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Working with a remote team will involve some challenges, and one of them is how to hold regular project review meetings with your developers, who could be an ocean away. In this post, we give you tips on how you can conduct meetings effectively in a distributed team set-up.

Finding the software developer that fits your needs can prove challenging. The good news is we have documented strategies we have found effective to ensure you are hiring the right person. Below are some of these strategies, and feel free to adopt or tweak them according to your specific needs.

Interviewing candidates is an important part of hiring software developers. Through an interview, you talk directly with applicants and learn more about their skills, background, motivation, and personality. But remember that your goal is to find the right candidate who will be a perfect fit for your company.

Before you can start looking for a Python developer for your business, you must first complete a job description. In this post, we give you three quick tips in order to do just that.

Terrific, you have decided to hire a Python developer. Having a skilled Python developer will definitely offer your business a lot of advantages. To help in identifying the perfect team member, we offer you a few things to consider.

Hiring a remote team consisting of software developers is not an exact science. But if you want to get great results out of your remote team, we can offer five tips that you can follow. Read on below.

As you may know, there are certain advantages to hiring remote developers from the Philippines. Chief among them is that you get access to talented and driven developers, but at a much reduced cost compared to hiring an in-house developer in the US. But in order to get optimum results out of your remote team, it pays to consider a few things.

Here at CoDev , we believe that when done right, the hiring of remote developers can truly help businesses succeed and grow. We make it a point to work closely with you so that you can take full advantage of the capabilities of the developer you hired. We always aim to make the process of hiring remote developers easy for you, and that’s why we are offering some tips on which common mistakes to avoid.

So you have decided that hiring a Python developer will be good for your business, but you’re still not sure how to go about it. The good news is that through this post, we are outlining a basic guide that you can follow in looking for the guy you need. It may not answer all the questions you have in mind, but it should at least give you an idea where to start.

When hiring a Django developer, you are not only making full use of the skills of that guy, but also making the most of the capabilities of the Django framework itself. There are many types of web development frameworks existing today. You have your Laravel for PHP , Flask for Python , or Rails for Ruby, just to name a few.

When it comes to JavaScript libraries, jQuery is generally considered as the most widely utilized around the world today. It is no wonder then that a large number of companies are deciding to hire a jQuery developer, a person that specializes in deploying this free and open-source cross-platform software. If you count yourself as one of those who need the skills of a jQuery specialist for your web project or business, here’s what you need to know.

React is also referred to as React.js or ReactJS. Those looking to hire a React developer probably already know what React is, but for the benefit of those who don’t, it is a JavaScript library that is used for developing UIs (user interfaces) . React happened to be created by the world’s biggest social media platform, Facebook, just half a decade ago , and though it is a relatively new technology, it appears to be growing in popularity.

It’s not unusual for some businesses to decide to hire a full stack developer. In previous years, it was normal for a web project to require a graphic designer and a web developer, and business owners back then would be lucky to find a guy that is both.

If you’re looking to hire a front-end developer, you might want to review what makes a programmer an expert on the front-end, as opposed to the back-end. In the simplest terms, a front-end developer is in charge of building all the parts and elements of a website or a web application that end users directly interact with, while the back-end developer takes care of the aspects that users don’t normally see, like the database, storage, core computing logic, and security.

So you’re thinking of hiring a Joomla developer? If you’re looking for one, there is no doubt that you already know what a Joomla expert is capable of. But for the benefit of those who have no idea yet what a Joomla developer’s job is, just know that this type of developer specializes in using Joomla, an open-source content management system (just like Drupal, check out our earlier post here ) developed by Open Source Matters.

A Drupal developer is a type of programmer that specializes in using the Drupal framework. This content management platform is open source, and is distributed under the GNU (GNU’s Not Unix) General Public License. Drupal is based on the PHP programming language , and because it is an open source software, basically it can be used freely by people or businesses.

AngularJS is a front-end (or client-side) web application framework developed and maintained by Google, and by a community consisting of programmers and companies. Relatively young at only seven years old, it is an open-source framework that is based on the popular programming language JavaScript.

Just about anybody could use the services of a skilled Java developer, be they large organizations with well-built software or IT departments, or small enterprises or startup firms with small developer teams. Java, after all, is widely considered one of the most in-demand programming languages today, along with other names such as Python , JavaScript, C++, C#, PHP (check out our recent guide ), and Perl.

Getting a UI designer for your business may seem straightforward, but knowing which good qualifications to watch out for could be the key to improving your project’s chances of succeeding. It might be safe to say that just about everybody already knows what UI is. But just to be sure, the two letters stand for User Interface, which simply means the system that is put in place to allow a user to interact with a machine or computer, typically with the use of input devices and software.

According to Finder, it was estimated that more than 42.4 million units of iPhones were bought last year in the United States. That is already a very high figure, but it does not include existing iPhone users who decided not to purchase a new iPhone in 2017. But just to give you an idea, Statista says that there were 82.5 million iPhone users in America in 2015. That was three years ago, which surely means that the real population of American iPhone users is even bigger.

App developers are more in-demand now than ever. At the start of the decade, a certain tech giant had launched a very successful ad campaign using the slogan “There’s an app for that.” Fast-forwarding to 2018, this phrase couldn’t be more true now, with just about every other human being in the planet probably utilizing a mobile app (or enjoying a mobile game) on his smartphone or tablet right at this very instant.

Despite the fact that it is more than a couple of decades old (it officially made its debut back in 1995 ), PHP remains one of the most in-demand programming languages today. And there are a few reasons why it has continued to be popular. First and foremost, it is easy to use and when utilized properly, it builds websites that are not only user-friendly (on the part of site visitors), but also easy to maintain (for site owners and administrators).

How challenging can it be to work with a remote software developer team? It was in 2015 when the growth of remote employees in managerial and professional occupations started to increase, thanks to the Internet for making efficient communications possible. At Codev, there are around 200 remote software developers who work for various computer software startups and small businesses in the U.S. for over 4 years now.

Zylun Staffing , a leading provider of offshore technical staffing for growing software companies, is excited to announce a new corporate name: CoDev. The change to the new name, logo, and brand identity will go into effect immediately.

Businesses of all sizes are approaching offshoring as a smart move to achieve revenue growth. Since offshoring is considered a flexible alternative to help companies operate smoothly and cost-effectively, more and more businesses are taking their operations overseas. Here are three important pointers to take into great consideration.

With smartphones firmly established as an integral part of our daily lives, it’s no wonder that  companies are looking for ways to enter the race to build powerful mobile apps. Today, there are hundreds of mobile apps that are fueling the tech revolution and reshaping the world. Want to know what trends in the mobile app development will likely dominate the coming year? Then read on.

Which programming languages are becoming the most in-demand in the tech sector? In our previous post, we provided you with  five of the top ten most in-demand programming languages. Today, let’s continue learning more about the other five programming languages that made it into the TIOBE index.