An architecture for software is as necessary as a foundation for a home. It’s the base upon which any software is built and every app has its unique structure. The types of architectures used to build them may vary but they all can be covered under four major app structures widely used by the IT […]
For the most business value, develop a testing program based on personas, best practices, and agile principles Continuous testing is both a practice and a mindset. Developers and quality assurance specialists initiate the practice of continuous testing in the devops CI/CD (continuous integration/continuous development) pipeline, triggering a list of automated tests that run with every build […]
Forecasting is a technique that uses historical data and events to build estimates about future trends, potential disasters, and the overall behavior of any subject. Forecasting can be used as probabilistic support for decision analysis, to estimate expenses, revenues, and budget plans. Forecasting in business can be divided into two distinct categories: qualitative forecasting and quantitative forecasting. For […]
With eCommerce apps market expanding at a rapid pace, even the small businesses are planning to include an app as part of their offering. The industry metrics indicate that mobile apps will continue to outperform the mobile web in the future. On average, the conversion rate for mobile apps is 157% higher than the mobile […]
Web development can’t survive without encryption. As web apps continue to gain access to large amounts of sensitive data that belongs to people, organizations, and even governments, the threat to data security is also at an all-time high. Since the early days of programming, programmers used cryptography and encryption techniques to protect such sensitive data […]
Python has grown in popularity immensely in recent years. It has a wide range of applications, from its most popular use in Artificial Intelligence, to Data Science, Robotics, and Scripting. In the web development field, Python is used mainly on the backend with frameworks such as Django and Flask. Before now, Python didn’t have much […]
Selecting a frontend framework can be a difficult decision for a developer because there are so many options. React is one of the most popular choices. It is well established and has an 84% satisfaction rating as of the 2021 State of JS Survey. Still, there are several other frameworks with interesting features and functionality that […]
So, you’ve learned your first programming language and begun developing your skills as a programmer? Or, maybe you already have a full-time career but want to put your blossoming programming skills to work. Or, maybe you’ve already started but want to make some extra cash. How do you do it? Freelancing! Now, freelancing isn’t for […]
So, you’ve decided to take the plunge into web development. You recognize that websites are here to stay and that every business will be putting more and more resources into their web presence. You’ve picked an exciting programming field, setting you up for an exciting career. Web developers come in many varieties. Some build simple […]
Last week, I announced that I’ve updated the focus for Livecodestream.dev. From now on, we’ll be talking about building a career in web development. This new focus on web development is a big change, but it’s an exciting and necessary one because of how rapidly things are changing in programming. New technologies associated with Web3 and […]