How to manage different time zones in software development? One challenge when it comes to Offshore or Nearshore Outsourcing, is the time difference. When it is 4:00 pm at your place, it is an entirely different time in another place. In the article some tips on how
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How to assess a software cost estimation (for non-technical persons) It is pretty hard to evaluate a software project and put a price tag on it. In the article some challenges and how to go about assessing software cost estimations. Introduction According to the chaos report, which
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Which countries have the cheapest software engineers that you can hire It must be somewhere in Africa (hopefully without sounding too prejudicial). I guess in countries like Kenya and Uganda you might be able to find very low rates. Next to that would be Pakistan. And then
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What To Avoid In Offshore Outsourcing The process of Offshore Outsourcing has been evolving to becoming a mature business practice. The ever changing and dynamic business landscape calls for reliable, skilled and talented teams and workers. Outsourcing made it possible to have the best people on your
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Why use Slack instead of Email So what is the favourite mode of communication among your team members? Email? Text message? Instant Messaging or IM? Well, hold your breath because most people would say its Slack. Yes, that’s right. In this article, we will be discussing in-depth
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Why are software development task estimations regularly off by a factor of 2-3? This is an answer to the Quora question: Why estimations are not exact? There are several factors for this. Here some common one’s: 1) Client is non-technical and feels “everything is easy” Developing a
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What is GIT? GIT is an open source, distributed version control system integrated with fully functional local repositories, making it easier to work remotely or while offline. Developers can work on their codes locally and then sync their copy of the repository with that of the server.
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Why Use ASP.NET For Enterprise Software Applications Choosing the right tech stack for creating software applications is often a serious challenge faced by developers. Tech stack is the combination of tools, frameworks and programming languages used in the creation of web applications. Each application has two main
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What Is The Role Of A Scrum Master In a previous article, we gave an introduction to Agile Scrum and explained how it has helped you release products in a ‘Faster Time To Market’ scenario. In this article, we will give an insight into the roles and
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An Introduction To Agile Scrum A long time ago, in the early 90s, the software development process was pretty cumbersome and slow, with heavy documentation. The first stage of the project would stretch to months with hundreds and hundreds of pages of documentations that people hardly read.
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