As you know, better to learn anything by example. So, we’d love to present our new Medical Survey demo to you and walk you through the process of building it. Let’s start!

Step 1: Adding WebDataRocks Pivot Table to the Page

First step is easy as always: just add WebDataRocks to your project. It’s possible to achieve it with this code snippet:

<link href="https://cdn.webdatarocks.com/latest/theme/default/webdatarocks.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://cdn.webdatarocks.com/latest/webdatarocks.toolbar.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.webdatarocks.com/latest/webdatarocks.js"></script>

Step 2: Building the Patients’ Experience Report’s Structure

Next, we create a pivot table where each row represents a patient visit, and each column reflects hospital performance metrics. In other words, just building the structure of our dashboard: include which rows, columns, and measures we’d like to display: 

const pivot = new WebDataRocks({
  container: "#pivotContainer",
  width: "100%",
  report: {
    dataSource: {
      data: getData()
    },
    slice: {
      rows: [
        { uniqueName: "Name" },
        { uniqueName: "Surname" },
        { uniqueName: "Department" }
      ],
      columns: [{ uniqueName: "Measures" }],
      measures: [
        { uniqueName: "StaffFriendly" },
        { uniqueName: "WouldRecommend" },
        { uniqueName: "VisitSuccessful" },
        { uniqueName: "FacilityClean" }
      ]
    },
    options: {
      grid: {
        type: "flat",
        showGrandTotals: false
      }
    }
  }
});

Step 3: Preparing and Preprocessing the Info for Better Data Analysis

Okay, now we need to make sure our data is ready for analysis. In our case, the survey contains many Boolean values (true/false), which are not ideal for aggregation.

To solve this, we preprocess the data by converting all Boolean values into numeric ones (1 and 0). This allows WebDataRocks to correctly calculate totals and, in the future, implement a wide variety of aggregation functions.

function preprocessData(data) {
	return data.map(function (record) {
		var result = {};
		for (var key in record) {
			result[key] =
				typeof record[key] === "boolean" ? (record[key] ? 1 : 0) : record[key];
		}
		return result;
	});
}

Now, instead of using raw data, we first transform it and then pass it to the pivot table:

dataSource: {
	data: preprocessData(getData())
}

Step 4: From Raw Data to Visual Feedback with Data Visualization Techniques

The thing is, in our survey are too many true/false answers (which are now converted into 1/0 numeric values), and they are not really readable in this format. Let’s transform them into visual signals!

And at the beginning, we just list columns that contain these boolean-type answers:

const fieldsToFormat = [
  "StaffFriendly",
  "WouldRecommend",
  "VisitSuccessful",
  "FacilityClean"
];

But the question is, in which format is better to represent them then?

Why should we even choose the one? We can apply a few of them! So, the user can pick the option that’s most convenient: pills, emojis, or colored dots.

let currentMode = "pills";

function customizeCellFunction(cell, data) {
  if (
    data &&
    data.type === "value" &&
    fieldsToFormat.includes(data.hierarchy.uniqueName)
  ) {
    if (currentMode === "pills") {
      cell.text = data.value == 1
        ? `<span class="pill yes">Yes</span>`
        : `<span class="pill no">No</span>`;
    }

    if (currentMode === "emojis") {
      cell.text = data.value == 1 ? "✅" : "❌";
    }

    if (currentMode === "dots") {
      cell.text = data.value == 1
        ? `<span class="dot yes"></span>`
        : `<span class="dot no"></span>`;
    }
  }
}

Step 5: Switching How Insights Are Displayed in an Interactive Report

Here’s the time to do switching button for it. So, just add a simple dropdown so users can change the visualization style:

<select onchange="changeDisplayMode(this.value)">
  <option value="pills">Pills</option>
  <option value="emojis">Emojis</option>
  <option value="dots">Colored Dots</option>
</select>

And, for sure, connect it:

function changeDisplayMode(mode) {
  currentMode = mode;
  pivot.customizeCell(customizeCellFunction);
}

Now it feels like completely different dashboards depending on the view:

Step 6: Styling Web Pivot Table

And now, let’s bring real medical style to our dashboard so everyone understands what the topic is at first glance!

With WebDataRocks, you don’t need to create the whole design from scratch. It has 8 already built-in themes, and look, there’s a light-blue one! I guess it’s a perfect match for our dashboard. To implement it, just add this code snippet to your project:

<link href="https://cdn.webdatarocks.com/latest/theme/lightblue/webdatarocks.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />

But don’t be scared, we don’t limit our users to just built-in themes, you can also create your own custom component theme! 

Still not enough styling? We’ve got another idea. Let’s add a header to make our dashboard even more recognizable.

<header class="page-header">
  <div class="header-inner">

    <div class="header-logo">

      <svg width="32" height="32" viewBox="0 0 32 32">
        <rect width="32" height="32" rx="8" fill="#1A6BAA" />
        <rect x="13" y="6" width="6" height="20" rx="2" fill="white" />
        <rect x="6" y="13" width="20" height="6" rx="2" fill="white" />
      </svg>
      <span class="header-brand">MediTrack</span>
    </div>

    <div class="header-title">
      <h1>Patient Visit Report</h1>
      <p>Hospital Quality &amp; Satisfaction Overview</p>
    </div>

  </div>
</header>

And for sure, don’t forget to style it properly. You can see how it all comes together in the demo.

So here it is: our dashboard is ready to help hospitals track patient experience! Hope this demo helped you learn new features of WebDataRocks and gave you ideas for implementing them in your real projects. 

By the way, #CodePenChallenge inspired the idea for this dashboard. And being honest, it’s not our first time experimenting with it. If you want to see more creative projects, we recommend reading our articles on dev.to about it: 

• #CodePenChallenge Halloween Time: Building a Pivot Table with Horror Movies using WebDataRocks
• Building a Snowy Weather Dashboard with Free Pivot Grid Library
• #CodePenChallange: Colorful Way of Data Presentation Using Data Viz Library

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The human brain processes visual cues faster than written ones. According to Visme (2022), 90% of the information communicated to our brain is visual. This is why utilizing visual aids in problem-solving helps people to find solutions faster. Visual problem-solving refers to the process of finding solutions to problems with the use of visual aids like flowcharts, diagrams, maps, infographics, etc. In simple terms, you solve problems using visual aids. This method helps people understand the situation better as visual tools showcase how elements relate to each other more clearly. 

