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Why Do You Need a Fractional CTO in Your Company?

29/05/2024

Łukasz Kopaczewski

Chief Technology Officer

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Business | 29/05/2024

Why Do You Need a Fractional CTO in Your Company?

Łukasz Kopaczewski

Businesses, regardless of their size, are increasingly relying on innovative technological solutions. In this context, the role of the CTO becomes not only important, but even essential for any organization that wants to grow, remain competitive and achieve long-term success. So let's take a look at the main reasons why the presence of a CTO can be a key factor in creating and strengthening technology strategy and achieving a company's business goals.

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Development | 24/05/2024

How to Work with Legacy Code? Strategies and Tips

Jakub Wachol

Many organizations run on software that was written in technologies that are obsolete or using approaches that are no longer used today. While these may seem like marginal situations, they happen quite often. It is in such cases that the problem of how to deal with legacy code arises.

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Business | 15/05/2024

Fixed-Price Contract: Benefits for Your Company

Łukasz Kopaczewski

When looking for a Software House to cooperate with, you need to consider many factors. Some of the most important are the price of the services and the method of billing. The two most popular types of contracts are Fixed Price and Time and Material, although you may also encounter a mixed model. Today we will look at the Fixed Price model, which offers stability and predictability to clients.

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Development | 27/10/2023

Mobile-First Design Strategies

Agata Pater

According to statistics, more than 56% of web traffic is coming from mobile devices. Even though this trend slowed down, it’s still over half of total traffic. Top tech companies noticed that their customers want to have a seamless experience while using their favorite apps and visiting websites. This was the birth of mobile-first design. How thinking about mobile devices can help your business? What are the good practices to implement in your project?

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Business | 20/10/2023

What Is a Software House? The Opportunities of Working with a Software Company

Agata Pater

From custom software development to mobile app creation, from web design to cybersecurity solutions—software houses help thousands of companies build digital products that fuel their work. But what exactly is a software house? In this article, we will delve into the world of software houses, exploring their roles, services, and the essential collaboration between these entities and their clients.

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Development | 12/10/2023

The UX Designer Toolbox

Agata Pater

Crafting intuitive and delightful interactions that resonate with users requires a skillful combination of creativity, empathy, and…the right set of tools.

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Development | 17/01/2023

Who is a Full-Stack developer? [meet the Primotly team #3]

Maciek Kemnitz

Hi, Primotly here! And this is the third part of our series of articles in which we present a behind-the-scenes glimpse of working in IT. Today you will meet Maciek. He will tell you about the work of a full-stack developer.

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Development | 12/12/2022

Symfony Associative Array Form Type

Łukasz Traczyk

Among the advantages of Symfony, flexibility, and ease of customization are often mentioned. And when it turns out that something can't be done easily, another advantage of this framework comes to the rescue – community support. From time to time I get help from other developers working with Symfony so today is my turn to provide you with a ready-made solution. After all, karma comes back, right? Here's a simple tutorial to create an associative array form type in Symfony.

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Development | 25/11/2022

Who is a front-end developer? [meet the Primotly team #2]

Jakub Celewicz

We're back with the second part of our "meet the Primotly team" series in which we introduce you to the behind-the-scenes of working in IT. You recently met Jakub Wachol, who talked about the back-end developer's role. And since we started with the part of projects that is invisible to the user, it's time to move on to the other side, the front end. Jakub Celewicz told us about the challenges, career path, necessary competencies, and technologies a front-end developer uses.

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Development | 06/10/2022

Symfony: Custom Reusable FormType for Adding and Removing CollectionType Items

Łukasz Traczyk

This article describes how to write a reusable FormType, that allows you to add and remove rows in your CollectionType form fields. The instruction is based on Symfony 5 and PHP 7.4, using Symfony forms and Twig.

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Development | 06/09/2022

PHP Composer: Everything You Need To Know

Marek Krokwa

One of the perks of being lazy is that you’ll find the easiest way of getting things done. You might be wondering, isn’t that a bad thing? Well, it’s not, especially if you’re a programmer. In fact, one of the things that drive programming is the desire to make things easier and more efficient. That is why a good programmer looks at a cumbersome process and finds a way to make it easier for himself rather than using the normal method.

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Development | 26/07/2022

Who is a Back-end Developer? [Meet the Primotly Team #1]

Jakub Wachol

What does a back-end developer do? How to start such a career, and what technologies are worth learning to do this job effectively? Here is a new series of articles about working in IT, which we start with an interview with Jakub Wachol, a back-end developer who has been in our team from the very beginning.

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Business | 16/06/2023

Insights from PHPers Summit 2023 - The Value of Technology Conferences

Julia Zatorska

Attending technology and IT conferences is not just about gaining knowledge but also about fostering team bonding and staying up-to-date with emerging trends. These conferences provide an opportunity to learn from industry experts, network with professionals, and explore new ideas and approaches. Recently, several employees from our company had the privilege of attending the PHPers Summit 2023. In this article, we dive into their experiences and highlight key takeaways that could benefit our software house.

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Business | 24/03/2023

From Idea to Launch: How We Build Digital Products [PART 1]

Diana Kolopenyuk

Are you tired of dealing with the frustration of unclear communication and hidden fees when working with a software development company? Or perhaps you're a business owner seeking a reliable partner to create your first website, application, personalized CRM software, PWA, or e-commerce solution.

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Business | 24/02/2023

How to Choose the Right Technology Contractor and Avoid the Bad Ones?

Diana Kolopenyuk

At times, we come across clients who have had less than satisfactory experiences with their third-party technology contractors. Understandably, not everyone may have prior experience in the IT industry, so confronting expectations with reality can bring all sorts of surprises. There can be various reasons for choosing the wrong partner. The purpose of this article is to facilitate the process of vetting third-party contractors and to assist in better communication and understanding of the essential elements involved in working on an IT project. We hope that this guide will aid you in finding the right software house that comprehends your requirements, and in preparing better for collaboration.

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Business | 14/09/2022

Primotly's IT Glossary: All the Tech Terms You Should Know

Bernhard Huber

The IT world consists of dozens of acronyms, specialized terms, and slang expressions used by developers and teams working on digital products. That's why we've prepared a comprehensive glossary that will make developers, team members, young IT job seekers, and, most of all, customers to better understand each other.

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Business | 29/06/2022

Beginners Guide to Integrate Extended Software Engineers with Your Product Team

Marek Krokwa

If you are reading this article, you are probably wondering about the benefits of working with an extended software engineer. Or maybe developers from outside your organization will soon join your product team and you want to be well prepared for it? You've come to the right place!

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Innovations | 13/02/2023

Will No-code Doom Software Developers?

Diana Kolopenyuk

No-code gets more and more attention as an ideal solution for every business need. This promising trend refers to the tools that allow users to create apps, websites and software without any programming skills. But is that really the case? Can no-code fully replace custom software solutions? In this article, you will learn about the various challenges and obstacles you may encounter when using this type of technology.

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Innovations | 06/12/2022

Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve Warehouse Performance [Case Study]

Albert Jurkowski

Working in warehouses can be very demanding. High physical exertion, 3-shift work, and the risk of injury are just some of the drawbacks that employees complain about. One of our clients approached us with an idea to streamline warehouse processes and ease the burden on their team. Engaging a robot and artificial intelligence to do the work turned out to be exactly what they needed.

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