Tag: Software development process

Why Do We Need Blockchain? 7 Reasons Why It’s Important

Why is blockchain technology important

Why use blockchain? The answer, contrary to appearances, is no – you don’t necessarily need it. Not every business is better for it. There are clear benefits coming from implementation but applying this technology doesn’t make your company more relevant. It just generates unnecessary costs. However, some products do benefit and here are 7 reasons why blockchain is important in today’s FinTech market.

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Latest Mobile App Development Trends for 2022

With multiple developments in the industry, it’s hard to know which trends to follow. What investments to make to assure your company is future-proof? What technologies are making the headlines? What should you be paying attention to, to stay ahead of the competition? With this map of app development trends, you will know what’s around the corner.

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10 Top Software Development Trends for 2022

Progress can be defined as a way to avoid yesterday’s mistakes. Don’t look up the phrase, I just came up with it. In the world of software development, it holds surprisingly well. Companies perfected the way to create and deliver digital products, now it’s time to use them for a common good. Like green FinTech, which puts additional value on daily commercial activity. Here’s our list of software development trends for 2022. Some of them will be surprising!

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Payment Processing Trends 2022. Industry Changes Overview

Payment processing trends are changing as fast as the entire FinTech does. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated what has been already in the works. It also created new trends that are clearly visible. If your company is not on board, it will be harder to compete in the upcoming years. What are current payment processing industry trends and how can you react to them?

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AWS Security – How Secure is Amazon Web Services?

Security in digital products, not only in FinTech but in applications in general, is a top priority. Software development clients want to make sure that user data and business logic are safe from attacks. Users want to securely invest in applications through loyalty. Security in Amazon Web Services (AWS) is an interesting topic to view the security issue from three perspectives – the user’s, customer’s and developer’s. Let’s talk about AWS security issues and how to think about them.

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Microservices Patterns and 15 Best Practices

Microservices fundamentally changed the way applications are built, managed, and supported after launch. Even more – they had changed the way engineers and managers think about digital products in the first place. With big scalability and potential for quick growth, many managers ask how to build microservices. Here is the world of microservices, best practices, and everything in between.

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Microservices vs Monolithic Architecture. Comparison 2022

Update

Contrary to a popular belief, microservices are not a panacea. If something is good for everything, it’s good for nothing. Many managers compare microservices vs monolithic architecture and want to know which is best for the current company’s project. Microservices are a fantastic way to make the digital product agile, and scalable. Monolith is good when you just want something to be done.

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What Are Microservices? Architecture, Importance, Advantages, Types

What are microservices? They are loosely bound, light services and protocols that can build your application. Highly specialized in nature, they tackle specific topics and handle challenges in a very agile way. Through this specialization, your application can perform better. What exactly is microservices architecture and what are the advantages of microservices?

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Software Infrastructure Architecture – Server or Serverless?

Both approaches have their benefits but none of them fits all. The more probable occurrence of a serious disruption for your business, the shorter recovery time you should have in place. The point for serverless is to boost your infrastructure architecture. There are other benefits, especially for small and medium-sized companies. Let’s go through them all.

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Top 3 Cloud Services Providers for FinTech

Whether somebody likes it or not, cloud services providers and what they offer has changed the landscape of FinTech completely in recent years. At Code & Pepper we know it and we work with some of their products daily to make products for our clients. But which companies are the most popular and why? Let’s find out today!

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Technology Stack – What Is It? Technology at Code & Pepper

A technology stack is a full set of technologies that companies use to build a digital product or run a project. In it, you have everything ranging from programming languages, frameworks, databases, frontend and backend tools to services accessed via an API. Code & Pepper also has its technology stack. With it, you can quickly build your minimum viable product (MVP) or a full-blown application. How exactly and what comes with our tech stack?

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Top 10 FinTech Influencers and Experts You Need to Follow

FinTech is a very difficult market to be in. New solutions pop up frequently. Competition is fierce, compliance demands strict, and investors expect nothing but spectacular success. How to navigate these waters? We have prepared a brief list of top FinTech influencers and experts. Shapers, thought leaders, and FinTech startup CEOs will help you follow trends and innovate.

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What is Digital Transformation? Definition and Strategy

You can put a price on successful application, implementation, or even company-wide change. You can’t evaluate stagnation. The digital transformation strategy keeps the company afloat, lets it compete in a demanding market, and gives it a competitive edge. What is digital transformation and how can you run it in your firm?

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How Does Blockchain Work? A Guide for Beginners

Despite challenges associated with each solution and business model, all FinTech companies face the same basic problem – trust. People confide with these organizations to multiply, keep safe or simply loan money. Their money. That’s why an image is so valuable. There’s a way to build trust and ensure a high level of technical proficiency; all at the same time. It’s called blockchain.

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Why is transparency important in the software development process?

The importance of transparency in the software development process extends beyond creating a product. It’s the quality of business relationships that really matters. The market-ready product, being the final stage of a business relation, is only a result. The reason behind its successful delivery by the vendor and the acceptance by the client is an honest partnership. How to make sure that transparency in software development really works?

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Client’s Role and Responsibilities in Software Development Process

A construction site on an alien planet is like a hive – everyone knows what to do, everyone has a specific role to play. There are risks and unknowns. Erection of a building under these circumstances requires careful planning, selection of materials, coordination, and teamwork. Similar rules apply in software development – engineers, product owners, designers, and quality assurance specialists are focused on their specific tasks. But the most important role is played not by developers; it’s reserved for the client. Here’s how the client’s responsibilities in product development translate into working application.

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Top 20 Questions to Ask a Software Development Company (part 2)

You surely have points to check before signing a contract with a development company. You want to make sure that the partner you are going to choose, is reliable and software quality is spot-on. This is part two of hour lenghty and very detailed article, so if you have questions to ask a software development company, visit the first material: Questions to ask before hiring software development company.

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Top 20 Questions to Ask a Software Development Company (part 1)

Software development contracts can be built in multiple ways but one thing that should matter the most is software quality. Meetings and calls before the start of product development will help you make a good decision and choose the right software vendor. What to pay attention to? What to avoid? How to learn more about your partner? We made a list of 20 questions to ask when signing a contract with a software development company.

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Machine Learning in Finance, Banking and FinTech

Consumers of digital services expect quality service, security, and convenience. Machine learning (ML) in finance is the best example of how these needs can be fulfilled. Without compromising business models, and the need to generate revenue. With customer-centricity in mind. The best way to serve people what they need is to know them a little better. How is this goal achieved and what’s the state of machine learning adoption in the industry?

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Simple Context Passing With AsyncLocalStorage in Node.js

Node.js is one of the most popular programming languages used on the web nowadays. It’s single core design has lots of positives, but sometimes can be a little challenging – especially when it comes to passing the context between asynchronous invocations. It seems not to be such a problem anymore, though. Developers can use AsyncLocalStorage in Node.js to overcome long lasting problems. Let’s dive in to check how to do that.

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5 Key Factors to Startups’ Project Management Success

Imagine you have a beautiful tree with a potential to bear fruit every season. It doesn’t come for free—you have to tend to it. Water the seedling, shelter from extreme weather conditions, protect from pests. Manage resources, so they can last for months. The same goes for successful project management. Many companies, especially startups, have great ideas and deep domain knowledge but lack project management skills to build products with long-lasting impact. Here’s a shortlist of key success factors and handy solutions provided by companies like ours.

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