25 billion pounds of textile are generated every year in the United States alone, and about 15% of that is donated or recycled. The rise of sustainable fashion’s popularity is well based on the concern of textile waste...

Question - the most powerful tool in communication. It all starts with a question! So why do we ask so many questions before we start the development process? Why are there so many ‘whys’? 

Human Resources is all about people.

Maybe you have a business centered around an application (operational-wise or business-wise), or you’re one of the app’s creators. Regardless of how you’re connected with the app, there always comes a time when you have...

The COVID-19 pandemic has redefined many businesses and how they conduct operations. This change often calls for a complete overhaul of business processes so companies can stay on the market.

By design, Human Resources is all about people. But does it mean that we should keep it away from technology? Quite the contrary.

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed many constraints on our lives. Most widely affected are any activities involving multiple people gathering in one place. We’re seeing schools, offices, movie theaters, restaurants, and...

Everyone who has ever built an application knows this too well: software development can be pretty costly and time consuming. Especially now, in a world affected by the pandemic, finding ways to cut excessive costs is...

With remote working becoming more popular, video conferencing has become a daily part of our lives. Everything from daily standups, to creative brainstorms, even office social events have moved online. 

10 years of experience in delivering software have shown us that there is no one-size-fits-all budgeting solution for every business and type of project. Our role as a partner requires finding the budgeting model that...

Our previous blog post gave you an overview of the most popular ecommerce platforms based on Ruby, Node.js, and Python. We’ve evaluated them in terms of how quickly you can set up an online shop and what possibilities...

There are tons of free or inexpensive ecommerce platforms available. The likes of Shopify or WooCommerce seemingly have it all and don’t require any development effort to be set up. But open source ecommerce platforms...

The COVID-19 pandemic has strained governments, industries, and people alike. We’re still trying to assess the damages, analyze strengths and weaknesses, and grasp the situation in its entirety. If anything is clear,...

What comes to mind when you think about running a web app project? 

The Monterail Growth team has been working with a CRM system for many years now, and to great success. But as the team began expanding, growing along with the company, certain strategic changes had to be made.

I have an app in Ruby on Rails dating back to 2011 that hasn’t gotten any new features in the past five years. It’s slow and barely able to serve our growing user base. Can you help us deal with it?