The significance of visual data representation lies in its ability to make people see and understand data easier and better. With visual elements, complex data becomes easier to grasp so that everyone can understand them no matter their level of expertise. Visual data representation also helps businesses to gather insight from vast amounts of data. It simplifies data representation and allows it to be used efficiently by entrepreneurs.

The Role of Visual Data Representation in Problem-Solving

1. Communicating Complex Information

Visual data representation can transform complex ideas into simple information, making them easier to communicate to other people. It can bridge gaps in the communication process, especially when working with people from different backgrounds and levels of expertise. Visual data representation makes it faster to disseminate concepts, findings, and solutions to others, enabling efficient collaboration within teams.

2. Enhancing Understanding and Analysis

Visual data representation makes individuals understand and analyze complicated problems more easily. Visual tools to convey data and abstract ideas can make complex concepts easier to grasp, particularly when handling and analyzing essential aspects and relationships within a problem. It aids in breaking down difficult problems transforming them into smaller components that are easier to manage and understand.

3. Enabling Informed Decision-Making

Visual data representation enables informed decision-making. Visualization tools help people evaluate and compare different concepts or solutions, allowing for more informed decision-making. Its decomposition of complex problems into manageable components allows for a more structured problem-solving process. Furthermore, it reduces the probability of having cognitive biases that may affect choices.

Types of Visual Data Representation

1. Graphs and Charts

a. Line Graphs

A line graph is a chart that displays a line joining several points or a line that shows the relationship between two points. It is commonly used to display data or information that changes over time. It consists of the horizontal “x-axis” and vertex “y-axis”.

b. Bar Charts

A bar chart is a graph that displays categorical data using horizontal or vertical bars with heights or lengths in proportion to the values they represent. It is commonly used to present categorical and discrete or continuous variables grouped in class intervals. 

c. Pie Charts

A pie chart is a circular graph that is divided into slices or sectors to present numerical proportions. The length or size of each slice or section is proportional to the data it is meant to represent.

2. Infographics

a. Visual Storytelling Through Data

An infographic is a visual image used to represent information, data, or knowledge. It tells a story visually through data, enabling a more compelling way to make people learn and understand information. An infographic with good visual storytelling includes great content, typography, colors, symbols, grids, hierarchies, icons, white space, and more. You can create and enhance your infographics by using a background remover to efficiently remove unnecessary backgrounds from the visual elements in your infographic so people can focus more on the visual storytelling and not get distracted. 

b. Combining Text and Graphics for Clarity

Infographics provide clarity by combining text and graphics. It helps in summarizing complex situations, managing information, heightening engagement, and increasing comprehension. By having graphics and text together, infographics give a clearer view of the data or information presented so different individuals can easily understand them.

3. Heatmaps and Treemaps

a. Identifying Patterns in Data Density

A heatmap is a 2D data visualization tool that represents data using colors to show density or magnitude. Heatmaps are commonly used in marketing, website analytics, and consumer behavior. For example, heatmaps are used to display the behavior of users on a website through pattern recognition. Particular colors are used to show the website’s frequent and infrequent clicks.

b. Hierarchical Representation of Information

A treemap is another data visualization tool used to showcase the hierarchical representation of information. It includes nested rectangles which represent categories within the area in a “tree”. Individuals can compare and display the hierarchy, quantity, and pattern based on their space on the chart.   

5 Tips on How to Visualize Data to Facilitate Problem-Solving

1. Identify Trends and Patterns

a. Recognizing Correlations in Data

You can visualize data by recognizing their correlations. Once you know their relationship, you get to group them, identify patterns and trends, or display their correlation visually to enable faster communication and more efficient problem-solving.

b. Uncovering Anomalies and Outliers

Anomaly and outlier detection is another power of data visualization. You get to uncover anomalies and outliers that pertain to data that are significantly different from other data. By detecting these, you get to know what area you should focus on during problem-solving.

2. Simplify Complex Information

a. Condensing Large Datasets

Data visualization tools like charts allow you to break down or condense large datasets into smaller and easy-to-understand formats. You categorize data or divide them into groups instead of just seeing them as a whole. By simplifying large amounts of data, it is easier to get insights and show findings you won’t get just by looking at the raw datasets.

b. Enhancing Data Accessibility for Stakeholders

By making complex data easier to understand, you enhance their accessibility for stakeholders. Your stakeholders, whatever their profession or level of expertise, can easily grasp the information you want to deliver because you have made the data accessible enough for them to understand quickly. This allows for more effective communication between you and your stakeholders.

3. Support Hypothesis Testing

a. Visual Confirmation or Refutation of Hypotheses

Data visualization tools enhance hypotheses by confirming, refuting, challenging, or expanding the ideas based on the existing data. Visualization can showcase if the hypotheses are affected by the division of shapes, data outliers, and particular subgroups.

b. Iterative Problem-Solving Processes

You can discover contradictory or unexpected findings to your hypotheses during your iterative problem-solving process through data visualization tools. You test your hypothesis repeatedly until you achieve your desired result. With visualization, you can continually improve your hypothesis.

4. Tools and Software for Visual Problem-Solving

a. ClickUp 

ClickUp is a visual problem-solving software that ensures the efficiency of your team’s collaboration. It makes sure that the members of your team are on the same page all the time. A live collaboration tool lets you create or edit documents with your team. It also includes virtual whiteboards to aid you in your problem-solving processes. The whiteboard feature helps your team brainstorm or generate ideas to solve problems you want to address. Mind maps are also available on the site, which lets you identify significant relations, gather useful insights, and execute creative approaches through mapping the connections between datasets and concepts. 

b. Hive 

Hive is a data visualization tool that provides insightful solutions to your problem-solving processes. With Hive, you can get your team to face difficult challenges and improve their problem-solving abilities. It’s an engaging visual problem-solving platform that makes you see what your team members are doing. Its collaborative work management feature allows you to work with your team to address and solve issues efficiently. It has a user-friendly interface, project hierarchy, Gantt view, and Kanban view, which help you better manage your timelines and progress.

