. Startups need to act fast, learn fast and be as flexible as possible to survive and grow. But tackling business challenges is not the only difficulty startups have to overcome.Tackling capacity issues and finding the most effective ways to ship the product people are looking for was also a challenge while building teams that were able to achieve that. With this state of software development report, we want to shed light on how startups actually do it.
