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The Minimum Loveable Product (MLP). A better version of MVP

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The era of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is over. The market is going with minimum loveable product, which is an iteration and a whole new approach at the same time. MVP stands for an application that holds minimum value for users and assumes a certain level of tolerated limitations and bugs. MLP, on the other hand, is created with initial offering that users can love from the start. It’s a dramatic shift in software development and product management.

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API-first Design – A Boost for Customer Experience

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The old ways of creating software don’t match the reality we live in. Users want even more convenience in use and even more value for their money. To meet these expectations, companies use API-first design pattern. It enhances the application’s features and provides companies with a modular and reusable design that’s perfect for creating entire ecosystems. The approach also reduces development costs, optimizes delivery and operations.

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How Good Software Infrastructure Can Help in Disaster Recovery or Prevent Software Disasters?

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Accidents and attacks happen – there is sometimes no way to avoid them and even maintaining the highest security standards cannot make a company 100% secure. In other words, one should always protect the systems, but you can never be sure. However, even in the worst case scenario, there is the last defence line – a disaster recovery plan. What is it, how to execute it and what does it have to do with good software infrastructure? Let’s find out!

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How to Choose a Tech Stack in 2022?

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If you wonder how to choose a tech stack among most popular tech stacks of 2022, then this article is for you. They key to creation of a performing application is to find a set of technologies that will provide the best return on investment in line with functional requirements. The perfect stack in 2022 doesn’t exist. It’s about your vision, and needs.

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React Native vs Other Cross-Platform Frameworks. Which One to Choose and Why?

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As there are so many technologies to choose from when it comes to creating new FinTech apps, different developers are entitled to have different preferences. However, some companies are completely OK with working with whatever their clients tell them with no second thoughts and some specialise in particular frameworks and programming languages. We tend to belong to the latter ones and we have some strong reasons for it, so we decided to explain why we chose React Native as our go-to cross-platform framework and why our clients benefit from this decision.

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What Is Code Refactoring? Definition, Benefits, and Best Practices

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Code refactoring is basically the process of restructuring an application’s code without changing it. It also doesn’t add up to its behavior and functionality. Its purpose is to make the code more efficient and easily maintainable. How can you refactor the code, what are the detailed benefits, and how can you go about it? Here’s the list of everything you need to know, including best practices.

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Dark Mode Design – The Benefits of UX / UI Dark Theme

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Creators that don’t implement a dark mode UX in their applications, leave them in the dark. One of the most interesting trends in recent web design is making sure that the product works for everyone. For those who prefer bright displays and those who want to reduce eye strain, especially in the dark. Benefits start there but the list of advantages is longer. What are they and how can you use them to serve the audience?

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Latest Mobile App Development Trends for 2022

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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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Price Comparison Sites Are Smarter Than You Think

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Ecommerce is now nothing like it was ten years ago, independent online shops now have so many ways to reach new customers. Besides marketplaces, one of the most impactful of them are now price comparison sites. These aggregators grew to major players in ecommerce and how they work is fascinating. Find out all about them from this article.

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AWS Security – How Secure is Amazon Web Services?

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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

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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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Cloud Banking Solutions – Key Facts and Benefits

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Banking needs more and more raw power, as well as fast access to data from literally anywhere. Cloud computing is the perfect solution, as it allows for transferring information throughout the Internet in the most efficient way. But why exactly does it meet the banking needs so well and how do customers benefit from it? Answers to these and more questions are waiting for you in our new post!

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What is Digital Transformation? Definition and Strategy

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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

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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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TOP 7 Middle East Fintech Companies & Startups to Watch in 2021

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After finding the general landscape of FinTech in the Middle East so fascinating that I even had to present it to you in a blog post, I just had to select some of the most interesting examples of how technology changes lives in this region. You’ll be pleasantly surprised that very thorough curation in the accelerators there results in apps that are genuinely helpful and solve real-life problems! Read more to find out how.

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Top Technologies Used in Modern FinTech Industry

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FinTech or financial technology is one of the most vibrant sectors of a modern economy. The number of innovations implemented in the field exceeds the expectations of many analysts and users alike. FinTech is so successful because it combines healthy business interests on the side of applications’ owners and the daily needs of customers. A spectacular proof is the rise of insurance technology but the whole FinTech is full of novelties. Let’s discover them all.

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Machine Learning in Finance, Banking and FinTech

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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

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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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