c. Tableau 

Tableau is one of the most popular tools for visual problem-solving big companies use. With the platform, you can make several types of maps, graphs, and charts and connect to various sources of data. It efficiently produces visualizations from small-scale to large-scale datasets commonly used for artificial intelligence and machine learning. Tableau is known for its high-quality performance, user-friendly interface, and great data visualization tools.

d. Trello 

Trello is a visual problem-solving platform that effortlessly streamlines your work processes by organizing tasks using the drag-and-drop feature. Its collaboration and communication tools let you prioritize tasks and responsibilities efficiently. It has a map that exhibits an overview of your projects so you can see tasks, progress, and dependencies visually. Trello ensures you can solve issues through its effective task-management tools

e. Asana

Last on the list is Asana. It is another well-known visual problem-solving platform that improves your decision-making efficiency. It can be used for several small projects and for teams without complicated workflows. It has a customizable workflow feature aids your team in their unique needs by automating repetitive tasks. It has Kanban boards, Gantt charts, and other data visualization tools used to enhance your problem-solving processes. Lastly, it can be integrated with popular tools like Google Drive, Microsoft, Zoom, etc.

5. Integration with Business Intelligence Systems

a. Leveraging Data for Strategic Decision-Making

Data visualization tools help you leverage data to have strategic decision-making. Visualized data integration allows you to access the data you need making it easier for you to make informed decisions for your business, fueling your business’ competitive intelligence.

b.  Real-Time Analytics and Reporting

Real-time analytics and reporting involve gathering live data and sending it to users as it happens. You relay information based on the latest happenings so you or your managers can decide quickly based on the visualized real-time data you reported.

Practical Applications of Visual Problem-Solving

1. Business and Financial Analysis

a. Visualizing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

You can use visual problem-solving in a practical setting by using it for your business and financial analysis. You can apply it by visualizing your Key Performance Indicators or KPIs. To do it, you can simply compare a base value to a target value. You can also use charts and graphs to efficiently present the quantitative nature of your KPIs so you can bring out insightful observations from your team. It simplifies evaluating your project or campaign by clearly seeing the KPIs in place.

b. Forecasting and Trend Analysis

Another way to apply visual problem-solving is to forecast and analyze trends. Using visual tools like line and bar graphs, you see trends over time and draw forecasts from them. You see and build a pattern recognition over time, allowing you to create assumptions that you can use in your next problem-solving sessions. With visual tools, you get the idea of what may happen in the future based on your previous reliable visual data.

2. Scientific Research and Exploration

a. Visualizing Experimental Data

Data visualization plays a significant role in scientific research and exploration. It is applied by visualizing experiments to make them easier for stakeholders to understand. Using graphs, charts and other tools allows stakeholders to efficiently determine issues, identify new trends, and gain insightful information from hard-to-grasp experimental or novel data.

b. Communicating Research Findings Effectively

With visual aids, you also get to communicate your research findings effectively. You can use line graphs to see the changes in trends over time. You can use pie charts to show the percentage of an item from a whole and draw conclusions from them. Visual aids make it easier for you to convey the results of your research to other people.

Best Practices for Visual Problem-Solving

1. Choosing Appropriate Visualization Techniques

To maximize the potential of visual problem-solving, you need to pick the appropriate visualization techniques for your team. You have to ensure that the strategy you employ will help you and make your job easier rather than burden you. By choosing the appropriate data visualization techniques, you can efficiently solve even complex problems with your team. You ensure that your team members are knowledgeable of the strategy so you can reap its full potential.

Consider tools like WebDataRocks, which seamlessly integrate with various charting libraries. This flexibility empowers you to choose the perfect chart type for your data and audience, maximizing the impact of your visualizations.

2. Ensuring Data Accuracy and Integrity

Whatever industry you are in, you must ensure your data’s accuracy and integrity. You have to make sure that all data you present visually are facts and are based on research. You must have evidence to prove and back them up when questions arise. You must double-check all the data present and be 100% sure that they are accurate. This will allow you to provide real information to your team or stakeholders and prevent you from having problems in the future.

3. Encouraging Iterative Exploration and Analysis

You improve by repeating or doing the same thing daily. The same is true for visual problem-solving. You should employ iterative exploration and analysis to ensure that you are constantly improving your decision-making. By exploring and analyzing things continually, you allow continuous adjustment to your project or business process based on the results and feedback you get.

Conclusion

All in all, data visualization truly helps in the decision-making and problem-solving process. It simplifies data and makes them easier to understand for stakeholders. It also enables more engagement from your team and allows them to gain new insights based on the data they see visually. Visual tools and platforms enhance your and your team’s decision-making abilities, providing you with more insightful solutions to solve problems and challenges.

Thank you for the article to Vy, she a content writer for Removal.AI– an AI tool used to remove bg from images for social media, eCommerce, web, app development, and marketing automation. She loves to share her insights about tech, AI, and marketing. 

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• Top data visualization blogs to follow in 2023
• Pivot Tables: The Ultimate Guide

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This is a hyper-competitive era for mobile app development as startups and well-established enterprises are looking to transform their business digitally. Building human-centric custom mobile apps provides them with the ability to offer their services more creatively and conveniently. 

Consequently, companies that want to enhance their digital focus with a data-driven app strategy hire a reliable mobile app development company. Their expertise enables the digital transformation of complex and conventional businesses to achieve quantifiable success and ROI. 

Do you have a growth-accelerating app idea that you want to convert into a full-functioning mobile application? Read this blog to learn the comprehensive guide on mobile app development, including its process, trends, costs, etc.

What Does it Mean by Mobile App Development?

A mobile application or app is software built to run on a smartphone or tablet. The process of making this software for a mobile app, web app, online app, iPhone app, smartphone app, or hand-held device is called mobile app development. 

Based on the nature of the application, this software can be preinstalled on the device (utility app), downloaded from the App Store/Play Store, or accessed via a mobile web browser. 

Quality of the app development process and speed-to-market are critical for business success when the competition is at an all-time high. Therefore, the Agile development methodology is widely accepted for mobile app development due to its wide range of benefits, such as pragmatic and comprehensive processes, efficiency, improved quality, adaptability, flexibility, etc.

