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What you need to know
Developing an application can be complicated; here, you can find some helpful information to understand it better.
It is nice to know what kind of system you need
Modern applications have multiple layers to serve users' needs efficiently. You may need an API layer to serve a mobile application or connect two systems. Or you need a custom e-commerce solution that can communicate properly with your CRM.
Both are applications but do different things. An application can achieve many things, but the first step is to define what you need.
Modularity and scalability are what you always want
These two are popular application development buzzwords but still crucial ones. To create a testable, extendable application, you need modularity and scalability.
To support and maintain something long-term, you need solid and good architecture from the start.
We prefer Vue.js on the front-end
UI and UX matters
A proper application requires unique UI and UX solutions as well. We can also help you to design a clean and straightforward user interface that is easy to use.
We create the UI tailored to the project needs from the ground up.
Documentation and code quality matters to us
We write the code adopting the coding and documenting standards from the official documentation of Laravel to make the application easily understandable and futureproof.
Writing code as we do makes it possible to do better static analysis and integrate the project into any CI workflow.
We are serious about the quality of our code, which can also help you create a project for the future (with or without us).
Hosting and DevOps
We will only be your developers. Unfortunately, we don't deliver hosting or any DevOps tasks. For more straightforward web applications, we can utilize Laravel Forge, but for more critical ones, you also need a person or a team to manage the serving of the project.
We can suggest a good college of ours if needed for this purpose.
FAQ
Some frequent questions in advance.
I need a Laravel package. Can you help?
Absolutely! Remember that developing a package is the same as creating anything custom. The first step is to look into your current app and its state; we are good to go if it is ready to handle a new package.
Deprecated Laravel versions do not get support, so you should update your application before planning to integrate a package. We can also help with the update.
I have a startup idea. Can you help?
It depends on your idea and needs, but we are sure we can be a great fit.
By working with a modern stack (Laravel, Vue.js), we can help you to take the next step. We can allocate our time usually (in advance) for 3-6 months. But of course, we can adapt.
Is accessibility a concern of yours?
We prefer to call ourselves inclusive designers. One of our primary goals is to make a more accessible web. We know that a11y is only in some project's budget, but we still implement basic good practices to help make a more barrier-free application.
If you are committed, we can also follow the newest recommended WCAG standard.
We talk, measure the needs
The first step of our cooperation is information gathering and specification writing to measure the project and set the goals.
We design the app interface
We start to design your application. You'll get a prototype in HTML and CSS that you can approve.
Laravel and Vue
At this point, we focus on the code on both back-end and front-end. This is where we build your app's core and functionality.
Testing and iterating
Testing is essential. This is why we pay huge attention to writing tests and fix the bugs we or you find. Then iterate.