Oct 23, 2020Image generation with AWS LambdaWhile working on a client’s project we were confronted with the following task — to generate e-flyers from images uploaded by a user in advance, and add formatted text to it. This would be considered a trivial task, if, however, one is aware of all the parameters involved, such as…AWS9 min read
Oct 22, 2020On a way to find the perfect e2e testing tool — part 2Welcome back to our journey in search of the best JavaScript testing tools. If you missed our previous article go back to catch up what our goal is and to see our review of the Cypress library. Read part 1 of “On a way to find the perfect e2e testing…E 2 E Testing7 min read
Sep 4, 2020On a way to find the perfect e2e testing toolWe always keep in mind the importance of testing our products especially when it comes to big projects with longer development time and dynamically changing requirements. Taking this into account we decided to try a new testing approach in one of our latest projects. Over the years we have worked…E 2 E Testing11 min read
Jul 7, 2020Prismic — Laravel Cache ServiceEarlier this year one of our clients approached us requesting help for one of his projects. He reported that one particular website is loading very slow compared to the majority of the sites in the network and this is badly affecting their reach and profit. …Prismic8 min read
Jun 8, 2020Data Matching in the Hotel IndustryProject overview A few years ago we were approached by the owner of Skoosh.com with the following problem: A very large travel booking company is receiving feeds of available hotel rooms, discounts, and travel opportunities from multiple international sources of such data. …Machine Learning12 min read
Dec 30, 2019Migrating from ReactPHP to SwooleWhat is the reason? Not so long time ago we posted about ReactPHP and the application we made using it. We were so pleased working with ReactPHP that for some time we thought that we found the best solution for us so far. But the last thing one can say about our job as…Programming6 min read
Dec 26, 2018PHP or GoAnswering this question depends on your demands, but in case you need high performance, the choice is clear. First, let’s shed some light on our own experience. We had to create a RESTful API for an ad platform (which we are actively developing in the last 3 years) which is…PHP4 min read
Sep 27, 2018The Penetration Testing ReportSo, the fun you had hacking a web application is over, and you need to start writing the final report. You start wondering where to start, how to structure it, format it, and how to make it look good. We will try to answer all that in this post. For…Security11 min read
Aug 15, 2018Scaling PostgreSQL performance using table partitioningWe have a project which demands keeping detailed statistics data for different events including information about date and time, user’s IP, HTTP referrer, parameters that are passed and so on. …Postgresql7 min read
Jun 15, 2018Web Application Security BasicsWhy the Web Application security matters? Under these circumstances, it is not hard to answer this question. Since virtually anyone has access to “hacking resources”, the threat to the information security has increased enormously. …Security14 min read