Software development trends, insights, and hot topics

Artificial Intelligence Technology: AI Trends That Matter for Business

August 02, 2021

According to 2020’s McKinsey Global Survey on artificial intelligence (AI), in 2020 more than 50% of companies have adopted AI in at least one business unit or function, so we witness the emergence of new AI trends. Organizations apply AI tools to generate more value, increase revenue and customer loyalty. AI leading companies invest at least 20% of their earning...More >

Web Application Architecture in 2021: Moving in the Right Direction

July 30, 2021

Yuriy Luchaninov, JavaScript Group Leader at MobiDev

Web application architecture is a high-level structure that determines the way your product and business will operate, perform and scale. These days, the stage of choosing web app architecture is often where you get lost in a variety of options available on the software development market. The more new names and trends appear, the harder it becomes to decide. Iso...More >

How To Leverage New Web Development Technologies in 2021

TOP 10 Web Development Trends: How to Stay Ahead in 2021

July 22, 2021

Yuriy Luchaninov, JavaScript Group Leader at MobiDev

Due to the pandemic, 1000s of businesses went online to avoid closure and remain competitive on the market. This transition strengthened the contest between companies and tech solutions that include programming languages and frameworks. So, running a web project has become more difficult. CTOs and Product Owners can feel FOMO (fear of missing out), considering th...More >

Exploring Deep Learning Image Captioning

July 07, 2021

Diana Malyk, AI engineer at MobiDev

Technologies applied to turning the sequence of pixels depicted on the image into words with Artificial Intelligence aren’t as raw as five or more years ago. Better performance, accuracy, and reliability make smooth and efficient image captioning possible in different areas – from social media to e-commerce. The automatic creation of tags corresponds with a...More >

How To Apply Machine Learning To Demand Forecasting

July 07, 2021

Liudmyla Taranenko, an AI engineer at MobiDev

Liudmyla Taranenko, Data Scientist at MobiDev

Businesses during COVID-19 are operating in uncharted territory and are being forced to depend on human behavior causing rapid shifts. Human behavior can depend on satisfaction related to new experiences as well as pandemic restrictions. In this article, I want to show how machine learning approaches can help with demand forecasting and future sales predictions. ...More >

AR in Retail, Marketing, and Sales in 2021: Practical Yet Innovative

July 06, 2021

Andrew Makarov, Head of Mobile Development at MobiDev

Image credit: Unsplash Augmented reality’s tremendous potential spans a variety of industries. The applications available through AR can improve customer satisfaction and drive sales. AR can lead conversions, help shoppers in stores and help customers shop online. When customers are connected to products they buy in an authentic, tactile, and visual way, they can...More >

How To Upgrade Ruby on Rails Legacy Applications

July 01, 2021

Serge Koba, Ruby Team Leader at MobiDev

Since 2004, Airbnb, GitHub, Zendesk, Shopify, Kickstarter, UrbanDictionary, CrunchBase, and hundreds of amazing products, including yours, have been built with Ruby on Rails. Is Ruby on Rails dead in 2021? The language has recently offered some reasons for developers to consider migration to different tools. ...More >

How Augmented Reality Indoor Navigation Works

How Augmented Reality Navigation Systems Work

June 14, 2021

Andrew Makarov, Head of Mobile Development at MobiDev

When GPS was invented in 1978 and made available to the public in the following decade, navigation changed profoundly. As it guides automobiles, airplanes, and ships at sea, GPS has had a tremendous impact on how we get around. However, there are still challenges to be overcome. How can augmented reality be used to guide users in indoor and outdoor environments? ...More >

Material Design App Development: What changes are coming with Material YOU?

June 10, 2021

Yuriy Luchaninov, JavaScript Group Leader at MobiDev

Google continues to reveal the details of Android 12, and so far we’ve seen two betas released in May and June. Material You, a new Google material design language that is a great part of Android upcoming update, has been getting a lot of buzz in the digital community. “We rethought the entire experience, from the colors to the shapes, light and motion, making An...More >

ARKit Guide: Augmented Reality App Development for iOS

Augmented Reality in iOS Apps: ARKit Development Guide

June 04, 2021

Andrew Makarov, Head of Mobile Development at MobiDev

Augmented reality was considered science fiction in the past. However, it has evolved to become an integral part of the digital experience that we live in today. Brought to fruition with the power of iPhone hardware and software technologies, AR has entered the mainstream for many different real world applications. Thanks to Apple’s software development tools in ...More >

