Building mobile UIs – Flutter vs native Android SDK. Language and tech stack applicability and comparison

Building mobile UIs – Flutter vs native Android SDK. Language and tech stack applicability and comparison

A mobile application’s User Interface is a critical part of the system. The app development landscape is swarming with technologies and solutions for creating UIs. Alongside native developments, there is a variety of cross-platform, web, hybrid and even codeless tools for building application interfaces. Android is, by the number of active devices worldwide, the undisputed…

Top mobile app development trends to follow in 2021

Table of contents The best technology for mobile app development Flutter– Why is Flutter a top choice for 2021? – Widgets and own language– Official support React Native– Who is it for?– Chatbots Is cross-platform cheaper than native?– Bang for your buck Native development iOS native development– Blockchain in iOS apps– Mobile wallet– What else does…

XCode Templates tutorial – How to create custom template step by step

Improving work processes is always on a programmer’s mind. We’re on the lookout for tools and solutions to speed up the coding, testing or organising our work. I find using templates for repetitive tasks a very good way to make my work more efficient. Today I’d like to show you how I make XCode Templates…

Why Inspiration Matters – Moodboard in UX/UI mobile app design

Inspiration or imitation? Where does inspiration end, and copying start? How do you know if you’re still looking for new, original ideas or simply taking other people’s work and imitating it? There’s a fine line separating inspiration from plagiarism. Still, it is worth to look for inspiration in the works of others and from that…

2019 behind us, itCraft is locked and loaded for the 20s!

Seems like I just wrote the 2018 summary, and here we are a year later doing the same thing. ‘18 was quite intense, but 2019 takes the cake when we’re talking about growth and expansion. We finish off the year bigger, better and with heaps of new projects underway. We’ve also started taking our offer…

ISO9001:2015 – is it still relevant? Was it worth getting certified?

After months of preparations and hard work of itCraft’s team, we are proud to announce that we have obtained the PN-EN ISO 9001: 2015 certificate, confirming that we meet the international quality management standards. We see this as a significant step in our development and so would like to share the story of this experience.…

Cypress Test Automation Tool – Automate Software Testing

There’s a huge variety of tools for mobile software testing. The choice depends largely on the testers’ experience level, proficiency in automation and familiarity with available solutions. So far we’ve been focusing on Appium for test automation and it’s been working quite well for us. It proved a good tool to use in Continuous Integration…

Slush Helsinki 2019 – the startup light up

We love startup events. This year we’ve already been to Infoshare in Gdańsk, Pioneers’19 in Vienna,  and finishing off the year with Slush in Helsinki. Must admit- the Finns sure know how to throw an event! Top notch organizing, perfect choice of speakers and mind blowing audio-visual setting, all made Slush really stand out. For…

Flutter apps – starting work with the new Google cross-platform framework

Up until very recently Flutter was just another novelty, an upcoming new player in cross-platform application development. As a seasoned iOS dev, I didn’t bother to give it much thought. Few months into the release – everyone seems to be talking about it. “Everything is a widget”’ “Beautiful native apps in record time” and a…

HIPAA compliance and EU tech vendors – data security when offshoring

Data security for healthtech companies is a matter of highest importance. With increasing number of enterprises offshoring their tech solutions to Europe, the matter of compliance with US health data security regulations has become a top priority.  Table of contents HIPAA compliance outside the US Data security in the EU Health data special treatment Europe-wide…

Social media as tools for healthcare and prevention.

Exponential growth of mobile technologies has had a tremendous impact on our lives. New devices, apps, solutions, appear faster than anyone’s ability to keep up. Around the world and across generations, social media is influencing pretty much every part of lives. Table of contents Today health, wellness and healthcare are among the top trending topics…

10 most asked questions about Swift – Programming Language from Apple

I’d like to give you a quick and easy way to prepare for your next interview for an iOS developer’s job. As you might be aware, the questions programmers get asked are completely different to your standard “Tell me about yourself” “Why should we hire you?” Most employers or outsourcing companies in the software business…