Control F5 Report #6
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Welcome back to?Control F5 Report, our bi-monthly Newsletter, with news, articles, and resources for you. We invite you to give us feedback and, if you like what you read, send the links to your LinkedIn communities and let them know about our Newsletter.
Without further ado, here's what we have prepared for you.
1. Challenging Projects We Are Proud Of
"Among the most challenging projects over the years have been those working with large audiences, complex or sensitive data, and money.?
In the tourism area, for example, you work with diverse and complex amounts of data. We work with large audiences for E-rovinieta, but also for Travel Planner and, in particular, on projects that run Black Friday campaigns. We talk about platforms with millions of visitors per year.?
For example, E-rovinieta is a web application with dozens of orders per minute on busy days. Products from the health industry, like AiGIA Health or Baby Stem, deal with very sensitive data in a highly regulated market.?
Financial solutions like the one we built for Investimental , a brokerage house, are also running on a highly regulated market and carry with them the responsibility of working with large amounts of money. The most demanding moments are generally the launch moments, especially for projects in challenging domains like the ones I mentioned." – says Stefan Iorgulescu , founder of ControlF5.
Vlad Moise , Control F5’s COO, considers that another type of project that is very challenging for the team is the development of marketplaces:
“We all know the names of product marketplaces because very famous online retailers created those, but there are also marketplaces for services. For example, transport, construction, design, and software development. Basically, service marketplaces bring certain types of suppliers to customers. We created Fotografi-Cameramani.ro – for wedding videographers and photographers, oladent.ro – for dental services, Telecompar.ro – to compare the best deals on mobile phones and subscriptions, EasyCargo – which is a freight exchange and Bursadeprint – a platform offering access to printing service providers”.
All new projects come with many opportunities and challenges. For example, it helps us to specialize in certain niche areas, to offer very high-quality services in these areas. Thus we can attract similar projects at the European level. More and more diverse projects also mean many challenges: to manage to maintain the quality of services and to find the right specialists in a highly competitive market, to keep up to date with the latest technologies, and above all, to understand the cultural differences in case of cross-border expansion.
2. Tips & Tricks: Create Documentation for Your Projects
We have seen many situations, and this lack of project documentation is at the root of many problems that may arise later. Nobody will know the whole picture if there is no reference or set of information that can be a source of truth for the entire team.?
Sometimes some people launch a project, and the whole project team is different after a while. It’s about a set of information maintained consistently and the benchmark by which any new member understands what it’s all about. It should be as comprehensively structured as can be, providing abundant details such as information regarding project architecture, features, objectives, and market structure.
Everything needs to be written and constantly updated. It’s hard to maintain this habit, but it helps tremendously.?
I know how much it helps us when a new colleague comes in. When we take over a project from a client, it is the first thing we start. It’s like a project manual.
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3. Technologies we use at Control F5 Software
For ten years, we have been focusing on dedicated solutions for our clients. We design and implement different types of software development products and services on time that work precisely as they should.
Our area of expertise covers the following technologies:
Our team of expert developers, commitment to quality, collaborative approach, and focus on innovation make us the perfect partner to bring your custom software vision to life.?
If you value uniqueness, you seek technical expertise, you embrace collaboration, you value quality assurance, and you embrace innovation, let's have a chat!
4.?Roles And Permissions Using Laravel Policies
This new article is written by our colleague, Marius Cristea, Full stack developer @ Control F5. It's part of the series we will explore Laravel policies and how we can fit them together with #roles and #permissions.
In this article - Laravel policies. We invite you to dive in and let us know if you found it helpful.
5. Fillable Documents 2.0 – Advanced Placeholder Completion
In one of our previous articles, Marius wrote about Making fillable documents using Google Docs API.
But what if you have a more complex use case?
There are times when more than replacing placeholders in a copied document is needed. For example, If you ever wanted to update an existing placeholder, you would have to generate a whole new Google document to achieve that.
You may have an application where you constantly need to update/refill document placeholders. In this case, generating a new document every time is costly and inefficient.
Therefore let’s check another solution from the Google Docs API documentation, which works with named ranges.
6. Useful resources
ChatGPT creator OpenAI launched a new web crawler — GPTBot — along with instructions for blocking it. We invite you to read more on this topic.
CTOs use a variety of collaboration and productivity tools to drive organizational success. Here are the top picks from five IT leaders.
Leaders across all industries are facing pressure from their boards and CEOs to figure out where a generative AI solution can be implemented. The rationale is familiar: On the one hand, there’s excitement for capitalizing on new opportunities, and on the other, a fear of falling behind the competition. But amidst the push to innovate, there is also well-founded anxiety.?
There are at least four cross-industry risks that organizations need to get a handle on: the hallucination problem, the deliberation problem, the sleazy salesperson problem, and the problem of shared responsibility. Understanding these risks in detail can help companies plan how they want to address them.
7. How can we help?
How do you choose your business partners? And how do you know they are a good match for you? ?? Start with the values!
If you're looking for your next partner in software development, give us a sign!
Custom software solutions tailored to your business needs are no longer a luxury but a necessity.?At Control F5, we specialize in creating innovative web and mobile applications that empower businesses to thrive in their respective industries.??
We have the experience, expertise, and resources to bring your idea to life.