The last time we recruited a UX/UI designer, it took more than 100 days to find the right person. But we weren’t in a rush – and neither should you. Designers play a key role in almost every step of shaping and creating products. It’s essential to find someone who will fit in the scheme… read more
Once you’re ready to get started with your software project, you’re probably asking yourself two questions. How long will it take? How much is it going to cost? Planning software development is a delicate affair and getting precise answers to those questions is never easy. If you try to estimate by all means, you’ll probably… read more
If you regularly create digital products or whether you are just starting out, you probably know that building a successful digital product goes hand in hand with loyal user acquisition. Ultimately, you want them to invest in your product and thus be a source of income. Think about Slack, Spotify, Gmail, or Netflix. Do you… read more
It seems obvious that if you want to create an application, you need to hire programmers, i.e. a software outsourcing company. However, there is a different approach – you can opt for a digital product development company that will take care of the application development process comprehensively. In this article, we’ll compare these two types… read more
The design process is not a rigid frame that always looks the same. By adapting it to the needs of specific projects, you can achieve the best results. A UX designer is the person who can help you with this. Before starting, it’s imperative to consider how to arrange all the work to achieve your… read more
It is said that the mobile application market began with the release of the first iPhone in 2007. Since then, smartphones and their software have been solving more and more human problems, changing our everyday life on a scale we couldn’t imagine in the past. In fact, we perform many of the most important activities… read more
Lots of things have happened in the JS world. As it’s coming to an end, I’ve been wondering if I missed out on any hot trends and projects this year. If you share my curiosity and would like to check if your impressions and predictions correspond with the actual global community trends, let’s take this… read more
It seems like everyone is talking about UX consulting nowadays. And no wonder, because it’s not just another buzzword in the IT world. It is essential to consider users and their needs when creating a product. That approach can decide whether your service or product will ultimately prove successful. At the very beginning, it is… read more
Building scalable web, desktop, and mobile applications will soon enable Brainhub to carve its way to lead at GoodFirms amongst the top JavaScript development service providers. View Brainhub’s GoodFirms‘ profile to know more about its’ mission and standard of working of the team to provide high-quality solutions. Who Are We? Founded in 2014 and headquartered… read more
IT outsourcing partnership is often seen as an opportunity to cut costs that empowers the focus on core projects, solving issues, and enhancing quality. This text complements the article “12 Keys to a Successful IT Outsourcing Relationship in 2019” recently published on our blog addressing the problem of IT outsourcing relationships: “(…) approximately every fifth… read more
Product managers are the guides who lead development teams to success. They surely work hard to boost management everyday, especially when working in the tech field. As you probably know, there’s a never-ending war on bugs in software development. What strategy do you have when it comes to terminating the bugs lurking inside your projects?… read more
Currently, there is a massive selection of software development houses and IT companies creating web and mobile applications on the market. Each of these companies is actively looking for customers, presenting various creative offers and extending portfolios. Still, in this abundance, many business people have difficulty finding and choosing a reliable company with whom to… read more
It’s often said that great UX design is invisible because users tend to pay attention to design only when it makes their lives more difficult. However, behind every sleek product design that sparks joy and happiness in its users is a multitude of design decisions, each just as important as the other. For example, the… read more
Finding and retaining talented software developers—including web app developers—is a major cause for celebration for most companies. At least it should be because, at 13.2%, the tech sector has the highest turnover rate out of all business sectors, according to a report from LinkedIn. Opportunities abound for software developers Software developers don’t hesitate to pursue… read more
The demand for talented software engineers is relentless. According to an analysis by Michael Page, a specialist recruitment company, the top 5 most in-demand professions in the world are software engineers and web app developers, followed by electronics engineers, mechanical engineers, nurses, and doctors. “Software engineering remains one of the most prosperous careers out there,… read more
You know that the heart pumps blood carrying oxygen through vessels to other organs. Thanks to this process, the whole body works effectively and you may feel healthy and energetic. The same is with a Scrum sprint a vital, basic tool of a whole organism called Scrum. These short periods of time, within which the… read more
All humans make mistakes—even web app developers, mobile app developers, and other software developers. Sometimes, the mistakes software developers make are entirely inconsequential and easy to overlook, being minor annoyances at worse. Unfortunately, some mistakes have much bigger consequences and can even put people’s lives at risk. During the last few decades, the software testing… read more
