Software Development Blog

Welcome to our Software Development blog!

We invite CIOs, managers and startupers to get up to date on the fast-paced world of software development with expert articles based on our 35-year experience in software development outsourcing.

The blog is updated regularly with how-to guides, best practices, tips and trends on software development — all in a convenient form of 4 to 8 minutes reading time. Bookmark us to stay in the loop!

Boris Shiklo

Chief Technology Officer, ScienceSoft

5 Tips on Creating an Effective SaaS LMS for Education Industry

Software Development

eLearning

5 Tips on Creating an Effective SaaS LMS for Education Industry

For providers of cloud learning management software, ScienceSoft shares its best practices of building a useful and engaging SaaS LMS for the education industry.

Mar 18, 2020

Boris Shiklo

Chief Technology Officer, ScienceSoft

Software Development

How to Measure Technical Debt: Top Metrics

Don’t let undetected technical debt eat away your project’s time and budget: discover how to measure it with bug count and code quality metrics.

Mar 12, 2020

Mary Zayats

Head of Technology and Competency Development, Financial IT Principal Consultant, ScienceSoft

To Chatbot or Not? The Good and the Bad Behind the Use of the Virtual Assistants in Customer-Centric Businesses

Software Development

Enterprises

Artificial Intelligence

To Chatbot or Not? The Good and the Bad Behind the Use of the Virtual Assistants in Customer-Centric Businesses

A rundown of chatbot business benefits and risks with solutions to some of the latter from our experience.

Mar 3, 2020

Boris Shiklo

Chief Technology Officer, ScienceSoft

Software Development

Project Sponsor Responsibilities in Software Development

Helpful tips on project sponsor’s involvement in custom software implementation projects.

Feb 19, 2020

Ulad Sinkevich

Principal Architect and Enterprise Solutions Expert, ScienceSoft

Software Development

Microservices Architecture Explained with a Java Example: When a Monolith Doesn’t Work

Let’s use a real-life Java-based example to explore how microservices are built, what sets them apart from a monolithic architecture, how their independent modules communicate with each other and what benefits a microservices architecture brings to the application.

Feb 14, 2020

Anastasia Yaskevich

Web and Mobile Researcher, ScienceSoft

Software Development

Web Application Architecture: Components, Models, and Types

We list the most popular models of web app components and web application architecture types to help you lay a robust foundation for your future web app.

Feb 11, 2020

Boris Shiklo

Chief Technology Officer, ScienceSoft

Software Development

Agile Software Development Culture 101: Practices, Challenges, and Solutions

Learn about software development culture that allows reaping the benefits of Agile development and avoiding possible risks. You can use this information to find an efficient outsourcing company.

Jan 8, 2020

Boris Shiklo

Chief Technology Officer, ScienceSoft

Software Development

Wait, What? Hidden Costs of Software Development Outsourcing

Find out the hidden costs of software development outsourcing and learn how to choose an outsourcing company to minimize them.

Jan 4, 2020

Boris Shiklo

Chief Technology Officer, ScienceSoft

Software Development

Software Outsourcing: 5 Hotspot Destinations You Most Likely Missed

India isn’t the only option for software outsourcing! ScienceSoft reveals statistical data on 5 countries that develop software with the winning price/quality balance.

Jan 3, 2020