What happens on the market?

Game industry and Web development are one of the most profitable fields nowadays. The web development industry market is worth approximately 40.8 billion $ only in the U.S. however, the game development industry is estimated to be worth more than 95 billion $. And they are growing expeditiously. 

They may be similar in size and future perspective, but they are very different from each other. While web developers mostly build static websites, game developers are responsible for the most dynamic and live sets. They should build three-dimensional scenes, Unlike Web developers who primarily work on two-dimensional projects. 

The role of the Web developer

Web developers are the people behind most of the sites we visit every day, from simple blogs to more complex online shops, social media sites, and others. Web developers do design implementations, backend performance, maintenance, and so on. 

To do all this Web developers need to know programming languages, commonly Java, JavaScript, Python, HTML, CSS, C++, etc. 

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Web development divides into 3 main specializations: front-end development, back-end development, and full-stack development. 

Front-end developers build any visual and design element. Front-end developers use programming codes to make websites look more simple for users to interact with. 

Back-end developers write the code for the carcass of the website, it is a logic that makes the website functional.

Lastly, full-stack developers are people who combine both front-end and back-end developers’ responsibilities. 

What happens in the Game Development process

The game development process is more complicated than web development, they share some common developing steps, but game development has precisely different characteristics. The game development process unites designs, coding, and conceptualization.

Video games are fairly more complex than an average advanced website. Video game development process demand thinking about various things at the same time, for instance: environment, digital characters model, logic, science, and many more details. 

All of this elaborate work takes much more time than the web development process usually needs. Video games also consider aspects that aren’t common for any regular website, such as sound effects, art, plot development, and others. 

The shift from web development to game development

Some people start with web development before transiting to game development. It is one way to become a game developer, but it has some challenges, because of the differences between these two field. 

Web developers aren’t aware of many possibilities that game development already has, and sometimes they start developing a game from scratch. This is a very time-consuming and overwhelming process some developers gave up before finishing half of the project. 

Switching from the Web to games doesn’t only need to switch programming languages it needs to change ways of thinking too. You need to broaden your imagination and start searching for all the opportunities game developments give you. 

Why do people go back to Web development from game development?

As complex and hard game development is as it gets more and more tempting for people to produce something entertaining and inspiring. Demand for game developers isn’t high, while people who want to be successful game developers increase every year. Because of this lack of vacant jobs, Game developers often go back to Web development. 

Web development may be easier and less complicated, but there aren’t enough people to work on every project. Demand for Web developers increases every day as more and more companies start to move their businesses into the internet.  So web development is a growing field

Conclusion

Game development is indeed a much more complex and difficult process than web development, but both of them is growing field, and both of them are large. 

However becoming a game developer is much harder, because o the lack of demand and complexity, to become a game developer you need to be an idealistic and goal-oriented person, while Web development doesn’t need that much knowledge and is more pragmatic. 

Though both fields are indeed different from each other it has one thing in common, both of them are required and spread discipline. 

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Artificial intelligence (AI): What is it?

Have you ever heard people being terrified that one day AI will take the place of mankind, and become rulers of humanity? This may be a great plot for a sci-fi movie, but we can’t be sure about reality. Obvious thing is that AI is a system that works by using systematized data and allows machines to do things that commonly depend upon human intelligence. 

We already using Artificial intelligence in everyday life tasks. For instance, we all have heard about self-assistances like Alexa, Siri, and google assistant, we know that self-driving cars are developing every day and we have all had conversations with chatbots at least once, this is exactly what  Artificial intelligence does, AI frequently accomplishes tasks swiftly and with comparatively few errors.

Potential of AI in Web Development

Don’t think that Artificial intelligence is an enemy of web development and it will cut out Web Development, instead artificial intelligence and Web development will work together for better results. When Artificial intelligence and the Web admix, nothing but a miracle fall out. 

What do we have now?

• More comprehensible Processes 

Web design is a complex and extended process, but with AI it can be less time-consuming and easier. Just simply AI systems can provide better combinations of layouts, templates, and designs of Web app for a certain user and deliver a better customer experience.