Mobile App Development: A Market Overview

The number of mobile applications is increasing with every passing year. With 1.8 million apps available on the App Store and 3.7 million Android apps on the Google Play Store, mobile apps are becoming a lucrative business opportunity.

In terms of revenue, Apple iOS is winning the race with $83 billion in revenue generated in 2022 and is expected to generate $125 billion by the end of 2027. Hence, if you are an entrepreneur or own a startup, you can look for a business opportunity in the mobile app market. Moreover, an enterprise can also build an app to expand its revenue stream or benefit from an increased audience. 

When we talk about the monetization strategy, premium apps, in-app purchases, and subscriptions are turning out to be some of the most revenue-generating streams. It is forecasted that $233 billion of app spending can be seen by the end of 2026 based on the given monetization methods. Therefore, you must carefully consider your strategy to generate incremental value from your mobile apps.

The number of subscriptions for smartphone mobile networks is increasing rapidly. It is expected to reach 7.7 billion by 2028 when countries like China, India, and the United States are at the top. This states why businesses focus on mobile app development to leverage an extended customer base. Given the stats, it is no wonder mobile apps have such a profound impact on businesses as well as our daily lives.

Top Mobile App Categories Popular in the Market

It is possible that some of you have already come up with a basic idea or concept. Those who are starting from scratch may have no idea where to begin. Competitive analysis is one of the crucial parts of building a successful mobile app. You can take inspiration from the various apps available in the market to find out the features integrated, technology used, monetization methods, etc. 

Get inspired by the best mobile app ideas given below:

Types of Mobile App Development

The types of mobile app development can be typically divided into 3 categories: 

1. Native App Development: Generally divided into iOS and Android App Development, where the app is built for both mobile platforms separately using their Native app development technologies. 
2. Hybrid/Cross-platform App Development: Here, the app is built using cross-platform app development frameworks like React Native, Flutter, Ionic, etc. Hybrid apps are also developed using web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 
3. Web App Development: Web applications are accessed using mobile web browsers. These types of applications are famous, too, because they ensure that the application developed for the web offers a fast and responsive experience to mobile users.

Step-by-Step Guide to Mobile App Development

Remember that mobile app development is an iterative process, meaning you can move from one or two steps back and forth to generate a quality result.

Here are the steps to build a mobile app:

Refine the Mobile App Idea With MVP Development

Do you have an app idea but don’t know whether it will succeed in the market? What if you can launch it in the market with less budget to gauge the response from potential audience or target users? 

Minimum Viable Product (MVP) development is an approach to building a software product or, in this case, a mobile app with essential features that represent your core idea or functionalities. This is a launch-ready version of the app; consider it as the first step towards ensuring the success of a mobile app. 

Once you get a positive response from the audience and gain enough traction, you can start with the scaling of the application. It minimizes the risk and expenditure before the full-fledged mobile application development.

Tech Stack Used in Mobile App Development

Here are the frameworks, platforms, and technologies used in building mobile applications.

Top Mobile App Development Service Providers

Here are the top companies providing mobile app development services:

1. Successive Digital

It is a CMMI-3 certified next-gen digital solutions provider with over a decade of experience. With their domain expertise on various industry verticals, cloud consulting services, and commitment to delivering value-driven solutions, you can build scalable mobile apps.

• Clutch Ratings: 4.9 (77 Reviews)
• Hourly Rate: $25 – $49 / hr
• Number of Employees: 1,000 – 9,999
• Founded: 2012

2. Naked Development

It is one of the most creative app development agencies you can find to hand over your app development project. You can get end-to-end app development solutions from them, including planning, designing, development, testing, and maintenance.

• Clutch Ratings: 4.9 (28 Reviews)
• Hourly Rate: $100 – $149 / hr
• Number of Employees: 10 – 49
• Founded: 2018

3. Mercury Development

One of the oldest companies on our list is Mercury Development, making it a reliable source for app development services. From startups to enterprises, it provides its services catering to the needs of a wide variety of business sizes.

• Clutch Ratings: 5.0 (25 Reviews)
• Hourly Rate: $50 – $99 / hr
• Number of Employees: 50 – 249
• Founded: 1999

4. CodigoDelSur

It is one of the best-known mobile app development companies with more than 15 years of experience. Moreover, this company has won many awards and accreditations for their exceptional services.

• Clutch Ratings: 4.8 (40 Reviews)
• Hourly Rate: $50 – $99 / hr
• Number of Employees: 50 – 249
• Founded: 2007

5. Utility

This specialized company has a team of experienced and skilled professionals crafting custom mobile and web applications. They have experience working with various industry sectors, creating successful applications catering to users’ needs.

• Clutch Ratings: 4.8 (25 reviews)
• Hourly Rate: $100 – $149 / hr
• Number of Employees: 50 – 249
• Founded: 2013

What is the Total Cost of Building a Mobile App?

When you select an app idea and decide to build it, your next concern must be how much mobile app development costs. The total cost of developing a mobile app depends on its complexity— a simple app with basic functionality can cost you anywhere from 30,000 to $60,000. When you increase the complexity, the cost can range anywhere between $60,000 and $150,000. However, an advanced mobile app with a high level of complexity, features, API integration, and ample storage can cost you as much as $300,000 or more.

Other factors influence the mobile app development cost, such as app category, platform selection, app design, app security, testing cost, selected features and functionality, the cost of hiring mobile app developers, and more. Therefore, it is challenging to find out the exact cost of mobile app development. To give you an idea, the average cost of building a mobile app can range from $40,000 to $300,000 (or more as per the complexity).

How to Generate Revenue With Mobile Apps

As a business owner, you must be looking to make it a source of income. Fortunately, there are many methods to generate revenue through your mobile app, and you can select any one of them or use a combination of two or more methods. 

