Software Engineering Insights

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.

With such information overload in the digital era, holding the attention of the users can feel like an uphill battle for many brands. As your customers move through endless streams of content right at their fingertips, getting your product to stand out is becoming harder by the minute. 

Enter scrollytelling - a dynamic way to keep your audience engaged with your brand through moving text and design elements that appear, disappear, or transition with each scroll. Readers don’t have to click or press anything to move ahead on the page. All they need to do is ‘scroll’.

The idea of scrollytelling or applying interactive elements of design to content can breathe instant life into your project, website, landing pages, etc. 

Let’s take a deep dive into what scrollytelling is, why it matters, its benefits, and how can brands tell immersive stories with designs.

Checkout is the most crucial stage in a user journey on an e-commerce platform. Steps such as filling out details, verifying items, and making the final purchase decision, demand a lot more thought process than any other stage in the journey.

Any friction point such as additional form fields, login requests, slow loading speed, etc. on the checkout page can throw off the user’s intent to buy the product or push them to rethink their buying decision leading to a loss in conversion & sales.

Research suggests that the average attention span of humans is less than 8 seconds. Hence, it becomes crucial for product companies to cut through the digital noise and craft experiences that are fresh, inspiring, and engaging for their users. 

Product designers must stay on top of the latest technological trends in UI/UX design such as minimalism, scrollytelling, neomorphism, etc. This way you can drive meaningful digital experiences while keeping your users hooked.

Let’s explore some of the most talked about UI/UX trends of 2024 in the blog today and deep dive into how you can make the most of them. Also, get a peek into what’s more to come in the future of design.

Developing software that satisfies user demands and excels in a market requires more than just technical expertise; it calls for a thorough understanding of user requirements and market trends which is where product discovery frameworks come into the picture.

Algorithmic websites have become the driving force behind immersive and personalized shopping experiences. Imagine your last online shopping spree: the tailored recommendations, targeted ads, and seamless search results that you saw, weren’t just coincidences—they were the products of sophisticated algorithms at work. These algorithms are the brain behind how algorithmic websites work.

Wondering what are algorithmic websites? Simply put, these are websites that use complex algorithms to deliver personalized recommendations and content to users. 

Once programmers are done writing a piece of code, they need to expose the code over a network for other applications to utilize its functionalities. This is done through web services. Web services are software functions for exchanging data between different applications. SOAP and REST are two examples of protocols or definitions that let web services communicate with each other.

Python has gained a lot of popularity in recent years and it doesn't seem to be losing momentum anytime soon. According to current trends, Python is currently ranked as the second most popular programming language, with a significant increase in usage over the past year.  And we anticipate another 50 percent increase in its ranking by the end of 2024.

Python has evolved as one of the most versatile programming languages. Introduced in the year 1991, it has become one of the favourite programming languages for developers, startups, and some of the giant tech brands for several reasons. There are thousands of applications built using this server-side programming language.

To succeed in today's competitive business environment, it's critical to provide superior customer service. One of the keys to delivering top-notch customer service is to enable your customers to search for their preferred product or service quickly and easily. However, this can be a daunting task if your organization has an enormous product base, making it challenging to access relevant information quickly.