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• SEO strategies

One of the main benefits that Artificial intelligence has is that it can collect a huge amount of data in just a few seconds, this is a lifesaver for SEO because every day cosmic amount of information and news is accumulating and it is impossible to be on track. 

• Coding 

Artificial intelligence has the ability to make crucially important but problematic tasks, easier to achieve. With precise predictions of code, constant updates of databases, etc. developers can make more user-friendly and smarter Apps, with less effort. Thanks to Artificial intelligence.  

This is a drop in the ocean compared to what benefits AI has. 

What to expect?

It is really hard to imagine the future of the Web, one may say it already is extremely user-friendly and smart we can track every interaction people make on the Web page, but as professionals say it can be better. 

• There are some predictions that soon or later websites will be able to understand users’ emotions and characteristics when they interact on the site. Websites will use these emotions for delivering a better user experience and t can be an advantage from a business perspective, with this knowledge you can boost conversion rates in different ways.

• Another huge problem that AI potentially solves, is the issue of software approximate in predicting bugs and errors. AI can change this by producing further data points thereby software engineers could make more instructed decisions to estimate a user story. 

• Also, one main benefit that AI will bring to the future is more systematic and improved SEO. AI-powered SEO platforms will bring more detailed insights to web developers, AI tools tell them which is unnecessary content, points exactly where is your user’s interest, and many more. 

• We can have hope for Artificial intelligence, that it will rescue Web developers from the monotonous web designing task. AI assistance will provide more and more references and templates for your Website and make it more user-oriented.

Disadvantages

The biggest issue that AI technology has is that it is really expensive, also it requires high technical expertise. Plus there is a lack of qualified workers and specialists. Another problem that still exists is that AI has limited opportunities, they can only do what is shown to them. But let’s have hope for the future. 

Conclusion

The use of Artificial intelligence technology will become a crucial part of web development in the future. There are many contradictions about whether Artificial intelligence will replace the developers or not. But as professionals say there is no future of Web development without AI, Artificial intelligence will produce more open positions in companies, because of the structure and demand of its system. So we shouldn’t be afraid of AI, instead, use as many opportunities as possible. 

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What is Flutter?

As most of us know, to create an App for Android and IOS, you need two different teams, who will work on each project, but not anymore if you know about Flutter. Flutter is an open-source framework by Google for building multi-platform Applications from a single codebase. Besides mobile Apps, Flutter is now providing web Apps, too. Another huge advantage for Flutter is its multi-capability. Flutter allows developers to broaden beyond traditional App development, into fields that were unavailable and most of the time they have required different tooling and working team. 

How does Flutter work?

So how does this magic happen? It is pretty simple. Flutter Web Engine contains some libraries and APIs to convert the Dart code into HTML, and CSS. There are some steps: 

• First, your code written in Dart goes through the Flutter Web Engine and then compiles it to HTML and CSS.
• Then, your Dart code is also put together into Javascript.
• Finally,  the essential files are served to the browser.

Flutter Web has two different rendering engines from which developers can choose: DomCanvas and CanvasKit. 

Consider

These are some points you need to keep in mind when you are working with Flutter Web: one of the biggest inconveniences is that Flutter Web creates a Single Page App. 

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Also, problem is that you should consider users can now open your Website in any screen size or resolution because of it you need to work on the page’s responsiveness.

Various packages support the Web but always check twice about the supported platforms before coding. 

Use existing or make new? 

Are you planning to create mobile and Web Apps side by side for the first time? Then Flutter may be your N1 solution. It will be delivered swiftly and low-priced. as Web and mobile Apps can share the same logic, styles, UI elements, and much more your Apps will look more clean and smart. UIs will need to be built reactive. The reason for this is mobile Apps and Web Apps mismatched screen widths and lengths and resolutions. Sometimes the Web page might need to be entirely different from the mobile version, for this situation Flutter has its Platform checks, which gives you the ability to render various screens on the Web and the mobile. 

If you already have a mobile App and want to expand on the Web, you can use existing logic and UI elements to output Web Apps faster than other web frameworks. But in this case, you should consider that mobile Apps use specific APIs like a camera or local storage, building these features in a Web App may be more challenging or even impossible.

