In its long and rich history, Gymnasium in Cuprija has seen a large number of pupils. Some of them have become National Heroes, professors, doctors, and some have even earned the membership in the French Science Academy. But, no matter where they are and what they do, pupils from this famous gymnasium never forget their school and professors. Also, there are some of them who, with the great joy and a lot of proud, in the education field in their curriculum vitae put Gymnasium Cuprija! These people have decided to somehow pay the debt they feel they own to the school which has shaped them in the people they are today!That's the case with the Popovic Brothers - Vuk and Milan. Once pupils of Cuprija's gymnasium, these two young people are building their IT careers both in their home country and abroad. They are the owners of the Quantox Technology company which has been successfully dealing with the creation of websites and applications, for both the European and World market. Even though they have finished their education and left Cuprija's Gymnasium behind long ago, Milan and Vuk gladly come back to visit their hometown and the school which has, as they both say, had a huge influence on the development of their both personal and professional life.
In order to pay their "debt" they feel they owe to the school (at least one part of it), but also to motivate current pupils to work hard and diligently, these two, for the fourth year in a row are providing scholarships for the most successful pupils.Three of the best pupils at the end of each school year are getting 50.000, 30.000, and 20.000 dinars from the Quantox Technology company. Besides this, the company has donated over 30 computers for the Informatics cabinet of Gymnasium.
"This is just a small sign of gratitude for the school we attended and for which the most beautiful memories bind us. At the same time, we want to encourage young people to devote themselves to the education, because education with their constant work and monitoring of the demands of the market will bring them desired success" says the founder of Quantox, Vuk Popovic.
Quantox Technology now employs more than 180 programming experts in the offices in Cacak, Belgrade, Kragujevac, and Nis when speaking of their homeland, Serbia, and one office in Santa Monica, LA.
"By developing and improving the company, we have learned to listen and follow the need for the advancement of the communities in which we operate, because only together can we achieve goals that will be fruitful for the whole society. This is also the reason why we actively participate in the lives of these communities and support their development" they say from Quantox.
Whether you are a Linux user or a MacOS, or even Windows, a programmer or even SysAdmin / DevOps, Terminal is an inevitable and very powerful thing in the OS. This will be a brief description of the Terminal and its basic commands.
Basically, the bash shell is used by default. A shell is a program that uses commands assigned to it by the user (commands are defined, while new ones can be created) and forwards them to the OS that will show some output when executing the command. In addition to the bash shell (Bourne-Again shell), there is also sh and csh.
There are many standard Linux commands that are already installed along with the OS, which allow you to navigate through the system, install software packages, configure the system and applications, search the whole system or project, work with the git and more.
An instant when running a command is called the process.
It is very important to know that almost everything in Linux is case-sensitive, including file names and directories, commands, arguments, and other options.
An excellent addition to the terminal is zsh (oh my zsh), this is an open-source framework. It comes with a large number of functions, plugins, themes, so you can beautify your Terminal and save time when writing commands.
The information displayed in the command prompt can be modified by the user; this looks like the command prompt on Ubuntu: name @ example: ~ $
name: current username
example: hostname server
"~": the current directory in which we are located. In bash, which is by default shell, tilde or "~", it is a special character that actually represents the path of the "home" directory, in this case, it represents "/ home/name"
"$": prompt symbol, this marks the end of the command prompt, followed by the input of the user's keyboard
uptime -> displays the time since the last boot time
whoami -> shows who you are
uname -> displays system information
whereis -> finds the location of the file that is running for the given program
screenfetch -> displays information about hardware and software (installation required)
top -> shows processes
free -> displays memory usage
history -> displays all commands that are written by the user in the past
date -> displays the time and date
calendar -> displays calendar (holidays etc.)
curl -> captures html code from the website and displays its content in the terminal
curl wttr.in/serbiapwd -> displays the directory in which we are currently located and its path
cd -> command to change the directory
mv -> move or rename a file / directory
cp -> copy the file / directory
ls -> list files / directories
mkdir -> command to create a new directory
rmdir -> command to remove the directory
rm -> command to remove files
rm -i -> command to remove files, it is necessary to confirm more once you want to remove the file
rm -rf -> removes the folder although it is not empty
touch -> is used to create a new text file
nano / emac / vim -> editors available in the OS
cat -> list the contents of the file in the terminal
clear -> removes everything that is written in the terminal (clear text from the terminal)
sudo -> super user do
are -> root user
sudo dpkg -i example.deb -> install .deb files
sudo dpkg -r example.deb -> uninstall
sudo dpkg -P example.deb -> uninstall and removing config files
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -> update packages and upgrade
sudo apt-cache show packagename -> displays packages (repositories)
sudo apt-cache search something -> search programs and so on in packages
find. -type f -name "* .sass" -> to search everything in
system / project / folder (f - is for files) find. -type d -empty -> searches for empty folders (d - is for directories, folders)
sudo ufw enable / disable -> firewall enabling / disabling
chmod g + w somefile.txt or chmod u + r somefile.txt -> change (permission) of the authorization u-user g-group o-others w (4) r (2) x (1)
chmod 642 -> the first number belongs to the user, the other belongs to the group, and the third one belongs to others
wget -> download (downloads) files or pages via URL
At Quantox, our programmers, System Administrators and DevOps know how powerful Terminal can be. It is what allows them to build high-performing applications and software for our clients. Do you need a programmer that knows your app inside-out? Let's Talk!
