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Did you know that even several years ago Amazon deployed software every 11.6 seconds? How did they manage to achieve this? Amazon explains such a speed by using DevOps principles and effective test automation (TA) strategies.

Want to outsource web development? But still, there’s a nagging feeling. I’ve heard so many horror stories from my clients and associates in the tech industry: misplaced trust, blown deadlines, and wasted budgets.

With complex databases and large amounts of data, backend testing becomes a vital step towards high-quality software. While companies spend a lot of effort making sure everything works smoothly from the user point of view, they often forget that testing the backend is just as important.

Choosing a core technology is one of the most important decisions for every startup founder and CTO. It determines time-to-market, development, and maintenance costs. Here’s a list of React Native pros and cons to help you make a more informed decision.

Ionic and Cordova used to be a reasonable alternative to native development. Now cross-platform technologies like React Native (RN) promise higher quality with similar cost-effectiveness. So let’s dive deep into the React Native vs Ionic, Cordova/PhoneGap debate and see whether it’s time to migrate your old app.

The idea that technology developed by one company just for one service has turned into a popular framework for Android and iOS app development sounds a bit fantastic. Anyway, it is all about React Native. But why do famous companies choose this technology? Let’s analyze the best React Native apps to find our answer!

Last year, MindK ran an unusual contest as a mobile app development company. For a whole month, we accepted the best mobile app ideas. The winner would get their product developed free of charge. The only caveat was that the app had to be small enough to be built in one month.

WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is an awesome new tech for video/audio chat directly inside your browser or mobile app. The best of its kind. But like many new technologies, it has some nasty pitfalls even for experienced developers. This is the story of our WebRTC chat app.

HIPAA is a complex topic. Technical implementation has many nuances, which hackers exploit and regulators punish. In February 2024, hackers broke into the United Healthcare CHC server, compromising the data of 110 million Americans. The alarming part isn’t the human cost, the sheer scale of the breech or eye-watering $2.45B of losses for United Healthcare.

There’s one thing that stops Single-Page Applications (SPA) from dominating all other kinds of apps. They can take forever to launch. This is a huge problem as even a one-second delay can cost you 7% of conversions.

Choosing the perfect payment system for your web application can be a nightmare. While mobile apps can get away with in-app purchases (for a monstrous 30% AppStore cut), web applications need a payment gateway to accept money from their users.

Payment processing services are the gateways to revenue for the majority of web and mobile applications. But when you’re new to online payments, the sheer amount of options seem paralyzing.