Software Engineering Insights

The rapid digital developments in eCommerce sector has brought us to a new phase of online shopping experiences worldwide. By 2020, 80% of consumer traffic will derive from online videos, as revealed in a study conducted by Social Media Today. And it is of no surprise that we reflexively respond to videos faster than any other content.

The healthcare industry is leaverging digitization and consumerization for connecting patients with relevant providers. Remote consultations, patient portals, appointment booking platforms, online pharmacy are some of the prominent modes for patients and providers to access and deliver care, respectively.

73% of organizations have at least one application, or a portion of their computing infrastructure already in the cloud – 17% plan to do so within the next 12 months. - 2018 Cloud Computing Survey (IDG)

The global trends in technology are shaking the industry architecture, resulting in disruptive non-conventional business models. Healthcare industry is no exception. Healthcare software companies are starting to innovate their business models in order to respond to new trends.

Reusable code, faster time-to-market, reduced cost, and native app like performance are some of the prominent reasons behind acceptance of cross-platform app development.

The software development process has witnessed a paradigm shift over the past few years. From following Agile delivery approach to automating processes with DevOps, there is a continuous strive for efficient, faster, and comprehensive product delivery to client.  

40% of worldwide internet users have bought products or goods online via desktop, mobile, tablet or other online devices. This amounts to more than 1 billion online buyers and is projected to continuously grow. - Statista

NodeJS is one of the groundbreaking additions to the web development landscape. By offering a runtime application environment, NodeJS enables developers to write server-side scripts in Javascript. According to Stack Overflow survey results 2018, Node.js is the most preferred framework for building frontend and backend for web applications.  

Businesses nowadays are taking advantage of new technologies and models that originate and develop in consumer space, rather than the enterprise IT sector. In effect to this impact, called consumerization, businesses are leveraging mobile apps to reach out to their potential customers and engage with them.

According to Stack Overflow survey results 2018, Javascript is the most popular programming language, with 71.5% of professional developers placing their trust in it.

Javascript, which was originally the core technology behind dynamic websites on the web-wide web, is taking the mobile app development world by storm. With the introduction of Javascript frameworks for building mobile apps, businesses and developers have found a sorted solution to build interactive UI, with fewer lines of code. The use of javascript for mobile apps development is now becoming a go-to strategy for developers.