IT outsourcing, such as the outsourcing of web app developers, mobile app developers, or the entire infrastructure and various associated services, has evolved from being a popular business strategy into a necessity that enables organizations to stay competitive in the global market by forging powerful alliances with various providers of IT services, known as vendors…. read more
Let’s face the facts. There’s no one-size-fits-all solution in the world of Agile frameworks. Choosing the right one for you can either increase the chance of your project’s success or throw roadblocks along the way. If you’d like to learn what the crucial aspects of Scrum and Kanban are when making a decision, this article… read more
Many times I’ve heard about various laws in programming, so I did some research, trying to find as many of them as possible. I gathered not only empirical laws related strictly to coding but also to QA, UX, working regardless of the work type, and some laws of other areas of life which are in… read more
In today’s world, there’s a seemingly endless selection of software applications to choose from. Consumers know this, and they refuse to settle for software that’s buggy and unreliable. Instead, they want software that’s been thoroughly tested to ensure that it’s functioning as intended and meeting all specified digital product design requirements, which is where the… read more
There are three models of outsourcing – nearshoring, offshoring and onshoring. One of them has been gaining particular popularity in recent years – offshoring. You might be wondering what offshore outsourcing is. Is it worth your attention? In today’s article, we’ll be addressing just that. In short, offshore outsourcing or offshoring is a process where… read more
When it comes to crafting digital experiences, the sky’s the limit for what our team can do. Since our start in 2014, we’ve spent the last few years building web and mobile apps for companies of all sizes and fields. The team at Brainhub works hard to help our clients keep up in an increasingly digital world and… read more
Amazon Web Services (or AWS) is a comprehensive cloud platform by e-commerce giant Amazon. It provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings. To understand the logic of AWS, think about the evolution of electricity supply. Initially, factories would build their own plants to power their facilities. Over time, governments and private investors constructed… read more
Have you been considering product development outsourcing or just outsourcing some tasks or projects? This approach can have both advantages (starting from benefits of product development, through efficiency, talented staff, and savings) and disadvantages (risk, challenges with intellectual property or final lack of expertise in-house). As the market in 2018 showed, there is great growth… read more
Despite the rise of AI-powered developer environments, the demand for software developers is expected to remain very much steady through 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In fact, web developer employment is projected to grow 15 percent from 2016 to 2026. But just because the demand is stable doesn’t mean that the… read more
Technology is marching forward at an unstoppable pace, and the explosive growth of the mobile app market in recent years is one of the best examples of the relentless speed of innovation developers have to deal with these days. In 2015, global mobile app revenues amounted to $69.7 billion, but they are projected to reach… read more
When you think “testing”, “quality assurance” and “software quality” – do you yawn? Do you imagine a tiresome process of clicking, checking, and searching in vain? Does “testing” make you imagine that your project will last forever? Sadly, software quality assurance is underrated and I feel that it is important to mention how assuring quality,… read more
React Native is a mobile app development framework that enables the development of multi-platform Android and iOS apps using native UI elements. It is based on the JavaScriptCore runtime and Babel transformers. With this setup RN supports new JavaScript (ES6+) features, e.g. arrow functions, async/await etc. This famous framework for mobile app development started in… read more
Scrum is by far the most successful framework that falls under the Agile umbrella, and the results it has helped achieve for countless teams and organizations around the world speak for themselves. According to one survey of software development practices, eight out of ten organizations have committed to adopting an Agile framework, which means they… read more
According to many seasoned software developers, bug-free software doesn’t exist. As annoying and frustrating as bugs can be, they are an integral part of software development, which is why it’s so crucial to know how to manage them effectively. Strategies for managing bugs and feature requests must keep up with the rapid evolution of development… read more
We all know that CSS often breaks as all our styles live in the global namespace across the whole page. There are tools to limit this risk such as CSS modules or Styles Components (for React JS) but these ones force you to follow their standards even if you don’t like them. You may also… read more
The Scrum Guide describes the Product Owner as the sole person responsible for managing the Product Backlog. In other words, the Product Owner defines what the development team is supposed to build and in which order. The “less is more” philosophy certainly applies to Product Owners, but there are many situations when having multiple product owners… read more
