Thanks to the microservices architecture, it is easier to set up a quality web application than ever before. Just write the core engine and connect it with the best services that provide the application repository, database, communication, payments, login, and authentication. Doing all this is much easier if your app runs on Node.js than on any other backend environment.
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You hear a lot about scrum rituals and artifacts. People write books on how to transfer their theoretical frames into reality. Yet sometimes striving for excellence in inspecting and adapting might lead us to losing sight of the very essence of agile software delivery, which is the self-organising team. A culture of openness and creativity, which results in a true understanding of agility, can only be built based on trust and independence.
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Currently, security is one of the hottest topics in IT. Users, companies, and legislators are taking the subject of data security and privacy more and more seriously. This trend also applies to mobile applications due to their proximity to the user. Frequency of use and convenience mean that mobile apps often store important private data. iOS, due to its closed system and restrictions imposed by Apple, is considered one of the most secure mobile operating systems. This does not mean, however, that you can neglect security when developing an iOS application.
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Over five hundred images, three days, and one team to release the first version of the application that will make our cities look prettier on photographs. Netguru and MicroscopeIT joined forces to run in an AI/ML-focused hackfest. The result? An app that can automatically remove all those pesky cranes from your cityscape pictures with a single click of a button, all thanks to Deep Learning algorithms. If you've ever been to London or Warsaw, you'll know that cranes are everywhere! Even though the app has very limited use (let's be honest, you don't actually get so many cranes in pictures, do you?), it lays a solid base for co-operation on future Machine Learning projects between the two companies.
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Fun fact: when I first looked at the job listing for a Project Manager at Netguru, I wasn’t sure if I would cut it. It’s that intimidating. Then I read through the offer and realised that while the skills required are quite specific, they are not rocket science. This is true for project management positions at other companies, as well.
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Node.js is an excellent choice for building scalable apps. It works perfectly with the leading cloud computing tools, keeps the infrastructure costs under control, and gives you access to the best services that predict usage spikes, expand resources and control the development process.
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Ruby on Rails provides an excellent development ecosystem for building performant web applications. It’s fast, reliable and supported by a massive community of talented Ruby on Rails developers. We have leveraged this technology in most of our web development projects, giving our clients the best solutions on the market. We’re not the only company using RoR – Airbnb, GitHub, SlideShare, Dribbble, Bloomberg, CrunchBase, and Shopify (to name a few) have also trusted Ruby on Rails and used it in their applications.
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Let’s talk about health, but not about your physical health . Let’s talk about the health of your process. Didn’t you know that each process has its own health? Have you noticed that sometimes you have a process or flow but you don’t get the result you want?
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Node.js has become the most popular development environment. It has an active community, it is easy to learn, because front-end developers are familiar with it, and it allows you to create one full-stack JavaScript team for the back-end and front-end of your web app. An increasing number of Node.js users (including tech giants such as LinkedIn or PayPal) are praising Node for its impressive performance. It's good at multitasking, doesn't weight down the server, and works on Chrome V8, the fastest JavaScript engine available.
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Once a year, at the beginning of spring, I used to open my wardrobe and start cleaning. Beside being a valuable mental exercise (removing unused stuff gives us a fresh start) it is also a great opportunity to understand that we very often make buying decisions in the heat of the moment. Every year, spring after spring, I look in the mirror and ask myself - Wojciech...why? Why do you buy so many useless things? Is it really about clothes? Or maybe it’s because of the patterns and illustrations that are printed on them...
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