1. Freemium: This model allows your users to access and utilize your application for free while keeping the selected features paid.
2. Subscription Model: You can set the price of the paid subscription tiers with various features and functionalities for your user.
3. In-app Purchases: In this type of model, you offer certain services or content to users for a set amount of price. This is one of the widely used revenue models combined with other ones.
4. Advertisements: This is a simple trick of monetizing your application by approving ads in your application. However, your application must already be popular and have a set customer base to ensure this revenue stream works for your business.
5. Affiliate Marketing: You can offer some affiliate links inside your application via advertisements to earn money. The benefit of this model is that you can negotiate with the brand you are affiliated with on how much commission you want.
6. Collaboration With Brands: This model requires you to have marketing skills, as you have to be careful with brand positioning. You can build an app in collaboration with some brands or collaborate with them if you find your application niche.

Conclusion

There’s a lot to unpack regarding mobile app development, including budget, goals, timeline, technical skills, and app complexity. Moreover, it is essential to partner with a reliable and experienced company that you can trust to get custom mobile app development services. Ensure the company you hire has a proven track record of delivering best-in-class mobile apps for a wide range of industry verticals. Moreover, make sure to judge them based on competitive pricing, quality assurance, and maintenance services that can fulfill all your mobile app development needs.

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In the ever-evolving software development landscape, having the right backend tech stack for your project is pivotal. Your choice can significantly impact the project’s delivery, performance, scalability, security, and success. 

According to Sytian, a leading web designer philippines company with expertise in web app and software development – tech stack is basically the tools you will use for your product development. It is an array of programming languages, frameworks, libraries, APIs, and more, is the foundation upon which you and your team members will build your software product. 

In this article, we’ll explore eight essential tips to guide you in making the most informed decisions on choosing your tech stack.

What is a Tech Stack?

A tech stack, or technology stack, represents the combination of tools and technologies developers use to create a software solution. 

The tech stack has two main components: the client side and the server side. The client-side, or frontend, pertains to what the user interacts with, while the server-side, or backend, manages data, processing, and server operations. 

Choosing the right tech stack is a critical early step in the development process.

Let’s begin! 

1. Project Requirements

Defining project requirements is essential to begin with. Selecting the right tech stack for your software project starts with a comprehensive understanding of its unique requirements. 

It’s important to consider factors such as the scope of functions, application size, and complexity to make an informed choice. 

Building a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) can be a practical approach if you’re looking to test or validate an idea. A small MVP developed with open-source Content Management System (CMS) technology can be a cost-effective and efficient way to test the feasibility of your concept. 

Considering these factors, you can make an informed decision and choose a tech stack that meets your project’s needs.

2. Scope of Project

Regarding smaller-scale projects, delivery speed can be a top priority, often taking precedence over advanced technologies and frameworks. 

In such cases, building a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) quickly may be an attractive option to present to the customer and obtain valuable feedback. 

Utilizing simple tools and open-source platforms can help you achieve this goal effectively. Opting for simpler technologies can save time and money while still delivering a functional product. 

This approach may benefit startups and small businesses looking to test the waters with a new idea or concept. Often, MVPs are also used in getting funding for a project.

3. Scalability and Flexibility

Thinking ahead to your project’s long-term goals is crucial. Consider whether you will need to scale the application in the future or integrate it with other systems or technologies. 

Selecting a tech stack with scalability and flexibility ensures your system can adapt to changing business requirements and user needs. It keeps you ahead of the competition and enhances the user experience. 

Opting for a cloud-ready tech stack can save you time and resources by reducing the need for on-premise infrastructure and facilitating easy scaling.

4. Security and Privacy

In the digital age, ensuring the security and privacy of your application and its users is paramount. While no technology can guarantee absolute protection, you should be discerning about the technologies and practices you implement to safeguard data. 

Choose frameworks that regularly release updates and provide additional support, as this can help protect your application from emerging threats. 

Consider implementing security tools such as static vulnerability analysis tools (SAST), vulnerability scanners, container analysis, and dependency analyzers to enhance your project’s security posture.

5. Development Time

Time to market is often a crucial concern for businesses. To expedite development, consider a tech stack where the front and backend technologies are aligned. 

Using JavaScript throughout the tech stack can streamline development, as it allows for full-stack development and easy data exchange between client and server. 

You can take this further by using a JSON-Object-based database like MongoDB, further simplifying development and data management.

Always consult with a senior team member to come up with a timeline. Consider this step an integral component of the project’s discovery phase. Calculate the necessary hours for each endeavor and meticulously document them, as this information will prove valuable in the subsequent stages of the project.

6. User’s Experience

A positive user experience is crucial for any software project’s success. That’s why selecting a tech stack that enhances the user experience while enabling rapid product upgrades is essential. 

Delivering a high-quality experience and promptly gathering user feedback for product enhancements can set your project apart in a competitive landscape. 

By prioritizing user experience, you can create an intuitive, easy-to-use product tailored to your target audience’s needs. Users are more likely to return to a product that provides a positive experience, leading to increased engagement and higher customer satisfaction. 

Therefore, choosing a tech stack that prioritizes user experience and enables quick upgrades to meet evolving user needs is important.

7. Cost Implications

When selecting a tech stack, being mindful of the financial aspect is crucial. Not all technologies are open-source, and licensing costs can vary, making it difficult to predict the overall project cost. That’s why it’s wise to outline a budget you’re willing to allocate for your tech stack. 

This proactive approach helps prevent financial issues and ensures that your project remains on a stable financial footing. By setting a budget early on, you can make informed decisions about the technologies and tools you use in your project. 

Getting honest with the budget can help you avoid unexpected costs and ensure that your project is financially sustainable in the long run.

8. Development Team Expertise

The skills and experience of your development team play a significant role in tech stack selection. Ensure that your team possesses the expertise to work with the chosen technologies and tools. 

Evaluate their familiarity with the selected stack, as a skilled team can significantly impact the project’s efficiency and success.

Conclusion

Choosing the right backend tech stack for your project is a crucial decision that can influence its performance, scalability, security, and overall success. 

By carefully assessing project requirements, considering scalability, prioritizing security, and aligning your tech stack with your development team’s expertise, you can set your project up for success. Keep the user experience and budget in mind and stay agile to adapt to future needs. 

Ultimately, your tech stack should be a strategic asset that empowers your project to thrive in a dynamic digital landscape.

Thank you our writer Lili Griffin a Web Developer and Adwords specialist by day and a binge Netflix watcher at night.

