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Kotlin vs. Java: All-purpose Uses and Android Apps

By Gabriel Gircenko

Kotlin and Java are two powerful general-purpose languages popular for Android and beyond. We’ll discuss their top features and differences, then focus on how to smoothly transition between the two.

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3 Trends Shaping the Future of Tech Venture Capital in Asia

By Alec Tseung

Asia is one of the hottest venture markets in the world right now. Find out what savvy investors must understand about this culturally and economically diverse region in order to succeed.

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4 Keys to Remarkable Brand Storytelling

By Dayo Tinkerman

Storytelling is a compelling way to communicate brand value—but only if you’re telling stories that resonate with your audience. Find out how to craft authentic brand stories that captivate customers and build lasting loyalty.

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How to Deploy Django on Heroku: A Pydantic Tutorial, Part 3

By Arjaan Buijk

Heroku makes deployment—and redeployment—incredibly simple. Explore Heroku’s Django hosting in this tutorial, and see for yourself.

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Investing in Unit Testing: Benefits and Approaches

By Dacian Florea

Stakeholders demand quick fixes for a buggy app release. Such patching is costly, and does not always offer a complete solution. Break the cycle with unit testing, a worthwhile investment in project quality.

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Two Roadmaps Diverged: Strategic and Tactical Routes to Product Development

By Jerry Gutierrez

Product professionals are often called upon to act as both product owner and product manager. The key to doing that well? Maintaining separate strategic and tactical roadmaps. Here’s how.

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Democratizing User Research to Innovate and Refine Digital Products

By Mariia Borysova

Empowering non-researchers to collect client feedback can pave the way to better products and customer retention.

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Building Simple and Efficient Components With React-Bootstrap

By Matej Bilić

Mobile web traffic is booming, making responsive website development more important than ever. Leverage the power of two popular technologies with the React-Bootstrap library for performant, responsive components.

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Heavy Computation Made Lighter: React Memoization

By Prateek Karki

Unnecessary component computation drastically reduces application performance. Avoid this pitfall by using React memoization hooks and render component caching.

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