The educational system in our country is such that it doesn't allow continuous personal development, but imposes the creation of a community in which everyone is similarly thinking, have similar requirements and needs. Because of this, as well as for stable thinking, students go through the paths that are pulled and safe. Getting a passing grade, completing a college without having the knowledge needed for further development, has led to a large percentage of people with diplomas that are not useful to society, their future career, or themselves.
For this reason, it is necessary to reorient your aspirations and advocacy in time and devote all your time to improvement and intellectual development.Careers in IT are increasingly expanding, so a large number of young people opt for this type of business. The profession is extremely diverse because it can specialize in various areas such as software development, server administrators, network architectures, and many others. Many employers are looking for professionals who possess IT skills along with other skills.Students must take responsibility for developing their careers and look for opportunities where they can learn new skills that put them above average candidates. Therefore, it is important to seriously understand their IT courses because they play a major role in their future career. Here are some guidelines you can follow as students while you are at college to secure your IT career.
1) Invest in to acquire specialization in the area that suits you most, but which is in high demand.Explore what jobs are rising in 2018. IT is a huge area and demand for IT career is diverse and growing. It is therefore wise to consider which specialization best suits you. Synchronize your opportunities with the business that attracts you, and then find practical learning opportunities by having as many informative conversations with experts in your area as possible.2) Never stop learningKeep up to date with the latest industry events. Once you've determined your choice, the next thing you need to do is expand your knowledge, visit new courses and meetups. IT industry is always growing and progressing fast, so if you are a good candidate, you need to keep up with the latest technological trends (machine learning, smart stuff, blockchains, network applications).Try to learn new encoding techniques, new frameworks.3) Create your own applicationCreate a portfolio where you will add your projects and achievements. Create a mini-application that will sharpen your skills and which will also expand your experience. This will leave a great impression on the job seekers. And at the same time, this project can later be a source of income.4) Go to courses to gain writing skillsMost of the communication in the professional world is in a written version. Also, a large percentage of clients with whom IT industry is co-operating beyond the boundaries of our country, so knowledge of English is the basic. Improving writing and speaking are key things to be a part of the IT world.5) Find yourself a mentorThe mentor is someone who will help you to choose the right career path and who will help you to conduct interviews for the job. He will see what areas you need to improve and will stimulate you to turn your weaknesses into the virtue. A good mentor will try to stimulate your personal and professional growth. It will set the goal you need to achieve and will point you to the mistakes you make to that goal. At the same time, he can connect you with other people who will be ready to invest in you.6) Visit online coursesThere are many online courses and tutorials that are free and that can help you raise your knowledge to an enviable level. Being determined and persistent can help in training for every job. An important feature of online courses is a good distribution. They are most often divided by weeks, and each week's readings to smaller parts consist of video texts, recordings, and tests to test the learned.
To round up. Being a developer is not easy, it carries with it a lot of renunciation, but also a lot of satisfaction. If that's what you really want to do and what you want to achieve, then be prepared for a lot of unexpected problems, coding, stress and responsibility, disciplinary and exercise. Be sure that you gonna switch from project to project and from one technology to another. But also that you will become part of a team that will represent another family for you, a team who shares your attitude and thinking and who is always there to support you and solve unsolvable :)
Every web developer has an urge to find the best tool for the purposes of web development. That tool can be text editors, certain frameworks for creating the project and so on. I will focus on text editors and in the following lines, you can see my list of top 5 best editors for web programming:
Platform - Windows, Mac, Linux
Brackets is an open-source project made by the Adobe. The entire editor is written in HTML, CSS & JS, so it could easily be edited like an Atom editor. It comes with built-in features sucks as Inline Editors, Live Preview and Preprocessors Support (Less, SASS).
These features are making things easier so this editor is excellent for the beginners. Brackets is also good because it has good community support and also comes with a large number of extensions.
