Vue.js Frontend Migration of a Booking Travel Platform from Berlin

One of the goals was to have a separate frontend application written in Vue.js. Such a migration is a complex task, and fromAtoB was struggling to find the right talent in Berlin, so Monterail stepped in to provide the needed expertise.

FromAtoB’s goal was to have someone come in quickly, gather the necessary knowledge and start adding value through technical expertise. Seeing that Monterail did just that, and noticing the quality of our work, fromAtoB opted to incrementally expand the team, adding new development objectives.

• Talent shortage in Berlin.

• Need to quickly onboard qualified experts that work in a similar time zone.

• Completing a complex migration on schedule.

The cooperation began with a migration of the booking funnel to a new frontend application. Since the project was going well, fromAtoB decided to add some extra manpower to the backend team, and Monterail provided the experts, so the project grew beyond Vue expertise. New Ruby on Rails specialists from Monterail joined, and one of the developers learned the Go language outside of project hours to bring additional value. The newly added experts were becoming an organic part of fromAtoB’s operations.

In September 2019, fromAtoB paid a visit to the Monterail offices to kick off a brand new Squad called Market Expansion. At that time, fromAtoB operated in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, but they wanted to expand to other countries. And to do that, they needed a dedicated Squad that would prioritize this goal and actually facilitate the expansion, which (among other things) consisted of adding new travel providers and unifying the data they provide to fit fromAtoB’s engine. Monterail also helped to create SEO pages that capture new customers for fromAtoB.

As a result of this cooperation, fromAtoB migrated their app's frontend from Ruby on Rails to Vue (which was an initial goal of the cooperation). Additionally, they expanded their market reach. New bus and train providers were added to the service, as well as freshly uploaded SEO pages to attract new customers.

During the last stages of the project, there was a group of Monterail developers working autonomously on external integrations, and also Monterail specialists working closely with fromAtoB. This close cooperation allowed fromAtoB developers to have code buddies and sparring partners to find the best solutions with. The boost in the team morale was highly appreciated by fromAtoB, as without the help of Monterail, they were spread thinly along their long value chain.

• The ability of Monterail developers to become an autonomous team as well as organic contributors to the project.

• Assisting with code reviews and decision-making instead of focusing on a separate project.