Developers are more than aware that the path from an idea scribbled on a napkin to a functional, scalable product let alone a prototype isn’t exactly a question of well-mapped steps. They’re journeys. Complex ones. Prototypes and deployments can tank even while employing straightforward technologies and support from
Read MoreElasticsearch is a powerful and flexible open source, distributed, real-time search, and analytics engine. It’s the gold standard in search technologies. It’s built on top of the Apache Lucene library and provides a robust, RESTful HTTP interface for querying and indexing massive amounts of structured data. Right out
Read MoreLet me introduce you to the loop. It starts with an internal trigger (you were bored and while browsing, came across this blog) or an external trigger (an app notification). This is followed by an action in response to the trigger (you click the link or the app) and a
Read MoreMany impossibilities of yesterday are possible today. Today’s impossibilities, centered around Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) will soon become possible. You see, the impossibility isn’t whether they work, rather it's about taking them mainstream. So the real question is, how good does it have to be
Read MoreDon’t expect people to buy your product unless it is truly revolutionary. Not at first, anyway. When you start your SaaS business, you’ll soon discover that you’re just another product in the universe of fast-paced tech and innovative ideas. Starting out, not many might recognize your company’
Read MoreWe understand the effort and time that goes into building a product, but do you understand the effort and time it takes to get people to care enough about your product to buy it? It is a long trek many aspiring entrepreneurs don’t fully consider or understand. In fact,
Read MoreWhen designing for multiple platforms, the most significant challenge is balancing the consistency of functionality and branding with the conventions of individual platforms. iOS, Android, Web, and others all contain their own unique guidelines, users, and devices. Without the right balance, your app may end up hard to use or
Read MoreIn theory, the Product Manager’s job is a one person job. But in practice, overseeing the development of a larger, complex product is a shared effort. The role of each product manager varies according to many dynamics. The type of company, the size of the company, the type of
Read MoreThe argument around SQL vs. NoSQL is nothing but the comparison of relational vs. non-relational databases. The difference lies in how they’re built, the kind of information they store, and how they store it. Relational databases are structured, while non-relational databases are document-oriented and distributed. For more than four
Read MoreThe success of your company is a reflection of the total value of your team. This was never an individual journey. However, hiring the right people is easier said than done and hasty hires who don’t fit the role impacts your ability to scale. Small businesses especially understand how
Read MoreThere is a growing pressure for every app to be available on both Android and iOS devices. The issue we are faced with now is how to gracefully port an app from one to the other. Though attempts like Google's J2ObjC have been made, there has never been a straightforward
Read MoreExecutives are increasingly facing the task of balancing the advantages of productivity gains against significant concerns about security and compliance as enterprises move their applications and data to the cloud. Security in the cloud is nothing like the security in your corporate data center. When you have no real physical
Read MoreToday, our phones are smarter, the internet is a lot more accessible, and even our pets have connected accessories. These devices aren’t all built by prominent organizations. Most are associated with young engineers, programmers and up until now, obscurely funded start-ups. With a decent grasp of programming and equipped
Read MoreOften, when developers are building applications, it can feel like the entire project in itself. However, once your application is developed and released on the app store, it soon becomes evident, creating the app was just the beginning of the journey. Developers are makers, who find the process of building
Read MoreOver five years of experience and numerous projects have taught us that in today’s world, a good product idea and execution aren’t enough. To succeed, you’ll have to answer critical business questions by keeping the user in the center, through research, design, prototyping, and testing. And so,
Read MoreIn today’s world, where our smartphones are turning out to be our ever faithful shadow, fusing together everything from news, work, entertainment, communication, and more into our palm, it’s no surprise that mobile wallets are emerging as a comfortable solution for payments. There is a whole lot of
Read MoreAfter investing so much time and effort into the mobile app development process, the last thing you want is for the retention rate of your mobile app to disappoint. Unfortunately, if you fail to make a good impression with your mobile app, you can expect to see poor retention rates
Read MoreOne of the reasons the role of a Product Manager(PM) comes across as ambiguous is because the role of a Product Manager differs from every company and lifecycle of a product. If you’ve socially introduced yourself as a product manager, you must’ve come across questions regarding your
Read MoreAlso known as EAS, Enterprise Application Software products are a set of computer programs specially designed for the organizations, such as corporate houses, retailers, banks, educational institutes, or governments to cater to their unique business needs. These customized programs can alter the way an organization works and can solve different
Read MoreIn the industry, UI and UX are commonly used and you might think they are a secret language. The two are commonly confused in the field. UX refers to User Experience while UI refers to User Interface. The two elements are crucial in any product and they work closely with
Read MoreDjango came into the scene right as the first big wave of Rails hype was ramping up, and so it was immediately positioned as Python's answer to Rails and thus grabbing eyeballs almost from the start. Today, one of the most significant advantages of learning Python is the ability it
Read MoreIt feels like everyone today wants to build the next great scalable web application. Amazon Web Services has emerged as one of the leading cloud providers when it comes to deploying and scaling our web applications. If you’re new to AWS, it can seem overwhelming. Today, there are over
Read MoreBuilding a profitable product, which excites your users and isn’t a technological minefield at the same time, can prove tricky. It can almost seem impossible for the rest of us who aren’t tech giants. Stories about product failures and startups who closed down, don’t make a fun
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