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Code refactoring for a cost-consuming project: Is it worth it?

Sunk software development costs is a topic that still isn't getting enough coverage. For this reason, we're starting a series that will focus on how to avoid the sunk cost fallacy and improve all decision-making for better business value.

What is sunk cost fallacy in software development and how to improve decision-making for better business value? Can code refactoring help save sunk cost?

Sunk cost fallacy in software development: What are top mistakes to avoid?

Google's Go language is a relatively new programming language that is already making waves.

What makes GO programming language so special? And when rewriting part of your app to Go makes sense? Read and find out.

When rewriting part of your application to Go makes sense?

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Choosing the right tools and ensuring an optimal software setup is an extremely important aspect of custom product development, especially once the app scales. In today’s article, we’ll go through the key tools for monitoring the health and key functionalities in custom web apps that handle around 200K requests monthly.

Selection of tools for development and support of custom web apps handling 200K requests a month.

Even though Ruby has been our core technology since the beginning of iRonin.IT, and we built a wide portfolio full of diverse RoR web projects, as well as managed to establish an awesome team of senior Ruby developers; in 2021 we decided to take up a new challenge – diversify our tech stack. We had delivered some projects in other technologies before, such as Java and Elixir, and had relevant experts on board. However, they had been a minority in our team, portfolio, and tech stack.

We grew up with Ruby, so why did we take over a Java project?

We’ve often said, on this blog and elsewhere, that Ruby on Rails is the perfect framework for building MVPs quickly. This is still true. We’ve noticed, however, that once the user base starts to grow, the first issue to appear often has to do with performance. In this article, we’ll take a look at why this happens, and why it’s not RoR’s fault.

Top 6 Reasons for Web Application Performance Problems

Ruby 3.0 came out almost a year ago, and Rails, its web development framework, has been used for over 4 million websites total so far. We appreciate these technologies for their stability and speed, and recommend them highly to clients interested in building web apps. Today, we want to share our 9 key takeaways from over a decade of working with Ruby on Rails.

9 takeaways from years of building Ruby on Rails projects - a brief guideline for startup owners

Ruby and Python are two highly sought-after programming languages. They share many similarities and both are powerful options that solve specific problems. But few people know that Ruby and Python can be brought together to create efficient apps with capabilities for heavy calculations and handling Big Data. In this article, we’ll take a look where each of these languages shines, and what’s special about using them together.

Ruby and Python a powerful combination. What’s special about using them together?

Progressive Web Apps are taking the world of web development by storm. They’re the perfect solution for those companies who deliver a top quality experience with their web app and would like to do the same for their mobile users. If your e-commerce business could use a boost (to conversion, re-engagement, and more), look into adding PWA functionality to it. Let’s take a look at the kind of impact PWAs can have.

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Selection of tools for development and support of custom web apps handling 200K requests a month.

We grew up with Ruby, so why did we take over a Java project?

Top 6 Reasons for Web Application Performance Problems

9 takeaways from years of building Ruby on Rails projects - a brief guideline for startup owners

Ruby and Python a powerful combination. What’s special about using them together?

Use PWAs to boost your e-commerce platform’s conversion and performance

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