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[The Millennial Voice] What Youth Really Needs In a Mobile App

24 May 2017

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By Cary Chernega With so many new apps being created daily, many are usually a hit or miss with the new generation. Since teens and young adults are some of the biggest consumers and critics of present day apps and social media, it would be helpful to many application developers to really know what is on demand. Clean, simple design When an app has too many features or options, it tends to get messy.

Six Real World Problems That Can Be Solved Immediately With IoT

24 July 2017

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The internet changed the way we think, work, shop, and the way we solve problems. We really love the internet, apps, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

Seven Programming Languages Best Suited For eCommerce Solution Development

1 August 2017

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eCommerce has evolved significantly over the past decade and is expected to surpass $4 trillion in retail and e-commerce sales by 2020, according to IBM. There are a lot of Content Management Systems (CMS), hosted solutions, and plugins freely available for you to set up your online retail presence.

Top 5 Tools for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Development

20 October 2017

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is the recreation of human knowledge forms by machines, particularly PC systems. These procedures incorporate learning (obtaining data and standards for utilizing the data), thinking (using guidelines to arrive at rough or favorable resolutions), and self-correction.

Choosing the Right Stack For Your Next Web Project: MEAN vs MERN

13 July 2017

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Although they were great in their heyday, websites with rotating tables and GIFs are now extinct. These days, websites are built with widgets in order to make them load quickly, be more interactive, and more mobile-responsive.

10 Canadian Tech Startups to Watch in 2018

18 January 2018

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The Canadian tech ecosystem is booming with startups regularly attracting some serious investment. Many of these young companies are also showing that they can overcome early challenges and grow both revenue and personnel.

How to Interview a MEAN Stack Developer

23 July 2017

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So you’re looking to hire a MEAN stack developer for your bootstrap startup or established company and you’re going to conduct the interviews yourself. What questions should you ask to identify the candidate that will be a good fit for your team and project?

Why U.S. Companies Are Rushing To Canada For AI Talent

24 May 2017

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Several years before Google even started thinking about self-driving cars, Amazon was already building appliances that could talk. This was achieved with the help of a few Canadian researchers that were backed by the Canadian government and local universities.

Why Split Fee Recruiting Makes Sense

23 May 2017

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There are many benefits to split fee recruiting, not the least of which is to serve our clients better. Companies typically engage third party recruiters to assist with “hard to fill” positions or they would simply fill them themselves.

Four Agile Team Tracking Metrics in Action

17 May 2017

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If you conduct a Google search on how you can measure a software project during a build cycle, you will find a ton of them. But most of these metrics are completely useless.

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[The Millennial Voice] Social Media Through the Eyes of Generation Z

16 May 2017

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By Cary Chernega Living in a modern day world filled with smartphones and immediate access to the internet is all I have ever really been used to. Now, this coming from a sixteen year old girl also applies to the rest of my generation, who have grown up like me, with the power of the internet at their fingertips.

How R&D Can Boost the Canadian Economy

12 May 2017

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When it comes to global economic competitiveness, Canada hasn’t performed too well in recent years. This can be due to the fact that other economies are heavily investing in research and development (R&D) while Canada is doing the opposite.