Software Engineering Insights

The evolution of React Native technology is quite fascinating. What started as Facebook’s internal Hackathon project in 2013 is now one of the trending frameworks for Android and iOS mobile app development. In March 2015, Facebook, in its F8 conference announced the availability of React Native on Github. And now, developers are making the most of modern web techniques on mobile.

User experience (UX) has always been the element of precedence in a mobile app. A lot of efforts are put in to refine usability of an app and all of it starts with the login screen design. 

Cross-platform development toolkits are winning over the developers’ community. Reusable blocks of UI, reactive performance, code usability on multiple platforms are some of the reasons why these cross-platform app development frameworks are gaining ground. One such sought-after framework for mobile app development is Flutter by Google.

On average, a human speaks 700 words per day, which includes the words of actual value (i.e. words that have an intent to communicate to another person). Instant messaging, telephonic conversations, books, movies, songs, verbal (F2F) communication are amongst some of the common ways humans exchange their thoughts and information.

The extent of innovation and advancement in Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) wearable technology has been explosive in the last five years alone. The latest entrant in this domain of technological disruption comes in the form of the Apple Vision Pro; a spatial computer vision-enabled headset that is far more than what meets the eye.

A large chunk of software development today takes place in cloud-based environments, with cross-organizational networks for resource sharing and data exchange. This opens up the applications and resources to several cyber threats that exploit common vulnerabilities and attack routes. Therefore, solutions for application security also referred to as AppSec, have become a necessary component of the software development lifecycle.

When it comes to seeking app-based medical solutions, physical health is often given precedence over cognitive or mental health. However, millions of people suffer silently from unseen, yet debilitating effects of mental illnesses. That is the pain area that the creators of the research-backed mental wellness app Wysa have chosen to address. 

The COVID-19 crisis made the healthcare system realize the importance of mHealth like never before. It has enabled seamless communication between the patient and the provider, despite the distance. It allows for 24/7 management of patient's health data, offering the ability to personalize healthcare per patient. 

Frameworks are proven to be advantageous to developers. They improve efficiency, reduce time-to-market, and introduce diversity in development. 

It was 31st December when WHO’s Country Office in the People’s Republic of China got the news from a media statement by Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, of a case of “viral pneumonia” in Wuhan, capital of Central China’s Hubei province. What seemed to be a “viral pneumonia”, after detailed studies were coined as a novel coronavirus, thus marking the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic.