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... By Sergey Laptick

March 20, 2025

Reading time: 12 min

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... By Sergey Laptick

January 30, 2025

Reading time: 9 min

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... By Sergey Laptick

October 22, 2024

Reading time: 12 min

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... By Sergey Laptick, Sergey Filatov

July 5, 2024

Reading time: 16 min

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... By Sergey Laptick

November 1, 2023

Reading time: 8 min

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.... By Vitaly Hornik

October 26, 2023

Reading time: 9 min

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... By Sergey Laptick

July 27, 2023

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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... By Sergey Laptick

June 8, 2023

Reading time: 7 min

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... By Sergey Laptick

May 24, 2023

Reading time: 6 min

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... By Vladislav Kumakov

February 7, 2023

Reading time: 12 min

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 ... By Sergey Laptick

December 30, 2022

Reading time: 7 min

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... By Julia Mitsiakina

December 8, 2022

Reading time: 7 min

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... By Sergey Laptick

November 23, 2022

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