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TechCrunch+ roundup: Technical due diligence, web3’s promise, how to hire well

TechCrunch

Today, I wouldn’t consider buying a device that couldn’t help me find a restaurant or hotel. “Whenever possible, it is far better to slowly integrate a great candidate in as an adviser or part-time contractor and let things play out,” writes Suthipongchai. Tomorrow, we’ll run his detailed TDD checklist.

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

Altexsoft

Often, the tour operator functions as a wholesaler, buying tickets, hotel rooms, and other travel products in bulk at discounted rates, combining them, and selling those packages in significant quantities directly or indirectly. Besides, a tour operator can own some of the package components, for example, run an airline or hotel.

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Apiumhub organizes the Global Software Architecture Summit in Barcelona, October 10, 2019

Apiumhub

There will be technical talks by leading software architects from USA, UK & Spain , panel discussions and debates! His main specialties are software development practices, TDD, Refactoring, Legacy Code Revitalization and team dynamics. . George wrote the book Just Enough Software Architecture and it’s been reviewed well.

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Functional Prototype: How to Iterate with your Software Product

Altexsoft

In case a PoC is technically developed, it can be also called a feasibility prototype, which we will talk about further. Feasibility prototype – Testing technical limitations. Our sentiment analysis tool for aggregating hotel reviews is a good example. Comparing functional prototypes. Why create a feasibility prototype?

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Technical Feasibility in Software Engineering: Things to Consider Before Development Starts

Altexsoft

The authorities admitted that the previous 2024 deadline for human landing “ was not grounded on technical feasibility.”. Technical feasibility inspects whether software can be built at all with available tools and experts. In this article, we’ll concentrate on the technical side of feasibility that is our immediate area of expertise.

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Hotelbeds API Integration: Hands-on Experience with a Leading Bed Bank

Altexsoft

OTAs, hotel booking platforms , and other travel businesses need to have real-time access to extensive hotel inventories to offer diverse choices to their customers. With the strategic acquisition of Tourico Holidays and GTA wholesalers, Hotelbeds expanded its portfolio to encompass over 300,000 hotels across 200 destination countries.

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Smart Hotel Infrastructure: How to Adopt IoT in Hospitality

Altexsoft

Every now and then, a big hotel brand introduces its own take on the “hotel room of the future”. The Internet of Things (IoT) and machine learning that are powering smart hotel applications are accessible to everyone bold enough to try. What is a smart hotel? IoT hospitality applications. IoT in hospitality use cases.

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