Common mistakes of today's web developers

At?SweetSoft, we are never tired of repeating - the success depends on people: developers, managers, executives. That is why we strive for mutual support and wise work on mistakes. Let's move on to the basic blunders both beginners and experts.

Trying to?make optimization too early?

What is code optimization? It's leading from "awful" to "awesome" on parameters like?performance,?download speed,?server response speed,?stability,?code size.?In other words, we know what parameters make us happy and when the program does not reach them - it's time to optimize it.?

Why early optimization is a?blunder??

• time-wasting and release delaying??
• codebase increasing and potentially bugs too??
• problem misjudge and the need to re-code and re-optimize

What optimization is perfect??

It is built on experience and the programmer's intuition. The developer feels that the program is going to be "awful", and corrects the situation.?At?SweetSoft, we use the golden rule:?first, make the code work. Second, make sure the code is correct. Third, make improvements. Any optimizations before the third step are early.?Much of the confusion with optimization comes from the following?mistake.

Building unscalable architecture?

An architecture is scalable when developers don’t need a redesign to maintain performance during a steep increase in workload. So, it reflects the ability of the software to grow or change with the user’s demands. Discover an example.

Software company launches?data analytics pilot program. The dev team could choose a massive business analytics package. Or development team could create a program with functions the business need at first. In the second case, we get a program that suits both the owner and the dev team. Why??

• It needs a lower financial cost?
• It needs?less time?
• It allows?changing?priorities during the project

In short, scalable and rational architecture prepares all for future growth and creates a product that suits current needs without extra complexity.

How to get the scaling right?

• Avoid the single point of failure
• Scale horizontally, not vertically
• Push work as far away from the core as possible
• API first
• Cache everything, always
• Provide as fresh as needed data
• Design for maintenance and automation
• Asynchronous rather than synchronous

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Ignoring team communication?

Discover what rules for quality communication we use in?SweetSoft:?

• Organized messaging.?Start your message with an overview, goals, and a short conclusion. Break your emails into parts, with each new idea getting its paragraph. If your document is more than 3 paragraphs, consider using sections with headings. Or maybe meeting will be a better idea??
• Feedback required.?Always ask if anyone has any questions and make a rule to always reply to messages.?
• Cloud-based communication tools.?Use cloud-based communications tools your team can access 24/7.?
• Deadlines matters.?Fix a deadline where possible, but put a reserve time to avoid stress.?
• Information?limitation.?If possible, limit the number of communication tools your team uses.??

By applying these simple rules, you will be able to establish clear and stress-free team communication, which will affect the quality of work.

Creating overcomplicated design

It's not a mistake of developers, it's more a problem for the businesses. Because complex or unusual design may be surprised by the cost or development time. The dev team needs to understand that the rainbow button with a flying cat on a hover has no business value.?And explain it to the owner.?

Making non-responsive layout?

Half of the users will immediately stop interacting with the website if they find the layout unattractive. It usually happens if a non-responsive website meets mobile users.

Why responsive website a must-have??

• Better customer experience
• More conversions?
• Boosted SEO?

To sum up, a non-responsive website design looks bad or broken, while a responsive website will help the company create a better UI and improve the search engine rankings.?

Well, it ok to ignore the mobile views for the early stages of web development. But it is always much easier to implement the mobile version requirements if you code with mobile screens in mind.?At?SweetSoft, we discuss with the client his possible development wishes and take into account the probability of a mobile app.

So if you want a perfect software product or software team with no mistakes, then choose us! Feel free to visit our website: https://sweetsoft.biz/ or contact us via Skype: @sweetsoft.software