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The future of software development is already here! Software development processes, the tools thereby are rapidly advancing to make technology accessible and easy to use for one and all. At the same time programming languages are introducing innovation and functionality for developers to make the most of. These possibilities are opening up exciting and novel opportunities for the enterprises to exploit. Societal demands are also a contributing factor towards technological advancements. 

A number of industry leaders are readily embracing software improvements now. This can be ranging from a minor shift to a whole rapid transformation in the tech stack and processes over a period of time. As an aftermath of pandemic many organizations also had to accelerate their priorities and make them more attuned with the current competitive marketplace, overhauling all of their business models at times. The transition towards more personal and customized online products and services has led to transition in the mindsets of entrepreneurs and key decision makers. The increasing demand for software development is leading to inception of new and quick technology catering to the relevant times.

Let’s have a look at the ongoing technological trends to watch out for.

1. The popularity of machine learning and Ai is worth of the hype

A lot of times Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence are understood to be one and the same however they have their significance individually and separately. Machine Learning is a part or subset within Artificial Intelligence. AI is one of ever evolving and quickly adaptable trend in software development company in India. As per popular belief AI and ML are no longer the tools only with hi-tech organizations. These modern software development trends have found acceptance in small and medium scale industries as well. Fintech is hugely benefitting from the predictive powers and computational ability of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.

The huge increase in demand for these technologies have been both within and outside of IT. AI and ML have a big say in what is being developed and how it is being implemented. ML is capable of being applied in a variety of places in development; setting budgets, prototyping, assisting in programming and the likes.

One of the most sought-after trends of Machine Learning in 2023 is Generative AI; the technology to be able to generate new content with the use of the available content. Generative AI can be beneficial in targeted marketing. It can also yield results for pharmaceuticals manufacturing. It may so happen within the next 10 years, that 10% of the overall data that is produced is through Generative AI.

With Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence every business can gain, no matter what the size.

2. Novel way of development with Low Code No Code Platforms

Low Code and No code tools as the name suggest requires no or low coding towards app building and deploying. This approach to development comes with a visual environment where users are able to create applications with the help of pre-built blocks. Especially low code tools of development can promise rapid development speeds with the accessibility open to non-tech individuals who do not know coding or have no or little coding knowledge. With this novel approach to development businesses outside of IT will be able to access development efforts without over burdening the IT teams within organizations. At the same time the developers who are overburdened can make the best of these tools to quickly develop applications.

There are certain concerns when we speak of low code, no code tools of app development. General flexibility, future scalability and security are some of the questions that may come to our mind. Hence it is not recommended to create the whole of the software architecture using the low code, no code technology. Some routine, mundane aspects can be offloaded to be built using these tools. Strategic and creative aspects of development can be taken care by the expert developers.

There are some drawbacks of the LCNC approach to development however it is improving by the day. The improvement that we see of these platforms is at a rapid pace no doubt.

 It is not a question that low code tools will empower the non-tech individuals with more technological freedom. This novel approach to software development is both innovative and useful.

As per Gartner Worldwide Low-Code Development Technologies Market to Grow was 23% in 2021.

3. The robust cloud native software infrastructure

Services and apps deployed on the cloud have already scored popularity with a number of users, businesses and other organizations. The cloud-built infrastructure is the next steps when it comes to the new gen technological forces to software development. Cloud native software is especially designed to be accesses within a distributed cloud specific architecture. Some of the huge tech giants are offering cloud services that are capable and more affordable now than before.

Cloud enabled software is the bright future of software development. Businesses need not empty their pockets to access these services. The scalability of these apps is also guaranteed in the future when needed. It is possible to drive the costs matrix down for businesses in the cloud-based subscription software development architecture, as you’d only pay for the resources you’d need. Software developed on the cloud infra can be run on public, private or hybrid clous architecture.

4.Blockchain is changing the software development game

There was a time whenever we talked of blockchain, the first thought in our minds was about cryptocurrency. However now blockchain technology is applicable to host of other products and services. Blockchain is identified as one of the significant trends in the software development industry. Blockchain technology is distributed and decentralized. Hence it promises exceptional transparency and security in host of transactions no matter what sectors. Blockchain is applicable in Fintech and beyond.

• Blockchain can be utilized within platforms that provide Intellectual Property security
• Supply chain monitoring systems can benefit from Blockchain services. Oil and gas industry, automotive, logistics, agriculture etc can gain from Blockchain
• For security of voting systems Blockchain system can come in handy

It is expected that by the close of this year we may be able to witness a host of software developed using blockchain technology

5. DevSecOps technology is highly secure

DevSecOps is the novel way to software development that embeds security at every step of the software development phase and shifts from the traditional DevOps pipeline. If you’ve observed, cyber-attack is growing enormously in our digital first economy no matter on government websites or private, public-sector software’s. Hence cyber security needs to be the number one priority from the very first moment of software development cycle. With DevSecOps we’ll be able to address the burning issue.

Let’s identify the difference between DevOps and DevSecOps

• In DevOps approach there is a tight collaboration between the IT operations and teams of developers using agile approaches. Here the end goal of the DevOps team is to deliver the software to the users as soon as possible. The DevOps approach suggests the use of automated feedback process that can generate continuous insights and improvement cycles. DevOps is popularly understood as the culture, methods or tools for agile development. 
• DevSecOps is the next steps to DevOps.With DevSecOps the traditional role of code development by the security department can be altered tremendously. So, under the traditional method the QA teams joined the process after the conclusion of the development cycles. However, with the DevSecOps method the QA teams are required from the very beginning of the development cycle and at all the stages.

Hence with DevSecOps the security is never a concern with the software that is developed. In fact, security is an integral aspect of the software development cycle beginning with planning of the software to its successful conclusion. This can let enterprises identify the security concerns at an early stage saving time and costs.

6. Web 3.0 is here to democratize internet

The web 3.0 a combination of machine learning, artificial intelligence, NFT, cryptocurrencies, metaverse is here to create an inclusive environment for operating on the internet with security of the user data being highly protected.

Web 3.0 is the newest concept of the web and its usage. It is here to give the users more freedom than Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. The core principals upon which Web 3.0 thrive is; it being decentralized, open sourced, anywhere accessible with no third-party controls. Web 3.0 will not have centralized web servers for any kind of backend processing, nor will it have centralized database. Web 3.0 uses blockchain technologies with decentralized applications and servers.

