Kotlin vs. Java: Which One You Should Choose for Your Next Android App (UPDATED)
Krzysztof Jackowski
If you're a mobile app developer, Java is probably your go-to language for building Android apps. But there are new languages popping up all over the place that might challenge Java's dominance in the Android world. One of them is Kotlin, a relatively new programming language, which has been already announced by Google as a “first-class” language supported on Android.
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5+ Benefits of Product Design Sprint to Your Business and Your Digital Product (UPDATED)
Dawid Woźniak
There are times when we face big problems and hard decisions in our businesses. In fact, starting and running a company is a constant struggle to win new clients, increase awareness, respond to customer needs and successfully launch products to the market. These challenges often raise questions on how it should be done properly. Having tested numerous solutions we’ve adopted Product Design Sprint, a tool initially developed within Google, which will give you answers to these strategic questions. Our clients confirm its effectiveness and enumerate its many benefits. We picked some universal advantages of PDS to give you an idea how your business can profit from adopting this framework.
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How much does it cost to build a mobile app? Asking this question is a lot like looking at the price of a car: it depends on what you want to accomplish. First, you need to specify what car you want. What brands do you trust? How many seats do you need, and how much room in the trunk? Should the gearbox be manual or automatic? What about fuel type? Gasoline, electricity or a hybrid?
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If you are an entrepreneur or you want to build a digital product, you’re probably looking to expand your knowledge about security practices in application development.
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If you are running a business and would like to expand an existing product or create a new one, you are probably asking yourself “How can I develop my product to make it a success?”. The idea is one thing, but user reception can be another. So, if you want to avoid pointless work and wasting resources, your product has to be perfectly prepared. You might have also thought about hiring a company that is focused on UX design - experts in connecting businesses and their users.
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The first half of 2019 was a record-breaking period for investments and acquisitions, to say the very least: over $2 trillion in deals was made around the world, from small takeovers to blockbuster megamergers. Deliveroo got in on the action in May, gaining worldwide attention when it was announced that Amazon would lead a $575 million (£450m) funding round for a minority stake in the British company.
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Ever since Apple introduced Siri a few years ago to rival Android’s voice assistant, speech-to-text has been a staple tool in Apple’s and Google’s mobile ecosystems. After the initial introduction, Apple opened up the API to developers, allowing them to write apps that make heavy use of speech-to-text transcription. As part of a project for one of our clients, we implemented a speech-to-text transcription feature that takes advantage of the Apple transcription API. To our client’s delight, we were able to successfully integrate transcription into the app. The only shortcoming was the lack of any punctuation marks in the transcriptions produced by Apple’s SFSpeechRecognizer.
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"It depends". That's an answer I hate and love at the same time. In this case, it fits very well. The approach to developing your skills depends on: The skill you wish to build, the level of expertise you want to achieve, your current level of experience as a Project Manager, the dynamics of your projects/organization, the amount of time you have, the budget you have. For this article, I'm focusing on the differentiation by the level of expertise: Junior Project Manager, (Regular) Project Manager, and Senior Project Manager.
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A month ago, we took part in Burning Minds. It’s an internal conference, organized once a year along with our team retreat. Knowledge sharing is really important in our culture, as one of our values says that we should grow ourselves and people around us.
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Digital product design is evolving dynamically with the rise of new cutting-edge technologies that change the way users interact with their devices. That’s why it’s crucial to stay up-to-date with the recent discoveries and methodologies used to provide the best experience to your audience. We put together 10 UX trends that will help you craft user-centered products in 2019.
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