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The importance of user perspective
March 22, 2021

The importance of user perspective

It’s all about perspective! This is even more true when it comes to the end user’s perspective in the software development lifecycle, as our Quality Engineers Karolina and Jose show us in this eye-opening article. Give it a read and get ready to see things from a different point of view!
5 Data Privacy Tips for Individuals and Businesses
January 28, 2021

5 Data Privacy Tips for Individuals and Businesses

It's Data Privacy Day! Our Senior Cyber Security Analyst, Nik, has written this insightful piece called “5 Data Privacy Tips for Individuals and Businesses,” in which he reminds us that data ownership is a right as well as a responsibility. Own your Privacy!
Quick start with Security Requirements
December 11, 2020

Quick start with Security Requirements

In the second part of her series lifting the lid on the wonders of Application Security, our Principal AppSec Engineer, Alina, shares some valuable lessons learned from real-life projects while applying the OWASP ASVS – the best practice bible for designing, testing and building web applications.
An Engineer's View of AppSec
October 21, 2020

An Engineer's View of AppSec

In this new blog article, our Application Security Engineer, Alina, gives us a unique insight into the world of AppSec and how it fits into the skillset of a modern software engineer. This article is for anyone who wants to get a comprehensive overview about this fascinating area!
How to load millions of rows into MySQL without agony
July 16, 2020

How to load millions of rows into MySQL without agony

It's a data dream! In this new blog article, our Database Engineer, Geo, shows us an efficient and reliable way to load tables without performance issues in MySQL.
The conundrum of security testing
July 07, 2020

The conundrum of security testing

Our Head of AppSec, Claudio, ponders what’s the real value of testing software without a true understanding of what we are testing for?
A pragmatic look at functional programming: The Quick Seat project (Part 3-3)
March 12, 2020

A pragmatic look at functional programming: The Quick Seat project (Part 3-3)

The moment of truth: what happened when our Scala micro service made it to the production environment?
A pragmatic look at functional programming: abstraction, parallelism and testing (Part 2-3)
February 14, 2020

A pragmatic look at functional programming: abstraction, parallelism and testing (Part 2-3)

Beyond object-oriented programming: unleashing the power of functional programming with a much higher level of abstraction.
Create a new workspace from scratch using NX
January 14, 2020

Create a new workspace from scratch using NX

Have you ever been in the position of starting a new app from scratch? Choosing the right set of tools, libraries or frameworks can be a pain...
A pragmatic look at functional programming: The immutability orientation (Part 1)
December 18, 2019

A pragmatic look at functional programming: The immutability orientation (Part 1)

What is functional programming exactly? Is it just a bunch of new programming languages? Is it a different way of coding? Can it really make a difference to our business?