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From ‘Always Connected’ to ‘Fully Off-Grid’: Engineering Offline IoT Solutions
From ‘Always Connected’ to ‘Fully Off-Grid’: Engineering Offline IoT Solutions
Learn more about our approach to engineering offline-resilient IoT applications, turning the challenge of disconnection into an…
Whitespectre
Aug 14
Beyond Front-End Metrics: Harnessing Backend Insights for Scale-Up Success
Beyond Front-End Metrics: Harnessing Backend Insights for Scale-Up Success
In this article, we explore key strategies for when and how to create more comprehensive data ecosystems that empower growing businesses.
Whitespectre
Aug 7
Behind the Product: SpotOn’s Ken Bazydola on Pioneering IoT Solutions
Behind the Product: SpotOn’s Ken Bazydola on Pioneering IoT Solutions
Ken Bazydola discusses insights from his IoT leadership journey at Bose and Roomba and how they inform his product approach at SpotOn.
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Mar 15
From the Field: 6 UX Principles for Creating Superior IoT Apps
From the Field: 6 UX Principles for Creating Superior IoT Apps
Gain insights on six UX-driven principles for IoT app success, with examples from leading applications and one of our client case studies.
Whitespectre
Feb 2
Elevate Your AI Product: A Tactical Guide to Choosing the Best LLM
Elevate Your AI Product: A Tactical Guide to Choosing the Best LLM
Discover the guiding principles and clear process we’ve developed to choose which LLMs are the best fit for your AI-product or use case.
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Jan 25
No More Straight Paths: Rethinking the E-commerce User Journey for the Next Generation Shift
No More Straight Paths: Rethinking the E-commerce User Journey for the Next Generation Shift
Learn how AI, social commerce and ethical shopping practices shape the future, particularly appealing to Gen Z’s dynamic purchasing habits.
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Oct 18, 2023
Emerging UI/UX Patterns in Generative AI: A Visual Guide
Emerging UI/UX Patterns in Generative AI: A Visual Guide
Explore emerging UI/UX patterns in Generative AI, from iconography to color to animation, with insights from Whitespectre’s UI/UX team.
Whitespectre
Oct 3, 2023
AI for Efficient Coding: What Engineering Leaders Need To Know
AI for Efficient Coding: What Engineering Leaders Need To Know
Get firsthand insights from the Whitespectre Engineering team on their experiments integrating AI tools for coding efficiency.
Whitespectre
Sep 25, 2023
5 Best Under-The-Radar React Native Libraries in 2023: Dev Tested and Reviewed
5 Best Under-The-Radar React Native Libraries in 2023: Dev Tested and Reviewed
Whitespectre developers share their insight on 5 lesser-known React Native libraries worth keeping an eye on in 2023 for app development
Whitespectre
Sep 5, 2023
Building Offline-First React Native Apps with React Query and TypeScript
Building Offline-First React Native Apps with React Query and TypeScript
Learn how to build offline-first React Native apps with React Query and TypeScript for a seamless ux even without internet connectivity.
Whitespectre
Jul 20, 2023
From Vulnerability to Strength: How to Make Ethical Hacking Your Cybersecurity Ally
From Vulnerability to Strength: How to Make Ethical Hacking Your Cybersecurity Ally
Read on as we reveal insights, best practices, and actionable steps from our ethical hacking battle-tested security approach.
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Jul 13, 2023
Smart Code Sharing for Streamlined React Development: An Inside Look
Smart Code Sharing for Streamlined React Development: An Inside Look
Learn how we leveraged strategic React code sharing to speed up Purple Carrot’s React Native mobile app development.
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Jul 6, 2023
When ChatGPT Meets Business Logic: An Experiment in AI-Powered Validation
When ChatGPT Meets Business Logic: An Experiment in AI-Powered Validation
In our quest to explore AI’s role in software development, we challenged ChatGPT with a sticky bit of business logic validation.
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Jun 8, 2023
Deploying AWS Lambdas Using GitHub Actions
Deploying AWS Lambdas Using GitHub Actions
Discover our approach to automating the deployment workflow of multiple Lambda functions to AWS using GitHub Actions, with code examples.
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May 4, 2023
Best Practices for Building Robust and Secure AWS Lambda Functions
Best Practices for Building Robust and Secure AWS Lambda Functions
Learn best practices and the steps to follow to secure your AWS Lambda functions and make them production-ready for cloud applications.
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Apr 25, 2023
AbortController API: A Modern Approach to JavaScript Lifecycle Events
AbortController API: A Modern Approach to JavaScript Lifecycle Events
We share code examples of how you can use the AbortController API to improve code readability and simplify event lifecycle management.
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Apr 21, 2023
Integrating Real-World Data into Smart Contracts and Blockchain Applications with Chainlink
Integrating Real-World Data into Smart Contracts and Blockchain Applications with Chainlink
Learn how to use decentralized oracle network, Chainlink, to integrate real-world data into smart contracts and blockchain applications.
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Mar 15, 2023
Supporting Multiple Modals in React Native: A New Approach
Supporting Multiple Modals in React Native: A New Approach
Learn how we came up with our own approach to tackle the limitation of managing multiple modals in React Native, and how to use our…
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Jan 11, 2023
Frontend Updates: 2022 Highlights and Some Trends to Watch in 2023
Frontend Updates: 2022 Highlights and Some Trends to Watch in 2023
We’re rounding up the year for frontend development with our 2022 key highlights and 2023 predictions
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Dec 27, 2022
An Exploration of RBS by Ruby: Is it Production-Ready?
An Exploration of RBS by Ruby: Is it Production-Ready?
Find out as we share pros and cons, how to use it with plain Ruby or with Ruby on Rails, a comparison with Sorbet, and our recommendation
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Dec 15, 2022
Building Native Modules for React Native with Kotlin and Swift
Building Native Modules for React Native with Kotlin and Swift
Forget Java and Objective-C. Instead, learn how to communicate with the native layer of your React Native app using Kotlin and Swift
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Dec 8, 2022
November 2022 Frontend Updates: Turbopack, The useEvent React Hook and Animated CSS Grid Layouts
November 2022 Frontend Updates: Turbopack, The useEvent React Hook and Animated CSS Grid Layouts
This month we cover the release of Turbopack, the new frontend bundling tool, the upcoming useEvent React hook and animated CSS grid…
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Nov 30, 2022
How Product Managers Can Empower Engineers in Stakeholder Conversations
How Product Managers Can Empower Engineers in Stakeholder Conversations
As a product person, how can you empower a talented engineer to be more effective and engaged in stakeholder interactions?
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Nov 4, 2022
October 2022 Frontend Updates: Data Fetching in React, CSS Container Queries and CSS-in-JS
October 2022 Frontend Updates: Data Fetching in React, CSS Container Queries and CSS-in-JS
Data fetching pitfalls in React when using useEffect and how to handle them, CSS Container Queries and the problems & benefits of CSS-in-JS
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Oct 31, 2022
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