This is the third article in our series of Scala Generics ( we have already looked at upper and lower Scala Type bounds, Covariance and Contravariance) and today we are going to talk about constraints, to be more specific about generalized … Read More
Agile web and app development
Little known ways to prevent internet frauds
The Internet is no doubt a great and an informative place. But like every other thing on this earth it has some demerits too. Internet fraud occupies the top position in the list of current internet security issues. Every year … Read More
HTTPS for dummies: symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption & SSL certificate
In HTTPS for Dummies article, we will see what HTTPS is and why that final S is so important. Let’s start with the basics. HTTP is a communication protocol and HTTPS is HTTP with a security layer that adds confidentiality … Read More
Notes on Domain-Driven Design Europe II – 2018 edition
Let’s recap. We are located in Amsterdam, in the 2018 edition of the Domain-Driven Design Europe convention. In the first article I highlighted the first two presentations that, in my opinion, stood out the most in Domain-Driven Design Europe conference. … Read More
Hackathon Projects by big companies: Foursquare, Paypal, Banco Sabadell
Have you ever heard of a Hackathon? In the software development world, it’s a buzzword. A hackathon is a sprint-like event in which developers and others involved in software development, including designers, project managers, and others, collaborate intensively on innovative … Read More
Cybersecurity – crossing the last frontier
The future landed 10 years ago, and with it an innumerable number of devices, technologies, methodologies, and trends has come with it to stay. Some studies foresee that by 2020 there will be 200 billion connected things. We are talking … Read More
Scala Generics II: Covariance and Contravariance
In the previous article we looked at Scala Type bounds, today we will continue with Scala generics and talk about Covariance and Contravariance in generics. Liskov substitution principle (the L. of S.O.L.I.D.) specifies that, in a relation of inheritance, a type … Read More
Scrum vs Kanban; what is the difference?
In Agile software development, there are different methodologies of work that are used. Here at Apiumhub, depending on the project we are working on, we usually use 2 frameworks. We generally either go for Scrum methodology or for Kanban project management. … Read More
All you need to know about Hackathons
I’ve noticed that there’s a lack of knowledge about Hackathons, which I believe to be an amazing way of building new products and learning by doing. So to spread the word, I decided to write an article about it. You … Read More
Top 10 software developer tips
I have been working for a while now side by side with our developers in Apiumhub and they inspired me to write an article about the best software developer tips. I spoke to our tech team, read many tech blogs & … Read More
Code refactoring techniques
Code refactoring is one of the key terms in software development and today I would like to talk about code refactoring techniques that might increase your efficiency! But first, let’s agree on what is code refactoring! Basically, code refactoring is … Read More
Agile methodology, not only for software development
Agile became a “hot trend” these years. People used to associate Agile methodology with agile software development, but nowadays it is implemented in all departments and companies fight for the awards to be nominated as an “Agile company” or to … Read More
