Articles and Guides on Backend Development
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Big Bang vs. Gradual Data Migration? A Guide to Making the Best Choice
Data migration is inevitable for almost any business looking to upgrade its systems and adopt new technologies. Whether you’re moving to a cloud-based platform, implementing a new software solution, or consolidating databases, the way you handle data mig...
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The Three Pillars of IT Architecture: Enterprise, Solution, and Technical Architects Explained
Companies often face the challenge of aligning IT systems with overarching goals while managing increasingly complex inf...
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The Great Comeback of PHP: Uncovering the Reasons for Its Newfound Popularity
It may seem that in the world of software development, everything always moves forward. New languages, frameworks, and libraries, from time to time, change the paradigm of how things are done and sweep the favorites from their pedestals. However, sometimes, we...
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From Old to Gold: Transforming Legacy Systems with Modernization Techniques (with Real Examples)
We often work with clients who come to us asking to rebuild their existing applications rather than rebuilding them from...
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Pros and Cons of Distributed and Centralized Architectures. Comparing Monolith, Microservices, and Distributed Monolith
In the good old days, an average web application’s structure was relatively simple. The n-tier architecture typica...
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Backend vs. Frontend Development: How to Decide Where to Start?
The question of whether you should handle the frontend or backend part of a web application first may sound pretty easy....
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How to Train Your PHP Skills. Projects And Libraries With Open Source Code
Despite not being the hottest topic lately, PHP still holds the bar as one of the most popular and sought-after technologies for web development. According to the latest Stack Overflow survey, it’s still in the top 10 in the list of most popular language...
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Node.js vs .NET. What to Choose for Building Your Product in 2023
In the rapidly advancing realm of software development, the backend is the crucial engine that powers the digital landsc...
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Imperative vs Declarative Programming. What are Their Major Features, Pros, and Cons?
Currently, there’s no shortage of programming languages. On the software development planet, industry veterans pea...
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Implementing Transactions Over Multiple Databases Using TypeORM
In one of our previous articles, we described the principles of working with multiple databases. Then, we used NestJS an...
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What Is a Tech Stack and How to Choose the Right One for Web Application Development
As one wise man once said, any sufficient technology at some point becomes indispensable from magic. Indeed, if we look ...
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Front-End vs. Back-End vs. Full-Stack Developers: Who Do You Need for Your Project?
Having an idea in your mind that may somehow enhance your business and improve its visibility is just the tip of an iceb...
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No-code, Low-code, and Pro-code Development. How to Choose Your Place on the Spectrum
It’s pretty interesting to witness how the software development industry evolves. In a manner, we can say that developers play catch-up with the software they build. Applications become more complex and feature-reach, which requires a deep understanding of m...