Investing in Software During a Recession
Let’s look at how investing in software during an economic downturn can strengthen your company and save you money in the long run.
Web Applications
Custom Software Development vs. Off-the-Shelf Applications
I work for a custom software developer. As such, my biggest competitors are not other custom developers or even new technologies. My biggest competitor is apathy, where the customer does not make any decision, or they choose an off-the-shelf application (also known as commercial-off-the-shelf applications, or COTS). COTS applications are prebuilt for a specific niche …
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Modernization Services: Rescuing Your Legacy Applications
Many organizations use applications that perform critical day-to-day operations, but are suboptimal in terms of accessibility and speed of execution, or run on an outdated platform. Fortunately, there are several ways to modernize legacy applications with the use of various framework and technologies, such as Laravel or OutSystems. Table of Contents What is a legacy …
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How to Build an Enterprise Web Application
What is a web application? The difference between a website and a web application isn’t actually that obvious. That’s because an application is no longer limited to what can be accessed through an icon on your smartphone. Instagram, Twitter, Facebook: they’re all apps on your phone, but they’re also accessible through a web browser, on …
Queueing Laravel Jobs To Be Processed By A Worker
The worker is a separate process that is dedicated to processing the jobs in your queue. Adding a worker process will tie all these pieces together, and you’ll end up with improved UX, scalability, and flexibility, all while keeping standardized code that’s elegant to read.
How to Find an App Developer
The success of an application development project will often hinge on choosing the right app developer. Since the field of app development includes a wide range of specialties, and each developer has a unique set of experiences and skills, finding the right person for the job can be difficult and time-consuming. This article will show …
How to Get Started with a Mail Server for Development
When the email task we’re working on is still underway, we want to avoid sending emails to people outside our development team, and even then we try to avoid inundating that short list of people with a slew of emails as minor adjustments continually get made and are tested.
Best practices for PWA development
Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are seeing a surge in prominence, so we sought to answer common questions and create a guide to understanding progressive web applications with Direct Impact Solutions developer, Matt Leering.
How to Use Policies in Laravel
Laravel policies can streamline the creation of website security measures. Security is an important aspect of most websites, especially those that contain sensitive information. This starts with securing the majority of the content behind a login page. We can also add in 2-factor Authentication, Recaptchas, and other features to make the login more secure. However, …
Use Custom Web Apps to Improve Customer Experience
The pandemic greatly accelerated the pace of digitization; adapt quickly and improve customer experience with custom web apps. The pandemic caused a shift in customer expectations and preferences, all of which are more digital than in the past. It is increasingly likely that a new customer’s first interaction with your brand will be online. User …
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