Web development
Key pros and cons of GraphQL for your project
The GraphQL hype train is going full-speed today. Everybody is talking about it, there are tons of tutorials being written, the tooling is rapidly developed, and everybody is considering [...]
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- Oct, 2019
- 6 min
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Growth & culture
Sunscrapers named a Top Financial Software Developer on Clutch
At Sunscrapers, we help visionary business leaders solve complex problems and drive growth with technology. Although we specialize in Python and JavaScript, our team of experienced software developers uses [...]
- Oct, 2019
- 4 min
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Growth & culture
Data science outsourcing: key risks and benefits
Organizations outsource all kinds of business and IT functions today, including strategic ones such as data science and analytics. Data science is one of the most competitively advantageous areas [...]
- Sep, 2019
- 7 min
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Startups
How our team built key product features for the employee performance tool 15Five
15Five is a US-based company that delivers tools to help organizations evaluate and improve employee performance through weekly self-evaluations that take “15 minutes to write, 5 minutes to read”. [...]
- Sep, 2019
- 6 min
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Data science
Data Mining vs. Machine Learning: What do they have in common and how are they different?
Here’s something practically every company out there is focusing on today: data. Organizations are collecting and processing data in unprecedented volume. They’re also using sophisticated data analytics solutions that [...]
- Sep, 2019
- 6 min
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python
Django vs Flask: Which one should you choose for your project?
Python is one of the most popular technologies for web development thanks to its rich ecosystem of tools, libraries, and frameworks. When it comes to the choice of the [...]
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- Aug, 2019
- 8 min
web development
Key pros and cons of GraphQL for your project
The GraphQL hype train is going full-speed today. Everybody is talking about it, there are tons of tutorials being written, the tooling is rapidly developed, and everybody is considering [...]
- Read article
- Oct, 2019
- 6 min
data science
Data Mining vs. Machine Learning: What do they have in common and how are they different?
Here’s something practically every company out there is focusing on today: data. Organizations are collecting and processing data in unprecedented volume. They’re also using sophisticated data analytics solutions that [...]
- Read article
- Sep, 2019
- 6 min
startups
Sunscrapers named a Top Financial Software Developer on Clutch
At Sunscrapers, we help visionary business leaders solve complex problems and drive growth with technology. Although we specialize in Python and JavaScript, our team of experienced software developers uses [...]
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- Oct, 2019
- 4 min
project management
What Is Offshore Software Development?
Building an in-house team of skilled developers can be tricky if your company is located in a place where experienced developers come at a steep price. In practice, the [...]
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- Jun, 2019
- 8 min
growth-and-culture
Sunscrapers named a Top Financial Software Developer on Clutch
At Sunscrapers, we help visionary business leaders solve complex problems and drive growth with technology. Although we specialize in Python and JavaScript, our team of experienced software developers uses [...]
- Read article
- Oct, 2019
- 4 min
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Startups
Machine learning use cases in enterprises
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its most important subset, machine learning and deep learning, are causing a profound disruption across many different industries. Marketing specialists take advantage of AI to [...]
- Sep, 2019
- 6 min
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Python
Django vs Flask: Which one should you choose for your project?
Python is one of the most popular technologies for web development thanks to its rich ecosystem of tools, libraries, and frameworks. When it comes to the choice of the [...]
- Aug, 2019
- 8 min
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Python
The Ultimate Tutorial for Django REST Framework: Selective Fields and Related Objects (Part 7)
This is the last part of my tutorial for the Django REST framework. Be sure to catch up with the work we’ve completed in other parts of the series: [...]
- Aug, 2019
- 14 min
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Python
How To Set Up a Django Development Environment?
To start a Django project, you just need a computer with an operating system, a text editor, and some knowledge about software development. But is it really convenient and [...]
- Aug, 2019
- 12 min
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Python
When to use Django? 3 examples and benefits for different industries
Django is one of the most popular frameworks for web application development today. This handy open-source framework allows for rapid development, offers support from a large and active community [...]
- Jul, 2019
- 7 min
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Python
PyStok #42 report: Python insights from Dominik Kozaczko and Lukasz Langa
PyStok is a Białystok-based group of Python enthusiasts who aim to spread the knowledge about this amazing programming language. Naturally, we help them on that mission! Sunscrapers sponsors PyStok [...]
- Jul, 2019
- 6 min
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Web development
How advanced React patterns changed with hooks
Until React v16.8, when we wanted to reuse some logic in our apps, we had two choose between these two alternatives: 1) Higher-Order Components (HOC) and 2) Render Props. [...]
- Jul, 2019
- 11 min
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Web development
How hooks changed the game in React
In React version 16.7 and below, if you wanted a component to have state or access to lifecycle methods, you needed to build it as a Class component. Functional [...]
- Jun, 2019
- 6 min
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Growth & culture
Sunscrapers named Python development leader by Clutch.co
Every year, the leading B2B ratings and reviews platform Clutch.co selects a number of software development companies as 2019 leaders in different technology sub-services based on their expertise, portfolio [...]
