DashDevs Newsletter #39

This week, our blog featured some impressive updates. In our 39th newsletter, we will discuss all of them briefly, including real-time payments, PHP in 2024, serverless architecture, the eternal debate between native and cross-platform, and Node JS and its role in development.

??Real-Time Payments are On Top of the Wave?

Real-time payments are something that first was an imaginary part of our future, then became an additional feature for big companies, and finally reached the big pool of small and medium enterprises. Now, customers almost expect businesses to have this feature, and it becomes a competitive advantage or, in some cases, a demand of the industry. According to ACI Worldwide, RTPs CAGR is already at 16.7% and only seeks to expand, while the market value of the niche reached USD 575.1b.

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??Is PHP Still Relevant in 2024??

In one of our newest articles, we theorize whether PHP as a technology is still relevant today. Despite the TIOBE Programming Community Index for July this year showing that PHP fell from 9th to 16th place in the popularity of programming languages rating, we believe it might still be too early to think it’s completely outdated. In the long run, PHP is being chosen by many businesses as the primary tech stack for their product.?

Want to know why? Read more here.

??What is a Serverless Architecture and How to Use It?

Serverless architecture is popular due to its ability to offer rapid development and deployment for applications built on it while also saving resources and without compromising quality. The popularity of such a technology is quite visible: The market exceeded $6 billion in 2022, and the CAGR reached 25%. In itself, serverless architecture is a cloud computing model with a cloud provider managing the allocation and provisioning of the servers. It still needs servers but the managing responsibility largely depends on cloud server providers.?

More about it can be found here.

??Native vs Cross-Platform

This eternal battle between native and cross-platform solutions confuses many business owners. Our recent article seeks to dispel this confusion. Native applications often exceed in the user interface; however, it would be more expensive in the long run to develop them as it implies the development of two separate applications. Cross-platform apps are sometimes less intuitive, but they are cheaper and faster to launch since there is one code for both applications. The choice is yours!

Need more information? Read here.

??Is Node JS a Good Technology to Use??

Node.js is a popular choice in fintech as it allows software solutions to handle complex real-time data processing and enables fast performance and high scalability. According to the 2023 Stack Overflow Developer Survey, Node.js is used by over 43% of professional developers and is involved in about 85% of web applications, according to its official website. The benefits that the technology has to offer make it invaluable for fintech software.?

Want to learn more? Read all about it here.

This is all for this week's newsletter! Stick with us until next week, and we’ll uncover more updates and interesting insights from our experts. See you on our blog!