With Web 3.0 we can be ensured of trustworthy decentralized digital infrastructure where users can be actively involved, complex search queries will provide better results and users data will be protected again unauthorized access. Software development upon the principals of Web 3.0 will be more confident about security and scalability.

7. Augmented Reality is bringing transformation for digital commerce

The role of AR or Augmented reality is rapidly evolving in e-commerce.

The demand for digital shopping has grown ever since the pandemic. As per a survey conducted by PwC, the number of consumers who preferred in store shopping prior to the pandemic was 47% as against the number of shoppers shopping online post pandemic is 45%.

With an increase in demand for digital commerce there is also an increase in the demand for the technologies and tools that can support the shopping experience making it more seamless and organized. Augmented Reality is one of the tools that can provide delightful shopping experience.

With AR the ecommerce portals and mobile applications can support the consumers with more detailed information on the products, its features, alternate options etc. transforming the experience from digital to real world feels. For example, the consumers can see how a piece of furniture will fit into the homes or how a particular clothing will look on them.

Software development with AR technology is not just useful but also quite delightful for the end users.

8. Python programming language on the front seat now

For couple of years JavaScript dominated most of the programming language used by the developers all over the world. Ever since 2020 Python has been in demand and by 2021 it is become the number one programming language used by software developers all over the world.

The reason for Python topping the list is that it has become a more favourite language amongst dedicated software development team using AI ML based features and solutions in the software development architecture. This language is most likely to stay on top in the coming few years

Final Thoughts

Software Development is a process that is forever evolving. While there are some technologies which are gaining traction and evolving as per the needs of the time, some others are getting obsolete. Businesses need to remain relevant and innovative, in the competitive world that we are living in today. For this end they need to keep updated and adopt within their everyday operations the novel technology and latest trends. 2023 is a year marked with abundance of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Low Code No Code Technologies to software development, finding precedence among others like Internet of Things, Blockchain, Augmented Reality etc. Let’s lead the parade of software development from the front!

Thank you to our guest author Vikas Agarwal is the Founder of GrowExx, a Software Development Company in India specializing in Product Engineering, Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, Web and Mobile Applications. His expertise lies in Technology Innovation, Product Management, Building & nurturing strong and self-managed high-performing Agile teams.

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Confused between React.js vs React Native? Want to know which is better? 

Well, is it fair to judge a person without knowing them? No, right. So, to make the right decision between React JS and React Native, let us look at what React JS and React Native individually are and then figure out the answers to the questions above.

React’s history dates back to 2011, when it was created by Jordan Walke, a software engineer at Facebook. React was first deployed on Facebook’s newsfeed in 2011 and on Instagram.com in 2012. React Native was launched in 2015, two years after the team open-sourced React.js, and its popularity increased in no time.

What can you find in this article?

1. What is React.js? 
2. Advantages of React.js
3. Limitations of React.js
4. What is React Native?
5. Features of React Native
6. Limitations of React Native
7. Difference between React.js and React Native

1. What is React.js?

React.js is a user interface library written in JavaScript. It is a single-page application platform that allows you to build reusable user interface components. It’s responsible for managing the view layer in web and smartphone apps.

Designers can utilize React.js to construct gigantic web applications that can adjust information without reloading the page. It only functions with the user interfaces of the program.

2. Advantages of React.js

React.js is quick, adaptable, adaptable, impressive, and has an active developer community that is quickly growing. Following are the attractive features of React or React.js:

• Declarative: React allows you to make changes and create interactive UIs quite easily. You can design simplistic views for each state of your application, and React.js will update and make the necessary components as your data changes. Declarative views increase the predictability and debuggability of your code.

• Component-based: You can create encapsulated modules that maintain their own state to create complex user interfaces. Also, you can easily transfer rich data through your app and hold the state out of the DOM since component logic is written in JavaScript rather than templates.

• React.js integrates with other systems and can be used both on the client and server-side.

• Easy to learn and re-use code: Since we don’t make assumptions about the rest of your technology stack, you can use React to create new features without rewriting old code. It has a ReactDOM library specifically for working with the browser’s DOM, created for working with web browsers. 

3. Limitations of React.js

There are two sides to a coin. Some limitations associated with React JS are: 

• Only covers the app view layer

One of its most prominent limitations is that it only covers the app’s view layer. One needs to choose other technologies simultaneously to get a complete development toolkit. 

• JSX as a barrier

It depends on person to person, but some developers find the infinite templating and JSX inconvenient. 

• Poor Documentation

The technology of React.js is highly dynamic and is continually upgraded and enhanced. While this keeps it up-to-date, there is no time to record them properly. 

4. What is React Native?

Let us take a peek into React Native now. React-native is a mobile app development platform that only uses Javascript. It has the same design as React.js and allows you to incorporate a rich mobile UI library and declarative components. It is built with the same basic UI components as standard iOS and Android apps.

5. Features of React Native

Commendable features of React Native include:

• Written in JavaScript and Native code is used to render

Since React natives render local stage UI, your application can utilize similar local stage APIs as other applications. Unlike other platforms, React Native can maintain two platforms and share a common technology—React.

• Allows you to create genuinely native apps 

React Native allows you to create genuinely native apps without compromising the users’ experience. It includes a core set of platform-independent native components, such as View, Text, and Image, that map to the platform’s native UI building blocks.

• Seamless Cross-Platform: 

React components use React’s declarative UI paradigm and JavaScript to wrap existing native code and communicate with native APIs. It opens up native app development to entirely new teams of developers and allows current native teams to work even more quickly.

• Fast Refresh: You can see your changes as soon as you save.

6. Limitations of React Native

There’s no denying that React Native is one of the most common frameworks today. But that doesn’t mean it’s without restrictions. React Native has a long way to go until it can be considered a limit-free framework. Some of the limitations are as follows:

• Requires Native Developers: React Native is a cross-platform framework. Since it requires some portion of development using native app development, thus React Native App Developers are required. Usually, this need arises while making a heavy application.

If you wish to continue with the React-native framework without a native app developer, you will have to make the application lightweight.

