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One of the first decisions we face for each of our project implementations at Segue is “Which development methodology should we use?” This is a topic that gets a lot of discussion (and often heated debate). If this is not something you’ve worked with before, a definition of development methodology is in order; put very simply, it’s a way of organizing the work of software development. This is NOT about a style of project management or a specific technical approach, although you will often hear these terms all thrown together or used interchangeably. The two basic, most popular methodologies are: Waterfall: (ugh, terrible name!), which might be more properly called the “traditional” approach, and Agile: a specific type of Rapid Application Development and newer than Waterfall, but not that new, which is often implemented using Scrum. Both of these are usable, mature methodologies. Having been involved in software development projects ... Continue reading →

You’ve got a software project that you’re ready to bring to life. Awesome! This is an exciting time, and you may be chomping at the bit to get things rolling. However, before you jump in, you’ve got to decide on something else—the software development methodology that will guide your project. Believe it or not, that decision could make or break your product in the end. Software development methodologies are strategies for organizing teams around the goal of designing, building, testing, and releasing software. The methodology you use can make an impact on your costs, how easily you can adapt to changes along the way, how much input you can incorporate from other departments, early users, key stakeholders, and other factors. Two very different approaches to software development are Waterfall and Agile. They’re great to compare and contrast because they’re very different. While many popular methodologies are variations on Agile these days, Waterfall ... Continue reading →

eCommerce website development scales up every now and then! In fact, the competition between eCommerce platforms is no less fierce. There are several advocates of Magento, Shopify and Prestashop, Wix, and WooCommerce and there are several bashers of the same. So what to do? The best way of dealing with such situations is to compare some of the best eCommerce platforms and then make a decision. Now when you are looking for a relevant eCommerce platform that are several things you must take into account such as which type of platform whether you want a self-hosted platform or open source, SaaS or headless platforms, do you want to deliver progressive web apps, or apps featuring omnichannel experience, how well it can integrate with various PHP code editors, web development IDEs, other software and solutions in regards to finance and accounting, payment and shipping, and so more, can the chosen platform handle scaling, what features and functionality does it offer, is it overall easy to ... Continue reading →

With eCommerce on the rise, fueled by the various COVID-19 lockdowns and mitigation measures around the world, virtually every online platform is now working to align with this shift, and facilitate new shopping processes to help connect consumers with the most relevant recommendations and offers. And Google is arguably in the best position to facilitate such. With connection to the broadest network of websites, including eCommerce sites and listings, Google is in prime position to provide the most relevant product comparisons, the most in-depth review listings, and help consumers in their eCommerce journeys. Read full post: [HERE] Continue reading →

At the start of a new year and a new year’s resolution is a real-time reflection. It’s grateful for you are already doing some, but not all of these activities. This New year 2023 it means those revolutionary ideas will come, lots of experiments will launch and new and big businesses will be running in these industries in 2023. Now, here we cover the topics of “Future of Ecommerce in 2023”. We will discuss what is e-commerce market, what is the actual e-commerce market size, the market of e-commerce, e-commerce with AI, and what is M-commerce. What is the eCommerce Market? E-commerce is a medium between two major parts of the online business market, first is the customer and second is sales. The reports of Statista say and statistics give information on retail e-commerce product sales worldwide industries from 2014 to 2023. Read More: [HERE] Continue reading →

As the technology continues to grow, you get to explore more and more options and that’s when the dilemma begins! The hidden pressure of choosing the right tool and technology for your web development project. With so many buzzing programming languages out there, each of a kind. PHP somehow manages to gain the top spot even in 2023. Fortunately, we are surrounded by a wide range of PHP Alternatives such as JAVA, Python, Go, and various Javascript frameworks that are highly customizable, scalable, robust, and always a good-to-go option. So by this following post, we will be narrowing down more and more things for you such as what are the best PHP framework options, and how to pick the right PHP frameworks for your upcoming web development project. However, before we proceed further, it’s time to get acquainted with some of the best PHP development frameworks to consider in 2023. Top PHP Frameworks Before PHP, almost every web development project was developed using HTML, ... Continue reading →

Here there Everyone, Welcome. We are going to talk about should I learn PHP in 2023. Most of you considering about NodeJS Angular and Other Latest Frameworks and Library. but today I want to catch your attention back to not so new language which is PHP. So clearly this question might be firing up inside your Head that should i learn php in 2020. Everybody Argues and Talks about nodeJS, Ruby Angular. So should you waste your time in learning PHP Especially if its 2020? If you ask me is it a Right Choice if I want to start with PHP how can I get started? what should be the ideal path to get started with PHP? that’s why PHP deserves a Tutorial in 2020 Let’s get started. Before we go ahead and talk about PHP and its Use cases. I would like to induce the highlight of the Point use Cases. Learn PHP Language in 2023 This is a basic thing that we do hear in Universities and Collages like People like python or JavaScript. because Python and JavaScript are very Popular and Modern ... Continue reading →

Is PHP Dying? This question is often asked by Businesses and Coders alike! In this blog, we will find an answer of this question through various stats and facts. So, let’s begin! PHP has been an integral part of the web development community since it was first released in 1994. The open-source language, which serves as the foundation for WordPress, Facebook, Drupal, and many other popular applications and websites, has completed its 28th anniversary in 2022.  PHP has been getting competition from newer alternatives such as Python, Java, NodeJS, and Ruby on Rails. While PHP continues to see widespread adoption among web developers today, some predict that PHP will gradually fade into obsolescence over the next ten years. If these predictions prove true, What does this mean for the future of web development? What do PHP developers need to know about how to prepare themselves? How can software companies prepare their services to avoid disruption? Let’s find out answer ... Continue reading →

The world continues to crave for technological advancements such as smart apps, augmented reality tools, virtual reality, machine learning, artificial intelligence, Big data, and so forth. By now I am sure you must have understood the fact that augmented reality is not some kind of futuristic technology but more like one waiting to get leveraged by numerous industry verticals. Though, there was a time when Augmented reality was considered as an impossible and an unrealistic dream to many. Fortunately, that’s no longer the case! Technical innovation has mended its way into every industry as well as our lives to a great extent. The following post focuses on some of the best augmented reality tools every software developer must take into account. All the below-mentioned tools are tried and tested and have been ranked on the basis of their reviews and popularity. I am pretty sure this one is worth a read. Introducing the Concept of Augmented Reality Augmented Reality is basically ... Continue reading →

The augmented reality technology has come to stay and change the way we interact with the environment that surrounds us. Adding digitally generated objects to the real-life environment via smart devices can potentially transform every industry, from education and healthcare to entertainment and gaming. If you are working on joining the hype, you should know your way around what you need to make it happen. That is why we have prepared an overview of the best tools for augmented reality development. Without further ado, enjoy! Types of augmented reality applications We can define several significant differences in the basic performance of most AR-based apps. Thus, some solutions focus on identifying graphic markers (like QR-codes or complex graphs), others process data received via GPS while the rest may combine both features. An emerging technology is a full-body motion tracking AR/VR solutions for those in the industries who require believable real world interactions inside their ... Continue reading →