We love using Ruby On Rails at Netguru. We are one of the fastest growing Ruby on Rails consulting companies in the world. It’s our framework of choice in most cases - we know its best and worst aspects, and we feel comfortable using it. That being said, we're aware that there are other Ruby frameworks worth looking at. Today we want to show you Hanami – an alternative to RoR.
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How to Manage Your Time While Working As A PM? 10 Ways How Slack Can Help You With Your Daily Work
Zuzanna Wiler
Welcome back! I hope you got to implement at least some of the tips from the previous article. In case you have missed it, check out or calendar- and inbox-oriented advice here: How To Manage Your Time While Working As A PM? 10 Hands-On Tips on How to Make Your Calendar and Inbox Great Again.
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The decision of what tools you use for any task tends to have a huge impact on your work, time and final results. Before using the most popular solution, it’s a good idea to do at least basic research on your other options. I’ll show you a good alternative for many CMS apps built in Ruby – RefineryCMS. You might find basic information on the subject in our previous article, CMS Comparison for Rails App, but this time I’ll go into more details and answer the following questions: ‘is Refinery worth using at all?’ and 'How can we compare it to the most popular competitors like WordPress, Joomla or Drupal?'
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“Facebook for Grandparents” to Bridge the Generation Gap – Interview with Neveo’s Co-founder
Natalia Chrzanowska
With access to Facebook, Instagram, and other social media apps, we can instantly share moments from our lives with our close ones. However, there are those unfamiliar with the latest technologies who get left behind. Neveo, a start-up founded by two young Belgian entrepreneurs, aims to change it and bridge the generation gap. Every month 20K people worldwide who are not familiar with the web or mobile apps receive a custom booklet with a selection of photos from their children or grandkids who don’t spend as much time with the family as they want to. And it happens with just a few clicks.
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Ruby is a great language for web development – it’s already solid on its own, but gets even better with Ruby on Rails – a great framework that had a major influence on the way web apps are developed. Still, life goes on and the whole tech industry keeps moving forward. New languages are invented, new frameworks are created and different architectures gain popularity. The Ruby community is looking towards Elixir, a language based on the Erlang VM – and the language that helped WhatsApp build their product. As an app owner you’re probably wondering which language to choose for your new project. This article will explain the pros and cons of both Ruby and Elixir.
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How Machine Learning and Hyperspectral Imaging Contribute to Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Protection
Michał Marcinkiewicz
Sustainable agriculture is a simple and pragmatic idea that there does not have to be a trade-off between agricultural productivity and environmental protection. The conventional approach, however, has been to view agricultural yields and environmental protection as some sort of a zero-sum game in which the latter was constantly out-prioritised by the former. As a result, we have only managed to exacerbate the already adverse environmental impact of agriculture in terms of groundwater depletion, water pollution from fertilizer runoffs, biodiversity loss, soil erosion, and high rates of greenhouse gas emissions.
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When fighter pilots enter an operating theater to support surgical teams in their life-saving efforts, amazing things can happen. In the area of up to 40%* avoidable post-operational complications, the top-level military aviation standards developed and improved over the years can be in huge demand.
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Got a perfect business idea that needs to be turned into a beautiful app? Whatever the challenge, you need a committed and qualified team to make the best out of your idea. That’s why checking the team’s skills, experience and approach, along with clients' opinions should be an essential part of your decision-making process. For all those reasons, you might be interested in making your next mobile application with Netguru. Here is why:
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Case studies can be amazing communication tools for UX and product designers. They’re a wonderful way to convey your skills to potential clients - not just your ability to deliver beautiful visuals, but also to do research and gain deep understanding of various projects.
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When we first heard about React Native, a framework that enables mobile app development for multiple platforms, we were thrilled. One team, one codebase and the potential to scale an app for iOS and Android using a fracture of resources required in native development is a great promise. But how does it stack up against the reality?
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