- Jun, 2019
- 3 min
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Python
10 Django packages you should know
Are you starting a Django project soon? You’re probably wondering whether there are any useful packages out there that could help you out. Here’s a list of the most [...]
- Jun, 2019
- 6 min
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Growth & culture
What Is Offshore Software Development?
Building an in-house team of skilled developers can be tricky if your company is located in a place where experienced developers come at a steep price. In practice, the [...]
- Jun, 2019
- 8 min
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Growth & culture
What Are the Benefits of Outsourcing IT Services?
Whether it’s a large enterprise or a small startup, businesses of all kinds are now choosing to outsource IT services for many different reasons. Naturally, outsourced services offer many [...]
- Jun, 2019
- 9 min
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Python
What is Python Used For? Key Benefits and Examples Across 3 Industries
What do Netflix, Facebook, Amazon, Dropbox, and Instagram have in common? Aside from being tech giants, they’re all built with the same core technology: Python. Created almost three decades [...]
- Jun, 2019
- 8 min
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Python
Elasticsearch with Python: 7 tips and best practices
Elasticsearch is an open-source distributed search server that comes in handy for building applications with full-text search capabilities. While its core implementation is in Java, it provides a REST [...]
- May, 2019
- 14 min
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Python
How to use Elasticsearch with Django
Are you building a Django application that needs to search through a massive data set? You might be considering to use a standard relational database. But you’ll quickly find [...]
- May, 2019
- 12 min
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Python
6 best Django tutorials and books for advanced Python developers
So, you’re a mid-level Python developer and want to learn Django? This article is for you. Finding beginner Django tutorials is easy. But if you’re a little more seasoned [...]
- May, 2019
- 7 min
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Python
Python best practices: Static typing in Python with mypy
Static typing is an approach to writing code that allows developers to specify the type of variables and return type of functions before the code is actually run. By [...]
- May, 2019
- 5 min
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Python
The Ultimate Tutorial for Django REST Framework: Functional Endpoints and API Nesting (Part 6)
Here’s another part of my tutorial for Django REST framework. Be sure to catch up with the work we’ve completed in other parts of the series: In this article, [...]
- May, 2019
- 6 min
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Growth & culture
Unpacking the dedicated team model + 3 best practices from our team
The demand for skilled software developers almost always surpasses market capacities. When building in-house teams become too time-consuming and expensive, companies usually into outsourcing opportunities. And that’s spot on [...]
- Apr, 2019
- 5 min
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Python
The Ultimate Tutorial for Django REST Framework: Filtering (Part 5)
I’m back with another part of my tutorial for Django REST framework. Be sure to catch up with the work we’ve completed in other parts of the series: Today, [...]
- Apr, 2019
- 7 min
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Growth & culture
6 proven practices for scaling agile development teams
Most software development and product companies have more than one development team that works on their digital product. If agile works for one team, there’s no reason why other [...]
- Apr, 2019
- 6 min
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Python
14 Python resources for intermediate and advanced Python developers
Python developers can choose from a great variety of learning resources. But sifting through all the books, tutorials, and courses can be difficult if you’re looking for something particular. [...]
- Apr, 2019
- 7 min
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Growth & culture
The extended team model: here’s how to make it work
Having the right people on board is essential to the success of any business, from startups to multinational corporations. Hiring the best talents is one of the most challenging [...]
- Apr, 2019
- 8 min
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Python
12 Best Python Tutorials For Beginners
Are you a Python newbie looking for quality learning resources? Or maybe you want to go over all the Python development basics to make sure you’ve got it all [...]
- Apr, 2019
- 6 min
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Python
9 productivity tips for software developers: touch typing, dotfiles, and more
The keyboard and the mouse are the most common devices that interface us with computers. We don’t have brain-computer interfaces just yet, and we need to rely on them [...]
- Mar, 2019
- 5 min
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Web development
The ultimate guide to DevOps (+ 15 DevOps best practices from our team)
DevOps is one of those buzzwords that mean many different things to a lot of people. That’s why understanding what DevOps is and how it can benefit your organization [...]
- Mar, 2019
- 4 min
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Growth & culture
7 Agile best practices you should know
At Sunscrapers, we believe that Agile is more than a collection of software development techniques or ceremonies. For us, Agile is a group of methodologies teams can mix as [...]
- Mar, 2019
- 8 min
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Growth & culture
Outsourcing best practices: How to manage agile collaborations with challenging clients
Let me begin by saying this: in outsourcing partnerships, it’s not the clients that present a challenge, but communication. Which is quite tough to master in general. This article [...]
- Mar, 2019
- 9 min
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Project management
Outsourcing best practices: How to outsource R&D projects
Smart organizations launch Research and Development (R&D) projects to drive innovation into their product line to gain a competitive advantage. Still, many companies consider R&D as a somewhat uncertain [...]
- Feb, 2019
- 5 min
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Project management
Outsourcing best practices: 6 tips for coordinating internal and external development
Partnering with a dedicated team provided by an outsourcing software company can be just as challenging as rewarding. Internal and external development teams that work on different areas of [...]
- Feb, 2019
- 4 min
