IoT the path forward & where you fit in Most conversations around the Internet of Things (IoT) has descended into a blend of equal parts hype and reality. Hype, about the potential of billions of devices communing, paving the way for a more profitable and productive future, and the reality
Read MoreFirebase vs. CloudKit vs. Kinvey Mobile Backend-as-a-Service or MBaaS was born to allow mobile developers who were short on time and wanted to build solutions by taking advantage of the latest features in a mobile device as well as manage complex service commands. The early leader in this nascent space
Read MoreWhether you're researching mobile development companies for the first time or you're looking to develop your next version iOS and Android apps, you should prepare to answer questions about your mobile app project. During the request for proposal (RFP) process, share information openly with all vendors to ensure each vendor
Read MoreAt CognitiveClouds, we deliver high-quality software products to our startup and enterprise clients, designing and architecting impressive web, mobile, and table products. We have worked hard to establish ourselves as a leading development company in our industry, working closely with our clients to reach and exceed their goals. Recently, our
Read MoreFirebase started out as a cloud database which grew to include notifications, authentication, and other features. At face value, it looks interesting, allowing mobile devices to load and store data using the Firebase API, eliminating the need for owning any back-end server or hosting. To keep in sync easily, it’
Read MoreMore and more people are learning how to make smartphone apps these days. It's generally well-understood these days that app development is one of the most promising new careers. People all over the world are using smartphones, and smartphones have a tremendous capacity for new apps. Many smartphone enthusiasts can't
Read MoreToday, most tech jobs come with a flexible schedule. Nobody wants a team of stressed out, overworked and underpaid developers working on their project. No matter how strong the passion for your job is starting out, to sustain this passion, one needs balance and the ability to prioritize. When you
Read MoreSince the 1960s, cloud computing has allowed us to take advantage of its manageability and elasticity. It gave us the power to own a new server. It opened a whole new door to higher level platform services like API gateways, queues, authentication and more. Are we to embrace serverless next?
Read MoreAs consumers change from using stationary computing devices to mobile devices, companies have had to rush to adjust to this new trend in consumer computing behaviors. Mobile devices have smaller screen spaces and often have less computing power. This means companies need to create interfaces for their customers that are
Read MoreIf you’ve already started shopping for the right vendors or freelancers to work on your MVP, you would have come across the huge disparity in the prices they quote. Often the disparity in the prices they quote is so huge that you begin to wonder whether all those prices
Read MoreThere’s no escaping JavaScript when it comes to building a Rails application. Whether we prefer it or not from a small script to a full-blown JavaScript framework websites, have become far more dependent on JavaScript. Back in the day, all you needed was a single stylesheet for a project.
Read MoreOften, people tend to water down the message in the contract to translate to how money exchanges hands, when in reality it will dictate a lot more than this. The contract will drive the behavior of engagement, timelines, and more. No matter the engagement model you choose to go with,
Read MoreAs consumers and businesses grow more and more dependent on their mobile devices for more than just communication, you must be quick in developing applications. There might be several factors behind your decision to outsource your app development, such as time and cost saving, but you must ensure you do
Read MoreNode.js gave us cutting-edge web applications with two-way, real-time connections where both the client and server could communicate with each other. A stark contrast to the conventional web response paradigm where only the client initiates communication. It’s quite similar to what Ruby On Rails and ASP.NET have
Read MoreNode.js has played a significant role in the widespread adoption and popularity of JavaScript. The popularity of Node.js, based on Google’s V8 JavaScript engine can be attributed to the speed and efficiency it provides the development environment. The platform makes it easy enough to get started on
Read MoreDesigning software can be very expensive. Programmers can cost hundreds of dollars an hour and those hours will add up. This is a difficult cost to absorb for many companies’ research and development budgets. To make matters even worse it is hard to predict the success of a new software
Read MoreIf you currently head a startup or are thinking of creating one in the near future, it is vital that you learn as much as possible about customer acquisition strategies. In the beginning, the vast majority of startups struggle significantly to find customers. This is because very few people are
Read MoreApps have strong appeal as evidenced by the millions of apps downloaded and installed across the globe. Websites have been around a lot longer than apps, but the two share a similarity. People are attracted to specific websites for the same reasons they may be attracted to a particular app.
Read MoreReact.js was developed by Facebook to address its need for a dynamic and high performing User Interface(UI). In 2011, Jordan Walke and his team from Facebook released the React JS library, a JavaScript library which brought together the speed of JavaScript and a new way of rendering pages,
Read MoreBefore settling on a contractor or software company, the very first thing you should focus on is to invest time and money in planning your software requirements. This will save you money in the future and ensure your expectations are clear. Secondly, if this app is part of your core
Read MoreAccelerated Mobile Pages is an initiative from Google to improve your user's mobile browser experience. Google wants to make pages easy for developers to implement, enable monetization and embrace the open web. AMP HTML is a lot like your regular HTML, but with a few rules and restrictions to facilitate
Read MoreWithout a doubt, the process of building a startup from the ground up can be a very exciting process. However, at the same time, this process can be very stressful and difficult. This is especially true if this is your first time creating a startup. One way you can head
Read MoreThe digital revolution is a welcome movement for all holidaymakers. In today’s market, the real winners of the travel industry have understood and embraced the importance of personalized service. Back in the day, planning a trip involved a visit to the local travel agent or purchasing a good guide
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