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Breaking the Deadlock Between User Experience and Developer Experience

A List Apart

Even in developed nations, people on mobile devices see spotty coverage, flaky wifi connections, and coverage interruptions (like train tunnels or country roads). In early 2013, less than 14% of all web traffic came from mobile devices; today, that number has grown to 53%. UX and performance have issues in practice. My sister loves dogs.

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Tour Operator Software: Itinerary Creator, Booking Engine, and Other Handy Technologies

Altexsoft

Thomas Cook, an iconic travel company from the UK, is believed to be the first tour operator. For the record, the business developed into a global company operating its airline and dealing with multi-million revenue streams, went through a compulsory liquidation in 2019, and was relaunched as an online-only travel agency in 2020.

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The Problem with Patterns

A List Apart

It started off as an honest problem with a brilliant solution. As the ways we use the web continue to grow and evolve, we, as its well-intentioned makers and stewards, needed something better than making simple collections of pages over and over again. In order to achieve what they promise, they should be adaptable, flexible, and scalable.

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Estimated Time of Arrival: How to Approach ETA Calculations in Logistics

Altexsoft

It’s amazing how some people are so bad at time management while being so good at making up reasons for chronic lateness. How often do you have to wait for a friend who’s running late? In business, time is money. Just to illustrate the scale, remember Suez Canal blocked by the Ever Given containership in March 2021? ETA vs ETDel.

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How Retailers Use Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Customer Experience and Enhance Operations

Altexsoft

Forrester Consulting discovered that poor checkout experience and long lines are the third highest reason grocers would skip the line and shop in a different place. In-store cameras and sensors detect each product one takes from a shelf, and items are being added to a virtual cart while a customer proceeds.

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Paladin publicly launches Knighthawk, a first response drone for cities

TechCrunch

For fire and police departments, getting teams on site can be challenging, what with the vagaries of traffic and bad routing. After years of development, the company is publicly unveiling its Knighthawk and Watchtower products. Back then, the focus was on building software to integrate with an off-the-shelf DJI drone.

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Dynamic Pricing Explained: Use in Revenue Management and Pricing Optimization

Altexsoft

How would you price tickets not only to cover expenses for each route but also to achieve a certain level of revenue to be able to grow and develop your business? It’s commonly applied in various industries, for instance, travel and hospitality, transportation, eCommerce, electricity retailing, entertainment. Pricing automation.