Building an application that handles millions of users and performs thousands of concurrent operations can be expensive both to develop and maintain. Elixir, a new trending backend technology, promises to cut costs significantly by providing exceptional performance. The Netguru team have recently dug beneath the surface of Elixir to verify whether it delivers on its promises.
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Hosting a Ruby on Rails App - DevOps Solutions Comparison: AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Heroku and Digital Ocean
Natalia Chrzanowska
At some point, you will have to decide where to host your amazing RoR application. Choosing between dozens of excellent hosting providers might not be so easy. Choosing each provider will have its own trade-offs in terms of price, deployment and configuration flexibility, and scalability to name a few. To make your choice easier, we have compared eight major RoR hosting providers. Depending on your application requirements and budget, you can make the right choice using our description of key strengths and weaknesses of these hosting providers.
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Refactoring means, in simplest possible terms, improving existing code without changing its functionality. It’s all about code quality and optimisation, not product redesign. Users never see the changes. So why do it? Because ultimately, refactoring can prevent your app from generating huge upkeep costs and, as a result, make your business more successful.
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A lot of businesses decide to start a collaboration with an external Ruby on Rails development team. As using remote support is becoming more and more popular in different businesses, it is crucial for stakeholders to understand both the opportunities and the potential risks of such an approach, and to be able to verify the skill and experience level of a software development agency.
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Is Node.js Good for E-commerce? - All You Should Know about Building Online Store with Node.js
Michał Olejniczak
E-commerce platform is a complex system from a technical perspective. To make all the pieces work together, you need a reliable technology that will support it. Node.js is fast and scalable, but how to make sure it’s the right match for your platform?
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An accelerator programme might be just what your startup needs. It will give you that extra boost to start gaining traction. You’ll be able to meet and learn from experts, as well as interact with a large community of startup enthusiasts. It sounds very promising, but how do you choose the right accelerator from among so many? This guide to Berlin’s accelerator programmes will help you pick the best one for your business.
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Networking and learning are key to becoming a successful startup founder. And what a better way to network and learn than to attend events? If you’re a startup founder in Berlin, these are some of the events that will help you extend your network, find mentors and partners, learn, stay inspired and move forward with your business.
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Ruby on Rails and Django are both perfect frameworks for web development. The things that they have in common range from programming language similarities (Ruby, for Rails, and Python, for Django, are both object-oriented and dynamically-typed) to performance (which is specific for each project). It’s safe to say they are like twins, differing only in the language used under the hood and the applied philosophies, each born in a different ecosystem. So, how do you choose one over the other?
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Building an in-house team can be quite a challenge. That’s why remote development teams are gaining popularity, and more companies use services of Ruby on Rails development agencies. It’s an attractive alternative, but if you want everything to go smoothly, make sure that you prepare yourself before you start cooperation. Communication and transparency are crucial in Ruby on Rails development. Following certain rules will help you solve all potential problems, manage workflow, and keep all issues under control. Before the setup, you should learn a little bit about the technology so that you can understand your team better and streamline the process.
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The success of your project lies in the hands of your development team. Their efficient cooperation will help deliver the product on time and within budget. It’s also important what you yourself do – if you don’t communicate efficiently with your team or fail to understand the specifics of working with Node.js teams, many things can go unexpectedly wrong.
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