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February 6, 2024

How to build a sales-accelerating platform for residential and commercial PV installers?

They say that a salesperson without enthusiasm is just another clerk. While making deals is a craft in its own right, there’s more to it than meets the eye. The 'how' of the sales process matters tremendously. And just like enthusiasm powers the efforts, good tools make for a smoother ride. If you’re in a solar photovoltaic (PV) niche, performant software should be as important for you as talented salespeople. So, let’s look at how to build a sales-accelerating platform for residential and commercial PV installers.

May 9, 2025

How to keep a mobile app stable as it grows?

When your users rate your mobile app low on the stability scale, it’s not only the question of technical issues that is brought to the fore. Low app ratings affect your business acutely, making the extent to which your users can rely on the product at hand a crucial issue for tech executives and their developer teams. How to develop technically stable mobile apps that are worthy of user appreciation and support your ROI at the same time? Let’s find out!

March 19, 2025

How to secure Flutter apps? Key insights

Feeling that you and your developer teams could do a better job of securing your platforms from attacks? You’ve come to the right place! Explore our security tips for Flutter apps as well as native Android and iOS apps.

2019-07-23

API testing - how to use Postman in everyday QA work?

Software testers are often perceived as the bearers of bad news. But in fact their work often helps save time and money, also when it comes to API testing. Being aware of its benefits and understanding its operating principles, QA should choose the right tool. A tool that will allow you to test API in an easy and quick way to ensure that it works correctly and returns values in the right form. An invaluable tool in testers daily work, facilitating tasks on API tests is Postman.

2019-07-19

“Works on my machine” - how to improve team communication

You don't have to be a developer or software tester to encounter famous "works on my machine" phrase. It is often used as a joke, sometimes quoted on t-shirts and mugs. This saying is an exquisite example to depict a love-hate relationship between development and software quality assurance. There is a bunch of stereotypes about coexistence between these two groups. People say that software testers and developers are like cats and dogs, and in result conflicts are inevitable. But are they, really? There are a few common misconceptions that spread in the community and create unnecessary tension. I’ll try to crack down on them and explain how to improve team communication between developers and software testers.

2019-07-18

Flutter vs React Native - which is better for your app? (Update)

Facebook might have won with Google in the social media field but there’s another battle rising just around the corner. In the cross-platform app development, the chances are more equalized and the score is still open. So in Flutter vs React Native competition - which one of them holds the better cards?