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Pricing strategies in the era of AI: why hourly billing no longer works
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Latest posts
Creating cross platform and hybrid apps is more than coding
Explore the essentials of developing cross-platform and hybrid mobile apps with React Native and Flutter. Learn about design, feature parity, performance, testing, maintenance, app store challenges, CI/CD, asset management, accessibility, and error reporting in this comprehensive guide.
A framework to deal with technical debt
Are there any specific product management framseworks to deal with technical debt?
Decoding Startup Success: Insights from Lotte Geldermans (Pitchdrive) on technical due diligence and growth strategy
What early-stage startups should prioritize technically and how Pitchdrive helps SaaS startups navigate the complex waters of growth and investment.
Tech debt & refactoring an old front-end codebase: a field manual
Improve your front-end project's performance and maintainability with our guide to refactoring a codebase. Learn about tackling technical debt, assessing your code, planning a strategy, and exploring refactoring techniques.
Flutter vs React Native: deciding which to choose
Explore Flutter and React Native: Google's Flutter provides swift development with Dart, while Facebook's React Native uses JavaScript for native UI. We assess their features, performance, and usability to aid in selecting the best framework for your project.
Why your startup doesn't need autoscaling
Discover why simpler infrastructure beats autoscaling for startups. Learn about evolving from shared servers to cloud solutions, the need for testing, and minimalist approaches. Essential for founders and engineers seeking smart infrastructure strategies.
A field guide to modernizing your PHP project — how to avoid a rewrite through incremental development
Sometimes the code really is unmaintainable and non-upgradeable. Other times, it might just be old and written in a technology that’s dated or deprecated. Learning how to work with legacy code is a skill in itself. Here’s our playbook for modernizing that old PHP project.
Spiraling Out: the art of AI optical illusions
Let's get creative with Emma and Explore AI optical illusions—a fusion of art and technology. Discover how AI-generated images challenge norms, and learn the secrets behind these mesmerizing illusions.
Navigating corporate measures with creativity
Discover ingenious ways to navigate frustrating security measures and bypass obstacles. Don't be bound by rigid policies; creativity triumphs over compliance.
Pulse Episode 14: From CEO to CTO and a horror story with Arnout Van de Meulebroucke
Andreas interviews Arnout Van de Meulebroucke, CTO and founder of Phished. Phished automates cybersecurity training beyond phishing simulations with a 98.9% customer satisfaction rate. In the podcast, Arnout discusses his transition from CEO to CTO and shares a gripping company story.
Should we ditch resumes?
Do resumes provide us the right information? Or is there a better way? How useful are resumes? Which alternatives to resumes exist? How can we eliminate resumes when hiring engineers? How do resumes contribute to biased hiring decisions?
How AI will replace pair programming
AI tools like GitHub CoPilot and ChatGPT enhance pair programming by catching mistakes and aiding debugging. They match human refactoring but lag in mentoring and knowledge transfer. Nevertheless, AI coding assistants are advancing, poised to replace human pairs, enhancing coding efficiency.
On migrations and manipulations
Sometimes we make mistakes. And sometimes we make mistakes in production. Data manipulations help you correct these mistakes without directly touching your production environment.
The Compassionate Shift in Tech Language
Evolving language in tech is not just about changing terms; it's about empathy, inclusiveness, and understanding the impact of our words.
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