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Software House Unique Offerings: The Hidden Potential for Clients
Behind every thriving digital product lies more than just good code. There’s a strategy, a clear process, and a team that understands the unique needs of a business. That’s why software houses are not simply development vendors – they are strategic partners who translate complex ideas into solutions that create measurable impact.
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Unlocking Excellence: Best Practices in Software Development
In the ever-evolving world of software development, the quest for excellence is a constant challenge. As technology continues to advance, software houses play a crucial role in creating innovative solutions that drive progress across various industries.
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2025 Icon Design Trends: The Future of Visual Language
Icons are an integral part of any application. By using them, users are able to navigate through the site properly and take full advantage of its features. They can be both an exciting and characteristic element of a digital product, and useful and legible for the application user. This time I will discuss a list of trends in icon design in 2025. However, before you choose your favorite direction, it's a good idea to fill in information about the functions icons perform in a digital product.
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NVC framework: powerful tool for communication and conflict resolution
Communication plays a significant role in every aspect of our lives, whether we realize it or not. However, have you ever wondered how important is what we say and how we do it? Going deeper into this: have you ever thought using some language forms could be violent? In this article, I would like to show how the language we use influences building our relationships, engagement, the ability to resolve conflicts, and, finally, how it determines the IT project's success.
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Building a website with Ruby on Rails framework
Building a website is a process that can be done in many ways. And while there are many well-trodden paths that developers follow, a lot of recognition is generated by out-of-the-box solutions. Building a website is a process that can be done in many different programming languages. And while there are many well-trodden paths that developers follow, a lot of recognition is generated by out-of-the-box solutions.
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CTO as a Service: What is CaaS and why do you need it?
Every business requires the right amount of attention. This applies to standard companies as well as startups. However, for many enterprises, there may be a situation where the staff will need additional technical support to implement product development process. This is especially true if you are planning to release your own product and need proper business analysis and implementation guidance to do so. The solution to such pains may be to hire a CTO as a Service. What is this role in an organization and what is it responsible for? I will try to dispel any doubts in this article.
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Rails tests: How to properly test Ruby on Rails apps?
As you probably know, just creating an app is not the last step before giving it to users. Before you decide to officially launch your Ruby on Rails app it's still worth checking it completely. For this purpose, it may be necessary to conduct functional tests, which will indicate which elements need to be refined. With our help, you'll learn how to properly execute all the tests to make your Rails application fully functional from a technical point of view and user-friendly at the same time.
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Is it Beneficial for the Customer to have Multi-Skilled employees?
The experience of working in multiple positions within one job is becoming increasingly common in large companies. Especially in the IT industry, where a person's ability to operate in multiple areas can be highly valued. Such a situation can translate into speed and quality of project execution compared to the traditional business team model.
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Project valuation or sales trial: impact of estimate on partner choice
Choosing the right partnership depends not only on the predisposition of the project team, but also on sales skills. In case of app development with the participation of a software house, several factors are crucial. Among them are implementation time, cost, solutions used or technical support. So how to distinguish a real valuation from an attempt to attract a buyer by using sales tricks? With my help you will find the answer to this question and learn what to look for when considering offers of cooperation.
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What is HIPAA, and how to securely handle sensitive medical data?
Medical information related to one’s health condition is for many a highly important matter. Ensuring the privacy of this information is essential as many wouldn’t want to share their medical history with unauthorized third parties. At the same time, the privacy of medical information in public health systems is a human right and as such must be respected and accommodated. To ensure appropriate patient data security is the raison d’etre of the HIPAA certification system.
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