Veronica Taylor

When reading tech posts or communicating with your IT friends, how often do you hear the "framework" word? My guess will be that pretty often. And you might not be sure what it means. For example, I thought that a framework is equal to a programming language for quite a long time, which is definitely totally wrong. With a very simplistic approach towards this term, you can say that a "framework" is any set of development tools working together to make software development easier (which means fa...

You might be surprised to learn that the question of the right technology stack should be the crucial question not only for technical leaders (CTO, team lead, or whatever you call this person in your company) but also for the General Director and the key decision-makers. The technology stack chosen influences the whole infrastructure of the business, which affects not only project budget but also operational costs in the future and the company progress and perspectives in general. Choose the...

When discussing the Ethereum programming blockchain, you might have heard the term “smart contracts” because the decentralized applications actually work on smart contracts. The applications are called smart contracts because, in a way, they are similar to written contracts, however, provided in code. “If-then” basis is used for their functioning. A smart contract triggers an action if the set criteria are met. Most often, such actions are a transfer of ownership or payment. Typicall...

A mobile-first approach is a concept when you develop a new digital online product for mobile devices first and then scale it for other media, including desktops and laptops. It requires preliminary analytical efforts to outline your audience behavior and make sure that your target audience most likely will make contact with your product from a smartphone. If this is the case, you can start googling how to design a mobile-first website. Anyway, we need the best possible experience for end...

Previously we have discussed the issues of how to develop various kinds of applications, like educational, financial, fitness ones. Today let’s briefly talk about mobile monetization strategies since the app development costs you money, and it’s nice to have some return on investments, at least. The most well-known monetization strategies for apps are freemium, in-app purchases, subscriptions, and paid applications. In general, the most common approach for Android is paid ads; for iOS i...