Software Engineering Insights

Smartphones are here to stay and we can predict that they are going nowhere in the next two decades at least. Following this, we can claim that there would be high dependency on mobile apps for managing day-to-day tasks, entertainment, businesses, health monitoring etc. This is one of the reasons why custom mobile app development is a lucrative career options these days.

The constant need to improve user-experience is keeping developers on their toes and making them adapt to new technologies and trends that will deliver better results. One such technology that is attracting everyone’s attention due to its impressive features is the React JS. Its popularity can be gauged by the fact that even major apps like Facebook, WhatsApp, Netflix, and Instagram are making use of the React JS. So what makes React JS a preferred technology to develop kickass web and mobile apps? We list down 8 top reasons in support of it.

It is no rocket science that anything that Facebook does with its products makes a difference to everyone, especially marketers and developers. Now it doesn’t matter whether it is introducing a new product, acquiring one, or modifying something from its current portfolio of products. And the perfect place to get the scoop of what the social media giant has been up to and what is in the pipeline is Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference.

The adoption of mobile technology has grown exponentially in every aspect of our life. Just to put this in perspective, the number of mobile phones sold globally every day is much more than the number of babies born in a day. If a recent Millward Brown study is to be believed, people spend an average of 147 minutes a day on their smartphone and 91% of adults have their mobile device within their arm's reach 24*7.

Starting a venture, pushing your product in the market or even selling corn dogs on stand requires efficient and quick work. Decisions should be made in a snap and any manner of redundancy would take you downhill very quickly. Daffodil has worked with enough startups to know that it is quintessential to make sure your offering stays valuable in terms of innovation, quality and convenience.

The next big revolutionary gadget which has revamped the way businesses are done is Mobile. Mobility has become ‘the’ big thing for businesses & has made web mobile seamless. To realize this fact all you need to do is to take a look around at your fellow commuters to see the importance of a smartphone in their daily lives.

In today’s business climate of increasing globalization, it's a matter of no surprise that top companies are practicing offshore outsourcing to India as a part of their overall business strategy. Outsourcing software development is here to stay as an IT trend which has evolved, grown, matured and is living up to and outgrowing its potential.

Over the last few years we have been hearing stories of Android's tremendous growth as a mobile operating system. Recent surveys showed that Android devices account for close to three-fourth of all smartphones in the world. Now if you thought it's all about Android everywhere, here is some food for thought - Apple iOS accounts for almost as much user base on Facebook as compared to Android.  It is quite an achievement for one of the world's most popular mobile operating systems which has always been known for its classiness but has not had the numbers on its side for the last few years.