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Why open source is needed?

People confuse open-source and free software because they think they are equivalent, and this is not so. Free software usually includes open sou...

Sergei Masiutin Sergei Masiutin January 16, 2023
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Building a Website From Scratch With Zero Experience, Part 1: Challenges

Just a few years ago, I had zero experience in IT project management. I spent a decade in the hospitality industry, developing projects for cafe...

Andrew Parshukov Andrew Parshukov January 12, 2023
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Why You Should Hire Professional QA Testers for QA

Quality Assurance can feel like an afterthought. After all, QA alone doesn’t build applications. It just makes them better. As a result, many de...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski December 19, 2022
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Road to Successful MVP. Quick Guide.

Avoid these 5 traps if you want to build an MVPA Minimum Viable Product, or MVP, has one goal: collecting information. An MVP is a basic prototy...

Andrew Parshukov Andrew Parshukov December 14, 2022
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What Makes An Effective Team Leader?

Leadership is an intangible skill, and that makes it hard to describe. What makes an effective team leader can’t be captured in a short definiti...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski December 12, 2022
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Is Ruby Still Alive in 2023?

Rumors of Ruby’s death have been greatly exaggerated.  While Ruby has its competitors, over 1 million live websites are currently running on Ru...

Andrew Parshukov Andrew Parshukov December 08, 2022
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Why Leadership Is Emotional Labor

Leadership is a multifaceted skill. Depending on their context, a leader may have to perform administrative tasks, social activities, and even t...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski December 05, 2022
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7 Web Development Trends to Expect in 2023

As the World Wide Web enters its mid-30s, web development continues to grow and expand in new and exciting ways. Developers are tinkering with w...

Andrew Parshukov Andrew Parshukov December 01, 2022
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JetRockets' Values and How They Help Our Clients

Whether stated explicitly or not, every company has a set of values that it lives by. These values shape the way employees operate, from manager...

Natalie Kaminski Natalie Kaminski November 30, 2022

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