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Easyship case study: How They Switched From AngularJS to Vue and Increased Website Performance by 37%
For any digital product, a website may either work as a well-oiled lead generation machine or slow down business growth if the execution is mangled.
Why We Love, Use, And Support Vue.js
Let me tell you a story about Vue. Not just from my perspective as a Vue developer. I will also try to explain some of the many reasons behind adopting it within Monterail and why we recommend it to companies we work...
Different Approaches to Cross-Platform Development: React Native, NativeScript, PWA, and Hybrid Apps
Does React Native or NativeScript really work as they claim to be? After all smooth, cross-platform experience is the dream of every developer and business owner since the release of modern smartphones. In the history...
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Building a 3D iDesigner with Vue.js: Designing a Reactive Entity System
Being a frontend developer working on dozens of Web projects, it's fairly easy to dissolve into the numbing monotony of dashboards, tables, and photo galleries. But every now and then, an unusual project appears,...
Tapping the Potential of the Polish-Israeli Relationship—Takeaways from the Tel Aviv Business Forum
Last month was replete with networking and new business opportunities, even more so than usual. The first stop—representing Monterail among the 250 companies participating in the 2018 Polish-Israeli Business Forum in...
Easyship case study: How They Switched From AngularJS to Vue and Increased Website Performance by 37%
For any digital product, a website may either work as a well-oiled lead generation machine or slow down business growth if the execution is mangled.
Make Your PWA Work Offline Part 1—Static Files Guide
Imagine you’re on a long trip and want to pass the time doing something pleasant. Or you’re on a business trip, visiting your client’s offices. You pull up your favorite mobile app or one that you need to do business...
Working with Legacy Code: Cooleaf Refactor Case Study
It happens in the lifecycle of every product—some dead or duplicated code is slowing the project down, the team working on that particular product has changed, the technology and practices used have become outdated or...
Long Term Support for AngularJS: What Are Viable Alternatives for Your App?
Having an AngularJS app in 2018 probably means one of two things: either the app has been abandoned and isn’t really used or you’ve been thinking about migrating to another framework, but the time and costs that would...
Why and When Should You Consider Node.js for Your Next Project?
Node.js is still on track to take over the open source community. Big players from multiple enterprise-level organizations are either implementing it or considering it for their next platform. LinkedIn, Mozilla,...
GDPR Compliance—30 Questions & Answers for Digital Businesses
GDPR issue hasn't stopped being a subject of debate for many digital business yet. Although many European-based companies took actions to become compliant before 25th of May, a shred of doubts stays. In order to help...
People to Watch If You're a Node.js Developer [Infographic]
Although nowadays we’re swamped with knowledge on more or less any topic we can imagine, it can still be hard sometimes to find reliable sources. In every industry, however, there is always a handful of individuals who...
How We Improved Our Raspberry Pi-based Smart Office with Node.js
You know, truth be told, there’s more than a couple of IoT geeks on our team here at Monterail. In late 2015, we set up a Raspberry Pi-based smart office system at our Wrocław offices, a process that one of my...
Working Towards GDPR Compliance—Monterail Case Study
This one particular deadline applied to every business based in the EU or working with personal data of EU citizens—and as May 25 is behind us, this means that the GDPR is now in force. The new law has stirred a lot of...
Developing a Skill for Amazon’s Alexa: the Conf Room Manager
Amazon Alexa, the popular voice assistant helping with everyday tasks, has become a best friend to many households in the US and elsewhere. The list of available features for Alexa, released by both Amazon and third...
Actionable Tips to Improve Web Performance with Rails
Recently, I had a pleasure of attending the Wroclove.rb conference in Wrocław where one talk in particular caught my attention more than others. And not just because Ruby on Rails is my mother tongue. “Web Performance...
How We Enhanced Our Human Approach With Sales Automation To Grow
Here at Monterail, we pay close attention to our clients and have always wanted to provide them with special treatment. Yet, we didn’t understand how to embrace the subject. If I were to explain how we used to think...
“Should I Consider PWA?” Remarkable Possibilities of Progressive Web Apps
Have you heard about progressive Web apps? Of course you have. The whole Internet seems to be discussing them right now. And the subject got even hotter after Google I/O 18’ and a long-awaited confirmation that PWAs are...
GDPR for Digital Companies—Interview With an Expert in IT Law
You probably heard about this new EU-wide piece of legislation called General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Although much has been said on the subject, still many business owners struggle to wrap their heads around...