Developer’s Dilemma 

What if you don’t need or want a mobile App, is Flutter a good choice to make highly performant Web Apps? Despite all the features that flutter has, it isn’t the first choice when you need a static Web page. Flutter is one of the best for single-page interactive Webs. So in some cases, flutter isn’t a go-to solution and you should use more traditional methods instead. 

Advantages and Disadvantages of Flutter Web

So to say if Flutter is the next big thing in Web Development or not, we can summarize its Pros and Cons. Let’s start with Advantages:

• The main: one codebase for mobile and Web. 
• Flutter gives developers an opportunity to implement a game engine for specialized products and provide them with advanced animations and physics.
• It has adaptive layouts. 
• animations are provided in up to 60 frames per second.
• Flutter has a huge amount of source and commercial libraries, which is a good advantage for any developer. 
• PWA supports out of the box.
• prominent backing for both Material and Cupertino design UI elements.

However nothing is perfect and neither is Flutter, here are some common Disadvantages that it has:

• Flutter Web is not very SEO friendly.
• The large load size: HTML minimum payload is 1.8MB, and CanvasKit adds an additional 2MB.
• Web developers wouldn’t be able to change generated HTML, CSS, and JS code.
• Smaller community and fewer available developers. 
• Has weak debugging. 

Conclusion

Flutter sure is an innovation for Web Development, but there is still a long way to go before it will become perfect. In some cases, Flutter will save your day, but if you don’t use it properly you may face a big problem, So use it wisely, Or don’t forget to check our services for Expert-Level assistance from your Swiss Digital Agency. Our expertise includes Web development services and many more. Feel free to contact us anytime!

Front End Dev. Basics

The front-end development involves the aspects of a website your user actually sees. Also this specific software development style is referred to as Client Side, which implements all the graphic design elements meant for Call to Action purposes.

To build the basic visuals of your website you need a front-end developer. So, just like every other field, front-end has constant updates so make sure you get the one who goes with this rhythm. Not implementing modern tools could cost you losing potential customers.

Back End Dev. Basics

As the front-end dev. Is the so called client side, back-end development is known to be the Server-Side and you can’t see it but you do experience it. It stores and organizes data, and makes sure everything on the visual sphere actually works and is functional.

The back end dev. Works simultaneously with the front end, upcycling and recycling information to be presented later as a web page. When you interact with the website, your browser sends a request to the back end, which returns information in the shape of front end material that the browsing platform can sort out and display.

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Re-Evaluate Software Development

Clearly, reforming your software engineering strategies time by time is very important for your over-all success in digital presence. Well, if you already have a functional website that seems to be working just fine and having a regular base of users-you might ask yourself if you actually need any reforming or re-evaluation.

Well, examples of retail companies like Amazon, or retail banking obviously show us that investing in your software development only increases the profits. Modern customers surely appreciate a comfortable navigation on a website and a shorter, less-annoying loading time-frames.

Like we’ve exemplified in previous paragraphs, both front and back-end development are equally important for your web-mobility. Let’s also keep in mind, that you offer your software as a product as well, alongside with physical product presented on a website in virtual form as photographs or 3D models.

Website functions and designs are only getting fancier day by day, so no wonder if your users stop using a website solely because of its poor interface aesthetics. And you surely don’t want your internal and external links to navigate users to wrong landing pages for the sake of your SEO rankings.

Server Security

One of the primary reasons individuals tend to select certain platforms for, is their security. Let’s put it this way-if your server’s security is not set up to its maximum and an individual is to insert their confidential information for your data-base to make simple interactions-it’s less likely they would conduct the action on an un-trustworthy platform.

In one of our articles we have already discussed the Alibaba data-breech, when CC card informations were stolen from the data base and surely it was because of poor server security. Most likely, you don’t want such a thing happening to your website, so make sure to keep the security intact.

Software Development Program Languages

For both, front end back end development there are specific program languages that we also call coding. Make sure your web-developer knows at least some of these to make sure you get a high quality software with strong design and server.

Front End Languages

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript

Back End Languages

• Ruby
• Python
• PHP
• SQL

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Accessible Content Basics

You might have read many articles defining accessible content as the one with simply higher reach. But, in this article we shall re-define the term Accessible. Making highly accessible content involves adding tools to your web-development which will let your content be diverse and affordable for individuals with certain disabilities.