This article on Test-Driven Development (TDD) will help you become comfortable with this development cycle and adapt it into your coding methods. The concept of Test-Driven Development (TDD) was introduced in 2003 by Kent Beck. There is no formal definition but Beck gives approaches and examples of TDD. The goal of TDD is to “write… read more
A key person in your company wants to leave? It may hurt, it may be infuriating, it can even make you question your every decision and your position as a leader and so on. Surely, it is always a shock for the whole company but don’t panic and read our article. You’ll learn how to… read more
We’d like to enrich and develop our recent post concerning Technology Trends for 2019, as this topic has been trending more and more recently. Let’s review the definition of a “strategic technology trend”. Gartner says that it is a trend with great potential to break out of the developing stage into a wider spectrum of… read more
Web accessibility matters. Just ask Tim Berners-Lee—a professor of computer science at the University of Oxford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the best known as the inventor of the web—who said that the power of the web is in its universality. Today, over half of the world’s population has internet access and millions more… read more
Technology is changing the world as we know it at such a rapid pace that only those who pay close attention to the ongoing digital transformation are able to keep up. We’ve rounded up the top 5 most important technology trends for 2019 to help you understand the direction technology is moving in so you… read more
Users today expect software applications to do wonderful things and interact with other applications in ways that would have seemed impossible not too long ago. To meet growing user expectations, companies of all sizes are shifting toward DevOps and embracing API-driven software architectures. By doing so, they are exposing themselves to a new kind of… read more
Every IT company’s core power grows from a strong IT team (that deploys configurable projects on time). But why sometimes does this wonderful vision of an ideal team delivering a seamless project get ruined? Instead of productivity, innovation, and success, CTOs and CIOs face challenges connected with implementation, shrinking budget and a ticking clock. According… read more
React Native is a very useful mobile app development framework that lets you not only develop high-quality, high-performance apps, it also increases developer productivity. It allows you to finish an app project faster by speeding up the pace of your work. It’s very important that you complete your work in a reasonable amount of time…. read more
Voice user interfaces (VUIs) are quickly becoming an integral part of our daily lives, and they are a major UI/UX design trend in 2018. Used in smartphones, smart home devices, and a whole range of other products, VUIs are changing how we interact with technology, enabling new user experiences that drive growth. What is a… read more
React Native is obviously a great mobile app development framework. It’s good if you have chosen React Native for building mobile apps, but you also have to hire great developers in order to build exceptionally high-quality apps. A developer with poor skills will produce poor results, so you need to hire someone who is a… read more
UI/UX design has come a long way since Don Norman, the current Director of the Design Lab at the University of California, first coined the term “user experience design” more than 25 years ago. Today, the demand for UI/UX designers is at its all-time high, and companies that invest in great design are known to… read more
Almost everyone who has worked in IT for a while has encountered a project that was doomed right from the start. In fact, nearly one-third of IT projects are cancelled before completion, according to a report by The Standish Group, and about 36 percent of projects fail to meet their goals. Given these gloomy statistics,… read more
We’re continuing the topic of developing talent within an organization. We wrote about this issue in our last post: “Talent Development: How to Build an IT Dream Team.” Today, we give you some practical advice that you can use in your work! First, let’s focus on the perks of talent development. Benefits of developing team… read more
To deliver successful products and services at the pace demanded by today’s digital economy, software developers can’t afford to rely on anything less than the latest software development practices. According to the most recent edition of the World Quality Report, test automation, the use of special software to control the execution of tests, is helping… read more
As projects grow in size and complexity, the limits of an Excel sheet for tracking issues begin to show very quickly. When that happens, it’s time to look into issue tracking systems to ensure that all issues in a web development company are resolved in a timely manner. What is an Issue Tracking System (ITS)?… read more
Just a few years ago, developers often underestimated the art of writing docs and the value of having good documentation. If you look into the stone age (read: ten years ago), you will find that many libraries, perhaps aside from the most used ones, lacked good, or even any, documentation. Developers often expected that a… read more
To most people, the GDPR is nothing but a bunch of annoying emails from companies asking for consent to keep in touch. But if you’re thinking about creating new software solutions in 2018 and beyond, the GDPR is something you can’t afford to ignore unless you have an extra €20 million, which is what the… read more
