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Technology-Watch - Benefits of cloud hosting for developers

Technology-Watch - Benefits of cloud hosting for developers

Cloud hosting has become increasingly popular among developers in recent years, and for good reason. The benefits of using a cloud hosting platform, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), are numerous and can greatly enhance a developer's ability to create, deploy, and manage their applications. In this blog post, we will explore some of the key advantages of cloud hosting for developers, specifically when it comes to the AWS platform.

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Technology-Watch - GraphQL

Technology-Watch - GraphQL

I regularly get asked what technology I would use to build a brand new greenfield application and the answer is never simple and always depends on the context of the application, the use-cases required, but what is really clear to me is that GraphQL is coming up in more and more of my conversations. So what is GraphQL?

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Technology-Watch - Insource or Outsource

Technology-Watch - Insource or Outsource

Almost all of the companies I work with have started off by having an MVP built by an external design agency, but usually struggle to get the focus their products require post launch. At this point there are many options that I explore below.

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Technology-Watch - Buy or Build

Technology-Watch - Buy or Build

The question about whether we should build software or buy software is one I get asked more than any other. Here I will explain some of my thought processes on this subject. In case you don't already know it building software is hard, really really hard, and very expensive.

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Technology-Watch - Progressive Web Applications

Technology-Watch - Progressive Web Applications

For a long time web applications provided a sub-standard user experience on a mobile compared to native applications. Historically the device APIs including offline content, push notifications, and location were only available to native applications but recently these APIs have been opened up to web applications. So what do we have?

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Technology-Watch - the Zuckbuck or Libra Cryptocurrency

Technology-Watch - the Zuckbuck or Libra Cryptocurrency

There have been rumours all over the internet about Facebook working on the launch of its own Cryptocurrency and yesterday all was finally revealed. I read through the whitepaper so you don't need to, here is everything you do need to know.

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