Mobile applications have been with us for more than 10 years. Within that time, the mobile development market has significantly changed. At the beginning developers were limited to native platform-specific applications which were not able to work on different systems. The growing demand for mobile apps brought new ideas for shortening development time. And that’s how cross-platform development was born. Near-native platforms, such as React Native or Flutter, are gaining ground and offering better opportunities to build native-like experiences. Today, we want to discuss the pros and cons of such solutions.
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Traveling has never been easier before. We’ve got access to the most remote places in the world thanks to the plethora of offers to choose from. Tour operators, carriers and hotels fight to win clients, and as a result of massive competitiveness, we get lower prices and better offers. In theory. The wide range of options might cause confusion and decrease transparency on the market.
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Whenever you aim to completely change the way the industry operates, expect the road to be bumpy. That is especially true for any fintech app or service. At Netguru, we are proud to have the opportunity to work with those founders who are aware but not stymied by these challenges ahead.
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Swap is a P2P mobile payment app that allows users to send money to anyone on their contact list, any bank account, and any debit card number. The application has already established itself on the Mexican FinTech market. However, after the project matured, Swap's team needed help in adjusting the design to include new services and functionalities. They hired an external design team to help them with the transformation. It worked.
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When it comes to software development, selecting the right architecture should be a vital part of the planning phase, as it lays a strong foundation for almost every project. However, this step is often ignored, especially in mobile app development, where choosing the right architecture can be tricky - for various reasons. But a lack of good architecture may lead to some serious issues during the development process... So you really have to implement one, and you have to do it right — both in order to avoid potential problems that may arise and to speed up the entire development process.
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The Business Direction of Ruby on Rails Framework - a Revolution or an Evolution?
Michał Poczwardowski
In spring 2019 the version 6.0 will arrive. It triggered a reflection on the direction of Rails. The sixth version is on the horizon with changes that are exciting but also safe for business – a lot has changed since version 1.0. Version 1.0 was released in December 2005. The Rails core team is aligned with the business needs on the market better than ever. What does it mean in practice and what does it mean for the future of creating digital products?
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Audio classification is one of the most common and most explored tasks in the field of audio processing. It’s the foundation of many apps that enable users to automatically identify artists, instruments, or simply recognize someone’s voice. How does the algorithm work in practice? We had a chance to implement audio processing with machine learning on iOS and Android mobile devices. See how our journey went.
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Exporting your designs with Zeplin is nothing particularly difficult. Once someone shows you the right way to do it, you will be a master. Therefore, I am happy to present you with the proper way of handling the handover. After reading this article you will know everything about Zeplin. Without any further ado, let’s get started!
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Increasing the Accuracy of the Machine Learning Model in the CarLens Mobile App
Anna-Mariia Shkarlinska
25,000 analyzed photos, 10 more weeks, 6 new Machine Learning models, and even more hard work of development teams, topped with AR engines and Machine Learning technology. That's our recipe for improving our Machine Learning model! Welcome to the second part of our journey with CarLens, where we are going through all the methods that we used for improving our Machine Learning model. How did the model’s performance change? Read on to see our results with detailed charts. In case you missed the first one, make sure you read this article too.
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An investing robo-advisor managing $15bn in assets, a challenger bank for teens, and a credit card without any fees accessible to people without credit history - we present the 10 hottest fintech companies from NYC right now. New York City isn’t the greatest city in the world for Jeff Bezos but it definitely is for a vast array of fintech companies that run their operations in the Great Apple. Close proximity to one of the most important stock markets on Earth makes New York City a treat for them, for sure.
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