Augmented Reality Development: Technology, Process, Cost

Augmented Reality Development Guide 2021: Devices, Tools, Platforms

May 29, 2021

Andrew Makarov, Head of Mobile Development at MobiDev

Augmented reality’s success continues to power into the future despite last year’s numerous and persistent challenges. With the augmented reality market valuing at $8.9 billion USD and growing, this is an incredibly important segment to take advantage of to remain competitive in technology. With an audience of 810 million active AR users on mobile, the potential ...More >

PHP 8: Features, Changes, and Improvements

May 28, 2021

Alex Vasilchenko, Web Team Leader at MobiDev

Update from May 28, 2021. PHP 8 is production ready now! PHP 8 was recently released, with all technical details listed here. As a Product Owner planning to start a new website or API written on PHP, what does PHP 8 mean for you? What benefits can you realize by upgrading an existing project to PHP 8? To briefly summarize, you can achieve a performance boost by ...More >

GAN Image Generation With StyleGan2

May 26, 2021

Maksym Tatariants, AI Solution Architect at MobiDev

Summary: We wondered whether it was possible to apply a generative model for a problem of content synthesis in order to automate the work of graphic designers. So we focused on logotype synthesis and checked this hypothesis. Our aim was to find out the possibilities and limitations of the technology, as well as the prospects of its application for the generation...More >

GAN Technology: Use Cases for Business Application

May 25, 2021

Maksym Tatariants, AI Solution Architect at MobiDev

Summary: Can a machine attempt to approach the task of creating unique content that would be indistinguishable from human-produced artefacts? Is it possible to do this with the help of generative adversarial networks (GANs) — by learning the structure of the complex real-world data examples and generating similar synthetic examples that are bound by the same str...More >

How to Ensure Healthcare Software HIPAA Compliance in 2021

May 20, 2021

Alex Vasilchenko, Web Team Leader at MobiDev

One of the most important things that healthcare software developers need to adhere to is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This law protects private health information. Anyone who operates or invests in medical businesses knows about it, but failure to follow its rules correctly can result in very unforgiving consequences. Last yea...More >

Why, When And How To Use Kubernetes For Web App Development

May 07, 2021

Anton Logvinenko, PHP Team Leader at MobiDev

Summary: What do Tinder, AirBnB, Pokemon Go, and Pinterest have in common? All of them run on the Kubernetes platform. This article explains why IT executives should be evaluating using this technology, how it can help businesses, and circumstances it should not be used in. We will take a look at enterprise IT use cases in the real world, as well as some of the ...More >

IoT Trends to Drive Innovation for Business in 2021

April 28, 2021

Oleksii Tsymbal, Chief Innovation Officer at MobiDev

2021 is a challenging year for many industries, but the Internet of Things technology has already played an active role in shaping business and consumer trends. From healthcare and retail to automotive and manufacturing, every industry is getting smarter with technologies like IoT. Failing to stay competitive in this space can result in significant losses. The gl...More >

How to Secure Web Applications From Commonly Known Vulnerabilities in 2021

April 21, 2021

Anton Logvinenko, PHP Team Leader at MobiDev

For many companies, 2020 was all about switching to remote work in cloud-based enterprise systems, and application security teams had to adapt to a change in usage and a growing number of challenges. Web application vulnerabilities were the cause of 43% of data breaches in 2019, according to The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Surprisingly, 79% of...More >

Augmented Reality for Business: Practical Guide

How to Develop Augmented Reality Apps for Business

April 17, 2021

Andrew Makarov, Head of Mobile Development at MobiDev

Cutting through the hype and arriving at answers about how AR apps can benefit your business is essential. As with other forms of software development, the current state of AR technology imposes constraints. It’s prudent to always take these constraints into account, even if you’re working with absolute rock star developers on a project. Let’s e...More >

WebRTC in IoT: What is the Intersection Point?

April 13, 2021

Yuriy Luchaninov, JavaScript Group Leader at MobiDev

Summary: Are you interested in finding the intersection point of WebRTC and IoT? If yes, this article will help you to solve this task. We will dive into notable use cases of WebRTC in Internet of Things, both Device-to-Cloud and Device-to-Person, find out the perspectives of this combination for businesses, and make accurate predictions based on market statisti...More >