Inclusivity is one of the current high moral systems every modern enterprise must share. Leaving specific individuals out, especially when your company budget CAN afford implementing accessibility systems, is simply unforgivable.

Modern Era Talking

Maybe back in the days, like decades ago it was considered a tragedy to have any specific disability. But, current technologies help us get that attitude out of our systems and it’s impossible to neglect the wide prospers of possibilities.

In fact, the term “Disabilities” itself might soon be out of our vocabulary, because we design our products and content be in reach for anyone who’s interested right? So, in next paragraphs let’s review all those possibilities right in front of our noses.

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Accessibility Tools

• Screen Reader Simulators
• Voice Navigation Systems
• Accessibility Testing Tools
• Tables

Screen Reader Simulators

Screen Reader Simulators mostly support the audience who experience Dyslexia, Color Blindness or Blindness in general. The beneficial tools provided by this service are:

• Optional Text Reading Aloud
• Keyboard and Mouse Navigation
• Skipping to Preferred Content

Screen reader simulation helps with regulating the UV pressure that can affect your eye-sight. Also, such simulators can also help you as a web-developer or web-designer to experience everything your viewer is going to experience.

This will help you correctly adjust the settings of implemented tools to create a comfortable environment for all viewers of your content. Let alone sparing the time of endless scrolling and skipping to what’s more important for your user’s experiences on the website.

Voice Navigation

Voice navigation is a great tool considering how much the digital assistants can do nowadays. Alexa of the Amazon is a great intelligent house element we all wish to have.

In this case, implementing web-qualities that enable Amazon and Google assistants to access voice records on your webpage are a great option.

Sign Language In Video Content

Multilingual content is often only considered as connected with regular textual content. But, when it comes to your video content-especially live videos it’s simply very considerate to include the panel for sign language.

Now, you might think that adding CC only to your content is enough, but it’s not really. Imagine how annoyed you’d be if the dialogues in a video are going so fast you cannot really keep up with the CC. Pausing the video every time for simply figuring out the context sounds quite annoying doesn’t it?

Accessibility Testing Tools

Quite sadly there are not too many tools that check the accessibility scores of specific websites. Such tests are generally AI driven. Well, it does make sense after all, because artificial intelligence can audit accessibility through objective lenses according to the current standards.

Instead of manual checks by an individual who might not be able to completely relate to users’ issues, don’t hold back on using AI assistance in this specific audit process. This process is also known as E2E automation. Meaning end to end automation testing.

Conclusion

In summary, accessibility with modern technology is not too much of a difficult task. What it takes is additional customer research with more specific criteria and re-evaluation of your web-development strategies to respond to your customers’ needs without exceptions.

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How Does Low-Code Work

Low-code and no-code platforms are the examples of visual software forms that offer business owners and starter developers to manipulate application components to their desire, wire them as a union and create mobile or web apps.

Low-code and no-code development helps you to quickly build an application or a website in case of time shortage without using complicated and time-consuming coding. They can also allow you to create a trial application before actually launching it as a project.

If you still have little knowledge about programming languages but want to show your front-end developer what you wish your website to be like approximately-this is a great tool.

What’s The Difference-Low Code

So, basically, low-code platform requires users to know at least minimal amount of programming language, but luckily-far less than what’s required from a professional developer. The low-code platforms are generally only used when time’s really tight and enables the developer to deliver applications in a shorter deadline.

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Non-professionals with minimal programming knowledge can freely use low-code tools to develop simple apps with easy functions, especially if they are looking for a way to create a website for their small shop for example.

What’s The Difference-No Code

Relatively to the explanation of low-code development, no-code is exactly what it says to be. Professional IT specialists just don’t need to use no-code development platforms. They are for business owners with no knowledge of programming languages whatsoever. A platform that offers this service can be considered to be Wix.com. Of course there still is some knowledge required to obtain the domain name for example, but if you want a quick link to showcase your works for example-no-code development is your emergency call.

Benefits Of Low/No-Code Platforms

Surely, time-management is a pro feature to this development style. It’s quite a life-saver, especially when you have the need to constantly update your user interface design to keep up with your audience’s needs. You can’t make them wait for too long. Or, if the application offers services that are quicker in time than the competitors-apology emails about functional issues won’t help and might make your reputation suffer quite a bit. The given platforms also provide quick problem-solving alternatives.