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Platform - Windows, Mac, Linux
Personally, I haven't tested or used this editor, but according to the people who have used and tested it, and by the popularity of this editor, this list simply can not go without mentioning the Atom. It has been made by the Github community 2014 and back then it was characterized as a Sublime Text killer, it was written in web technologies and supported by many packages and extensions which were written in Node.js. Altogether, these features are making one compact unit which every editor should possess.
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Platform - Windows, Mac, Linux
When it first arrived at the big scene in 2008, everyone went nuts about this editor. A software engineer has left his well-paid job in Google in order to create a top-class text editor which had 3 simple principles which are a minimum interface, always keep text in focus, and the whole monitor field is used for text.
This is not only the excellent alternative for IDE but it's also very light and it completes the job with a high-level of accuracy.
Better than the editor itself is a community which has created plugins for all kinds of users necessities. It supports many IDE features: Project Support, Refactoring support multi-select and project-wide find and replace, it is aware of syntax and its selection, GoTO for a quick jump to the other location in the project, Snippets and macros, Python consoles for everything.
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Platform - Windows, Mac, Linux
PHP is a serious and a large program with a lot of features which can not be found in editors mentioned here, so we can easily sad that PHP Storm is one really good IDE.
PHP completely understands your code and its structure, it's excellent in the working with frameworks like Symfony, Laravel, Magento etc. As good for backend technology it is also excellent for the frontend technology where it can perfectly perform refactoring, debugging and testing the code itself. Supports Live Edit, support for remote database / SQL usage, Vagrant, Composer.
PHP Storm = WebStorm + PHP + DB / SQL
PHPStorm has two autocompletion teams: structural and word expansion. Structural is made by the predictions based on understanding PHP, while others try to predict a word that is currently typed based on previously typed words.
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Platform - Windows, Mac, Linux
The editor who's a bit late to become a complete IDE.
Made by Microsoft, which is otherwise an open-source editor. VSCode reminds of Sublime in terms of how fast it is, but it's more like an IDE than a text editor. JS IntelliSense allows VSCode to provide you with useful tips and automatic ending functions at the time of writing the code. There is also a solid integration of TypeScript in the VSC because it is written in TypeScript itself. As a plugin-free program, it is quite complete, but it also has plenty of plugins to expand its functionality. It also includes troubleshooting tools for Node.js, TypeScript, and JS.
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Our programmers have access to some of the best text editors/IDE for web programming in the industry. Why? That's because Quantox people work on all types of projects using different frameworks and platforms which allowed them to get experience and gain solid knowledge in knowing how to use these editors to their full capacity. This knowledge allows us to pinpoint which editor would be best suited for our clients' projects thus helping ourselves reach better and faster results. Do you want a customize IT solution, down to the text editor we use to build it? Let's Talk!
Testing is often seen as a destructive activity. So, the role of the tester sometimes can be really specific. In some cases, tester won't fit in the team easily. Developers sometimes think that tester is against them and that could produce problems. The software tester needs to convince the rest of the team that her/his part is really important and to have good communication with them and in a nice way prove them that he is not their opponent. Tester plays on the same team, just with different duties.
The tester provides if the team builds the correct product and if so, are the team building it correctly. A person in this role is someone who consistently questions all parts of the process to ensure the team is producing the desired output. Simply, software tester improves the quality of the user's application.
Regarding communication with developers, a good relationship is vital. Developers need to keep testers up to date with the changes in the application. And also, testers need to inform developers of defects to allow fixes to be applied.
The software tester primarily performs software testing procedures for software quality. They generally have a clear understanding of tools and techniques for testing software quality, with a certain level of knowledge and experience in software development. The tester ensures that the software functions as expected, both functional and non-functional.
Our testers are a part of the Quantox family. And although they are a family member that gives a constructive criticizm, we love what they do because they are making our IT products better. This is how we stay on top of the game and ensure our IT solutions and products are of the highest quality. Do you want a software with top-notch performance? Let's Talk!
Software testing is an investigation conducted to provide stakeholders with information about the quality of the software product or service under test.
The test is a set of one or more test cases.
The test case is a set of input values, execution preconditions, expected results and execution post-conditions defined for a particular objective or test condition, such as to exercise particular program scenario or to verify compliance with a specific requirement.
The procedure followed in manual testing:
In software testing, test automation is the use of special software (separate from the software being tested) to control the execution of tests and the comparison of actual outcomes with predicted outcomes.
The procedure followed in automation testing:
Selenium is a portable software testing framework for web applications. Selenium provides a playback (formerly also recording) tool for authoring tests without the need to learn a test scripting language (Selenium IDE).
It also provides a test domain-specific language (Selenese) to write tests in a number of popular programming languages, including C#, Groovy, Java, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Scala.
The tests can then run against most modern web browsers. Selenium deploys on Windows, Linux, and macOS platforms. It is open-source software, released under the Apache 2.0 license: web developers can download and use it without charge.
