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When to Choose React Native as Your Next App Development Framework

As an app developer, your task includes using programming languages to create, test and develop applications on mobile devices. Your tasks also involves coding, designing and troubleshooting. Did you know your arduous job can be simplified using cross-platform development like the React Native framework?

My experience with Flutter as an Android developer + how to get started

This is a story about how I switched from Android development to Flutter. About 10 years ago, I created my first Android application. I worked for a company that focused on mobile development — iOS and Android. For me, Android development was the obvious choice. I liked Java more than Objective-C, and in general, Android was more affordable. However, mobile development has changed a lot over the years. There are so many new languages, technologies, and architectures.

Agile Requirements and Traceability Basics

Agile has become one of the most widespread methodologies used in product development. As experts and expertise have further developed, it’s become clear that Agile is meant to be adaptive. It should be used to make you more productive, not limit your ability to accomplish your goals. Still, there’s a learning curve — and persistent hesitation — in adopting Agile for teams that require documentation and traceability. Can you create an Agile environment and stay compliant?

From culture to business to innovation: leveraging cloud to reprogram banks, WSO2 | Finextra

In this 2 part series, Eric Newcomer, Chief Technology Officer at WSO2 speaks to FinextraTV about the type of technologies that are conducive to self-disruption, what banks need to consider when revamping their technology and operations divisions to promote innovation, how this translates into a culture of innovation, and how migration to the cloud reinforce banks’ cybersecurity and resilience.

How To Hire An Awesome Software Developer: 8 Questions You Need To Ask

Hiring a software developer is hard work! So how do you know if the programmer you’re interviewing is a good fit for your development team? This guide will help you evaluate candidates by examining their technical skills, team fit, and cultural fit. Incorporating ‘the why’ into your developer interview process can help make sure you’re hiring the right people for your culture. It’s also a great opportunity to gauge how well a candidate will do within your organization.

Using APIs to Build Robust Cloud-Native Infrastructures

The number of applications and services is increasing as companies face time-to-market pressure from customers. Application programming interfaces (APIs) are a key component of modern software architectures. APIs are tools that let companies share their data internally or with third-party services to create new value-driven products for customers.

You Are Measuring API Active Users Wrong

API providers need to understand how their consumers are using their APIs. Usage metrics are essential because they tell you about API adoption, how your API is growing over time, and which endpoints are seeing more (or less) use. When you look at API usage metrics, you should be measuring the active users on your API in the sense that most closely aligns with your service.

The roadmap to mobile success with Peter-John Welcome Mobile DevOps is a Thing! Podcast

In this episode, we focused on the challenges related to Android DevOps and how they can be solved by using the right tools and technologies. Throughout his years of consultancy experience, PJ has come up with a so-called “roadmap to mobile success”, with the necessary components for creating a successful CI pipeline: including branching release strategies, code reviews, app architecture, code coverage, and static code analysis. We discussed how these components fit into automation and the CI/CD process and what steps developers can take to reach success on mobile.