Bugs That Still Need To Be Fixed

Due to the very benefit of being so easy to use, if used by a company’s professional IT-this could create problems with generating data. This Low and No-code development platforms are time-emergency tools, not the ones you use on regular basis. If you don’t want to have big issues with generating and automating your data, try not to get too used to this platform.

Another con to the long-term use of these development platforms could be the trouble of using certain metrics in order to scale the website performance professionally. Well, sure the platform is fun, but would we even need the knowledge of programming languages if this platform was to do everything for us?

Popular Low/No-Code Platforms

Low Code Development Platforms

• Appian
• Claris FileMaker
• DWkit
• Google AppSheet
• Looker 7
• Mendix
• Microsoft PowerApps
• OutSystems
• Robocoder Rintagi
• Wix Editor X
• Yellowfin 9
• Zoho Creator

No Code Development Platforms

• AppGyver
• AppSheet
• Appy Pie
• AWS Honeycode
• Betty Blocks
• Bubble
• Carrd
• Glide
• Gumroad
• Kissflow
• Memberstack
• Nintex
• Notion
• Outgrow

Conclusion

Well, all in all-low and no-code development platforms are actually useful and demonstrate the inclusivity in the digital world. It says that you don’t have to be a pro IT just to make a simple website. As a concept it’s great and very helpful, but as a professional tool-not the best one to recommend.

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What Is Retail Banking

Retail banking is also widely known as consumer banking as well. It basically involves the financial services to the individual customers rather than business. Let’s say it’s a B2C communication, but bank instead of business. Through retail banking an individual customer manages their money, access credits, and deposit money securely.

Retail Banking Channel Options

There are actually loads of ways retail banking can be classified. Your simple visit to an accountant in the bank is a form of retail banking. Easy as that. But, let’s discuss some more popular and widely used retailed banking services.

Possibly the physical channel we all use is an ATM. And also, the most physical is can get. The ATMs are literal cabins you enter and conduct all financial activities through it according to your wishing.

As for Digital Channels, here we have more variety of popular services, it can be mobile consultation as well. Yet, something with a completely digital concept is internet and mobile banking.

Quite honestly, mobile banking is very comfortable, you just need internet and you’re safe to manage your finances anywhere in the world.

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Digital Credit/Debit Cards

Now, in many parts of the world, digitally involved Banks have offered their consumers the option of digital CC Cards with beneficial cyber security services.

This account type is great for managing the finances you don’t want to spend yet, or simply don’t know what to do with. It’s quite scary to risk losing money, especially when we connect our cards to apps like Taxi or Delivery services. Not to mention all the shopping websites we might have forgotten inputting our card information into.

The comfort of a digital account is, that it doesn’t require attaching the card at all, it’s a virtual card on its own. So, you can just swiftly transfer the exact amount that you need on it whenever you need. In other cases, you can just leave it nullified. Or in another case-transfer the finances you want to not accidentally over-spend and safely swipe your physical card.

Digital Interactions

Back in the days, only mobile calls were the fastest ways to interact with the bank staff to figure out what was going on your bank accounts. Now we have chat-bots, digital consultants and casual video calls in case of necessity. In certain countries of the world you can have the video-call with the bank’s credit manager if you cannot make it to the physical destination. Chat-bots are just great and time-saving in case of a small issue that can be automatically fixed. The inbox about updates on you mobile-bank account are a form of effective communication as well.

The Benefits Of Retail Marketing-Personal Banker

It feels almost luxurious to have your personal banker right? But, it’s not really. Since people have started using their CC and Debit Cards far more actively, mobile communications have become far more common and so have the personal banker services. Or should we say personal accountants.

When you use your bank’s services frequently enough and have a good credit record, it’s quite likely for the bank to assign you with a specific status (like loyal customer) and offer to assign you a personal accountant.

This Bank Employee has closest communication with you and informs you about the details of your financial offers-like Credit Cards or loan percentage changes. We’ve come very far with retail banking and it’s getting more comfortable gradually.

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