Tons of applications and websites claim they are localized for most of the markets and languages. The actual situation is a bit different. They added support of multiple languages and data formats but forgot about other crucial aspects of being friendly for the international customers. The following article covers typical mistakes such applications and websites make.
Read MoreEvery developer faces a situation when he has to set up an integration between two applications and has to select an integration protocol. There are multiple options — use one of the standard protocols, exchange files, or even create a new protocol from scratch. But which one to choose?
Read MoreAn integrated development environment or just IDE is a great tool that helps lots of developers write a code, debugging and reviewing it, managing the version control system, etc. However, many developers prefer to use separate tools instead of the IDE to perform their duties. Why do they do that?
Read MoreSoftware is built on top of programming interfaces. Every time an application has to contact any third party service (DB, mailing agent, API), it has to use a proper interface (and protocol) to do that. This article contains general thoughts on why interfaces are essential and how to use them properly.
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