Software Engineering Insights

Augmented Reality (AR) is the buzzword of tech industry today. The idea of taking digital or computer generated information (audio, video, images, touch, or haptic sensation) and then overlaying them to the real environment has been accepted enthusiastically. While AR can augment all five senses, but its present use cases are mostly visual.

Choosing between a data lake or a data warehouse can feel like trying to pick the perfect storage unit. Do you need a big and messy space where everything fits or a tidy one that only holds what’s important? While this might sound like a difficult decision to make, it doesn’t have to be one. Once these two concepts are understood, it will be easier to decide which is best for your business.

Legacy systems carry years of business value but maintaining them often feels like an uphill battle. Generative AI is changing how we approach these systems -  providing a smarter and faster way to modernize and reimagine their potential. By automating tedious processes, generating optimized code, and enhancing user experiences, Generative AI makes it possible to future-proof systems without starting from scratch. 

As we enter 2025, the role of restaurant apps has evolved far beyond basic ordering. Today, the best apps create an immersive and interactive experience, meeting diners' expectations for convenience, personalization, and innovation. These apps are reshaping how customers interact with their favorite restaurants from streamlined reservations to dynamic menus and AI-driven recommendations.

Ambient intelligence (AmI) is making our future exciting with smart, context-aware, and seamlessly integrated environments. It brings together artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and context-aware computing, to enhance user experience and make our daily lives easier. AmI anticipates the needs and responds intelligently to the environment around us. It won't be wrong to say that the possibilities of what AmI can do are limitless.

Today, we will be exploring what ambient intelligence is, how it works, and its real-life applications. Also know the key differences between ambient intelligence, AI, and ambient computing, and how it has the potential to reshape our world.

In 2023, Netflix rolled out its new ‘Profiles’ feature where users could add up to 5 other users to the same subscription. This feature, considering its large-scale impact, was not rolled out for all users at once. Instead, they leveraged “Feature Flags”, or “Feature Toggles” to release the feature to a small subset of its users, that too in a phased manner. This gave Netflix the freedom to optimize user experience based on real-user feedback and the flexibility to switch off the toggle in case something didn’t go right. 

While there are many other instances of how organizations are leveraging feature flags, it’s important to have a clear picture of what Feature Flags really are. Which is exactly what we’ll be discussing in the blog today.

A Conversational UI lets you communicate with technology as naturally as you would in a conversation with a friend. It enables seamless communication through simple and human-like exchanges - whether by typing into a chatbot or speaking to a voice assistant. From asking Siri to play your favorite song to engaging with a customer support bot, Conversational UIs are designed to make technology more intuitive, accessible, and personalized.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming every aspect of the software development cycle, driving speed, efficiency, and innovation. At the forefront of this evolution lies AI-driven DevOps, which combines the powerful capabilities of AI technologies with the collaborative culture of DevOps. 

It is interesting to note that the global AI in DevOps market size is estimated to reach USD 24.9 billion by the year 2033. This exponential growth highlights the organizational shift towards automation, which drives faster deployment cycles, enhanced predictive capabilities, and streamlined workflows. The integration of AI into DevOps is pushing business leaders to reimagine the landscape and enabling smarter automation and frictionless CI/CD pipelines.

Businesses today are relying on software tools more than ever. From project management to communication to customer relationships, this reliance on applications is an increasing trend. So much so that companies use an average of 371 applications per year & counting. As organizations deal with such high application overload, there arises a need for a flexible and modular approach. 

Organizations are in need of efficient tools that scale, integrate, and adapt to their technological infrastructure minus the burden of technical debt. Here’s where the role of composable architecture becomes crucial.

Ensuring a user-friendly experience is essential nowadays; it's not a choice anymore. But how can you make sure that your app provides the best experience for your users? This is where a UX audit comes into play.