React Native: an open source JavaScript code library developed and maintained by Facebook and Instagram (plus a thriving development community), which allows developers to build mobile apps using only JavaScript. It has been around for a couple of years already.
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User research is the foundation of building new products or updating existing ones. It’s a powerful tool to better understand the market, the users, and their needs. It comes in handy with building actionable user stories in a very short period of time, helping you adjust the product to your audience. We leveraged it in one of Netguru’s internal projects, called Netguru Software Radar, so our team could take the most out of it. Here is how it went.
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A new trend is emerging in the development world – static site generators (SSGs). For many years, developing, publishing and editing content on a website required HTML authoring skills, putting these processes beyond the capabilities of the average user. Since then, content management systems (CMSs) have emerged – such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, etc. – alleviating the problem of relying on technical support to modify web content.
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The insurance industry has always relied on data to calculate risk and come up with personalized ratings. Today, the sector is undergoing a profound digital transformation thanks to technologies such as machine learning. Insurers are using machine learning to increase their operational efficiency, boost customer service, and even detect fraud. And there is a plethora of insurtech startups, eager to take a slice of an insurance industry. Here are 6 ways machine learning is transforming the insurance industry. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: this post has been updated, to reflect the progress of new technologies and business moves by companies mentioned in the article. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Ruby on Rails vs Laravel Comparison: Which Framework to Choose for Your Next Project? (UPDATED)
Marcin Szmigiel
Behind every great product is the story of hard decisions that turned out to be great decisions. Right after the question “What should we do?” comes another important question: “How should we do that?” - we’re not able to make this decision for you as there are too many tools and ways of implementing things making it impossible to know them all. This article will help you compare two available technologies before creating your next web application- Ruby on Rails and Laravel.
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Being a part of Netguru is an amazing adventure. I joined the company as very fresh junior PM, without experience in taking care of my own projects or mentoring anyone. The company was around 80 people and 5 PMs. After 4 years of being here, not only has the company reached 600 employees (with close to 50 PMs on board!), but also I feel that I grew at least at the same pace as the organization! Along the way, I became a leader and had the privilege of helping other managers to grow into their full potential. Some of them are also leaders right now. I also became a senior, but I still feel like I am just getting started!
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Three Things That Keep Me Up At Night with Patrick Tsao, VP of Products at Getsafe
Tomasz Grynkiewicz
The financial services sector is on the eve of a major transformation. Many fintech and insurtech startups forced incumbent players to change their ways of thinking and doing business (we’ve even helped a few fintech startups).
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In April 2019, G Suite, Google’s flagship set of collaboration and productivity apps for business, hit five million paid users worldwide. According to iDatalabs, it’s the market leader among office suite technologies with a 63-percent share. Yet, when it comes to its cloud sharing services, Google Drive is not the most popular choice. Only one in five business customers use the Google Drive cloud storage option at least once a month. Next to security and reliability, ease of use is one of the most important factors when evaluating cloud storage services. Our team decided to find ways to improve Google Drive’s overall experience for a business user.
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What’s Next for the Payday Startups? Learn What 3 CEOs Are Saying and get a Free Payday Market Report
Tomasz Grynkiewicz
Almost 74% of people in the UK are worried about unexpected expenses on a daily basis. That’s huge - whether we think of this number as a social problem or a promising target group.
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What is a Design System? Generally speaking, a design system is kind of a guide. It helps development/design teams build products which are consistent in terms of appearance. Basically, its scope depends on the design system itself. A perfect one contains basic typography, colour themes, layouts and of course designed components. These components help development teams to build consistent products in a smooth way. How?
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