• Different Behavior Of the Same Component:

Another drawback that could cause a stumbling block in creating hybrid mobile apps is that some of the framework’s components may be platform-based. 

As a consequence, these components can work differently on their native platform. It might happen when the React Native framework is used to build hybrid mobile applications and is expected to give the same results on iOS and Android.

• Need Developer Expertise:

It’s also a disadvantage because developing effective mobile apps with React Native necessitates familiarity with three different platforms. The developer will be required to switch requests from Native to JavaScript code and vice versa during the application’s execution.

• Dependency On Third-Party Libraries: 

Since native platforms lack the features, using a hybrid mobile app development framework often necessitates the use of external or third-party libraries.

7. Difference between React.js and React Native

Now that we have discussed them in detail, let’s take a look at how these frameworks differ from each other?

Conclusion

Both React.js and React Native are essential foundations for app and web creation. They’re gaining traction with each passing day, thanks to their versatile functionalities and a growing ecosystem of libraries.

In the end, React.js is best for creating interactive, high-performing, responsive web interfaces, while React Native is designed to give your mobile apps a genuinely native feel.

You can choose based on your requirements.

Thank you to our guest author Harikrishna Kundariya. He is a marketer, developer, IoT, ChatBot & Blockchain savvy, designer, co-founder, Director of eSparkBiz Technologies. His experience
enables him to provide awesome digital solutions.

What else to read?

• Best JavaScript frameworks for 2021
• What Vue is all about?
• Top 7 Tools for React Development
• Developer’s choice: an overview of the best front-end frameworks in 2020
• React vs Angular: A Years Old Debate and Here’s the Conclusion

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We continue exploring the functionality of WebDataRocks Pivot – a reporting tool that integrates seamlessly with the most popular front-end frameworks. You can add it to your product and provide end-users with data visualization and analytics capabilities. 

In the previous part of the “Reporting tips & tricks” series, you learned about the purposes of the pivot table’s data slice.

This time, you will learn how to make your reporting more advanced by creating filters in the pivot table.

In WebDataRocks Pivot, you can filter your data interactively or with a simple code configuration. 

If you’d like to learn by doing without reading the explanations, jump straight to the section with live demos that show how to filter pivot table data in different ways. 

The tutorial is divided into two main parts:

1. Filtering data via the UI
2. Filtering data with code

But first, let’s have a quick theoretical introduction. 

What is filtering?

With filtering, you can perform a more in-depth analysis. To filter the data means to show a part of the data that meets a certain criterion. In other words, filtering is used to show specific information that’s relevant to a question a data analyst is asking.

Once the data is filtered, it’s narrowed to a smaller portion and doesn’t distract with unnecessary details. 

Types of filters

WebDataRocks Pivot provides three main types of filters to end-users. 

You can filter data by:

• field members (label filter)
• values (number filter)

These two types filter data in specific rows or columns. Another filter type that stands aside is a report filter. It filters the entire report to show specific data records. In WebDataRocks Pivot, you can place a report filter above the grid’s header by dragging and dropping a field from the Field List.

How to filter data in the pivot table

1. Filtering data via the visual controls

The pivot table is designed to let you filter data on the fly. 

Let us guide you through the filtering via the UI process. 

How to filter data by members

After you configured the report, open the field values (members) list by clicking the field’s caption. 

Check or uncheck the boxes near the field’s members that you want to include or exclude from the resulting data subset.

If the list of members is too large, using the search box comes in handy. 

How to filter data by value

A value (number) filter filters records in a row or column field based on aggregated values. 

There are two types of number filters you can use:

• Top X values 
• Bottom X values

where X is the number of records to show on the grid.

This is pretty much similar to Excel’s filters by values you got used to. 

To use a filter by value, click the field’s caption on the grid, select the number of data records, and the criteria – the highest or lowest measure’s values to display.

How to set a report filter

A report filter is applied to the entire report to show values for specific items. 

First, open the Field List and choose the field to filter by. Next, open the list of members by clicking the field’s caption and filter data by members or values.  

The area above the grid’s header is called the report filtering area:

How to apply multiple filters in the pivot table

You can also apply multiple filters to the hierarchy. For example, here’s how you can combine a filter by value and by member:

As you see, configuring filtering in a report is as easy as several clicks. 

Now let’s get some coding practice and do the same but using JavaScript.

2. Filtering data with code

How to filter data by members

In the chosen hierarchy, add the filter object and specify an array of members. The negation property controls whether to include these members to the subset of fields shown on the grid or not.

Here’s a tiny code snippet that shows how to exclude two specific members from the Country hierarchy that is placed into rows:

"rows": [{
    "uniqueName": "Country",
    "filter": {
        "members": [
            "Country.United Kingdom",
            "Country.United States"
        ],
        "negation": true
    }
}]

How to filter data by value

In the filter’s object of a specific hierarchy, define the filter type, the number of records to show, and a measure to filter by:

"columns": [{
    "uniqueName": "Category",
    "filter": {
        "type": "top",
        "quantity": 2,
        "measure": "Discount"
    }
}]

How to set a report filter

Setting a report filter is similar to the above approach. The only difference is that doesn’t relate to any specific row or columns – the changes are applied to the entire grid. You can choose here any hierarchy you want to filter the data by. 

Here’s how you can filter data records by a specific business type:

"reportFilters": [{
    "uniqueName": "Business Type",
    "filter": {
        "members": [
            "Business Type.Warehouse"
        ]
    }
}]

Examples & demos

The best way to learn is by practice. 

These demos will help you to understand how to add filters to the pivot table component. Feel free to experiment with code.

• How to filter pivot table data by values: top 3 product categories by sales level
• How to filter pivot table data by labels: shows sales levels for 2 specific countries
• How to use a report filter in a pivot table: filter all the records by a business type

Feedback

We hope you enjoyed this tutorial. 

We would be happy to hear your thoughts on your progress with pivot table reporting. If any questions arise, contact our team on Forum. 

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What’s next?

This article is a part of the introduction to the web pivot table terminology. We do our best to show how to solve real-life use cases with our reporting tool. 

Find more useful tips & tricks in the following blog posts and documentation:

• Everything You Need to Know About a Pivot Table
• How to filter data in a pivot table
• Reporting tips & tricks: slice explained

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