In the last few months, I worked on two projects that were similar in scope and complexity; both were API backends for mobile apps, had similar requirements and timeframes. However, one thing set them apart: one was written in Django + REST while the other was written in Clojure + GraphQL.
Since I was the main developer for both projects, I was able to make useful comparisons between both approaches. In this post, I’ll describe the pros and cons of each.
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To use or not to use Xcode’s Interface Builder (let’s call it IB) is a very common discussion between iOS developers. There are many arguments against using it like version control issues and difficulties in debugging. This post in our blog have some considerations about it for example. But I believe that if the project is well structured and the team knows how to use it, these issues can be avoided and IB can become a very powerful tool.
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Picture this: 5 people talking about the same subject in different languages. What are the chances of misunderstanding? As you can imagine: a lot. Well, this is a common scenario in software development teams up to some point. One of the most common reasons that lead to failure when building a product is the lack of well defined goals and requirements amongst developers and stakeholders. This can be caused by a wide variety of reasons. But it is safe to agree that most of them are due to lack of communication.
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Technology remains a heavily male-dominated area, even after decades of extensive efforts to promote female participation. But women can and should have more recognition and representativeness.
Known as one of today’s key technological hubs, Silicon Valley also stands out for the hardships faced by the women who work there.
Unfortunately, what we see today is still a reflection of the past.
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As companies grow, it’s common to see directors facing the challenge of managing different processes which can get more complex due to customer’s increase. First-time managers often have to cope with areas such as people management, finances, marketing, operations, etc and the easiest way to deal with that amount of info is using the classical spreadsheets.
They certainly have their value and can even be a great solution depending on the application. However, online services can definitely bring a higher degree of automation, uniformity, speed and ease to the various operational processes in a business. Once one is able to do so, much space is open to other key activities. Here is a list of 11 online services and tools to enhance directors’, managers’ and assistants’ routines.
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Depending on your journey as a designer, you may be used to the freedom that graphic media allows: to create overlaps/overlays or to elaborate compositions and grids that fill all the paper with pretty organized photos and texts. However, why is it so hard to build a web page with this same freedom? Fortunately the capacity to build these layouts have been improving and what’s best: it is so simple that you can start using it right now!
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After developing mobile applications for more than eight months, I had the opportunity of joining a project that was being developed using React Native, an open source JavaScript library that, according to its documentation, lets you build mobile apps using only JavaScript. I always loved challenges and learning new things, so I immediately accepted this opportunity.
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If you are familiar with iOS trending topics, you certainly already know VIPER. It’s an alternative to MVC (Model View Controller) pattern and it was already explained in our blog. If you haven’t read yet, I strongly recommend you to do it.
There is a lot of content on the web talking about the VIPER miracles and how this new architecture is much better than the previous ones. But you always have to ask some questions before putting your efforts and resources into an “unknown path”.
On this article, I will clarify some questions about the VIPER workflow and if you should be using it on a new project – or even on your old running app.
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In this article I’m going to share with you the recipe that Cheesecake Labs uses to prepare its Cakers, by giving them the special ingredients to bake a Cheesecake using the right temperature – or as it might be said in other companies, how CKL makes the first days of the new employees a good experience and how to get them started at our projects.
At the time this post was written, I had been a Caker for a bit longer than two months. Now, I want to show the experience of becoming one from the hiring process until the first great achievement, which in my case, was an app release at the Store.
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For many times I’ve caught myself thinking about my dream job. What would I do every day that would make me the happiest employee in the world? I’m talking about waking up on Monday glad about the idea of going to work, and not seeing it as just a must.
Well, what if I told you it’s possible to get it, and, surprisingly, it’s not exactly about what you do, but where and how you do it.
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