Appium is an automation tool for running scripts and testing native applications and mobile-web applications on Android or iOS using a web driver.
Appium was designed to meet mobile automation needs according to a philosophy outlined by the following four tenets:
The Quantox QA and software testing team provides full-range QA services to help deliver high-quality software that fully meets its requirements and user expectations to our clients. Do you need assistance with testing your core application? Let's Talk!
MEET THE OWNER OF QUANTOX - Experienced CEO with a demonstrated history of working in the internet industry, Vuk is also skilled in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) with a consistent experience in leading Development Teams and programming.
His expertise is being further improved with master studies of Global Management he is currently attending at The University of Salford.
In the text bellow, you can see Vuk's interview for BrandMinds:
1. How did you come up with the business idea for Quantox?
2. Tell us the first three things you’ve done to turn your idea into facts.
3. Name one situation that made you want to quit.
4. Name one situation that made you want to go forward.
5. What do you think are the most difficult challenges entrepreneurs have to face on Serbian market nowadays?
6. Investment matters. If you would invest in something else but your actual business. What would that be?
I am investing a lot into various blockchain projects since I am a strong believer in the technology and its benefits.
7. If you could change something about Serbia’s Entrepreneurs Community to improve it in any way, what would that be?
8. What is Quantox bringing to the web & mobile development market, that is different compared its competitors?
1. Name one good habit that helps you deal with your active life.
Sport.
2. Name one bad habit you can’t quit.
3. If you could be anything else but an entrepreneur what would you be?
4. You are the founder of Quantox, what is the favourite movie of the man who founded it?
5. Tell us your favorite book. What’s the best thing you've learned from it?
6.Name the most important value that you believe in.
Integrity.
7. If you could compare your journey as an entrepreneur with a song what song would you choose?
8. Tell us the best experience you had while working to build Quantox.
9. If you would give our readers one piece of advice from your entrepreneurial experience, what would that advice be?
...don’t put yourself in someone else's goals. Just do what makes you happy. If you are happy you are already successful!
Here, in Quantox, we are all big fans of high spirits and positive atmosphere because that's the main thing which makes those less-fun parts of the business easier. That is simply a defence mechanism for every possible problem.Problems and challenges in work will and will be always present, and the only question is how will we handle them. Our way is a quality joke and it has shown amazing results. It makes us feel like we are not working so much, and in my personal opinion, something which improves creativity in its special way.I'm surrounded by people who make every situation little bit humorous whenever its possible. Of course, this is related only to our personal relationships inside our company.
When it comes to the interaction with our clients, humor is left aside and all the focus is on the job and problem-solving.I'm not sure about the others, but here, we do it this way! As much fun as it can be, whenever it's possible.Of course, it is not always easy to find the balance between serious and unserious parts of the work, but it is possible. I am the living proof of that. As soon as you manage to find this balance, the productivity of the individual person, team, and company grows, and they all make progress.Let's take, for example, a situation where a very serious problem arises, where no "normal" person would ever think of joking. We have two ways of handling these situations:
The message is clear - with a good team, you can not fail!
This attitude encourages the desire to solve the problems and leaves a victorious feeling after work, unlike the first way, where only the surplus of stress would be brought to the home. And I have to warn you that both ways are tempting and both have pros and cons. Therefore, you should always keep in mind to keep the balance between these two.If you ever have trouble getting on the better, brighter side or simply kneel in front of the problem, there is one very wise saying: "If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever." - Dalai Lama.As for today, this is, of course, not to be missed. This day should be used to get closer to colleagues, in the way that, I believe, is most popular - the fun way!Here are some practical tips on how to "get closer" with your colleague, on this day. Whichever way you chose, make sure that the person you are organizing prank for is close enough to you and has a good sense of humor.
Typing ghost - All you have to do is to, while the "victim" is absent, plugin your keyboard on its computer. Then, wait for he/she to return and to start working. When you see or hear that he/she began typing, start typing yourself! Make it low profile, in the beginning, you don't want to be busted. After that, start making mistakes often and your colleague's reaction will be hilariously funny.
These are just some of the ideas. There are countless other jokes and pranks and it's all about your inspiration and creativity.
Would you add another joke to the list? What kind of fun and pranks has been organized in your office?
Expectations of Frontend developer have significantly increased in past years, and the main reasons for that is a bigger power of browsers as well as the appearance of holistic Frontend frameworks and various kinds of tools that raise the scale of opportunities to the one much higher level. A good Frontend programmer today is not somebody who knows how to create a navigation menu and popup dialogs, but it is a person that is expected to have a diverse skill set - in demands are logic and creativity, precision and flexibility.So, what are the skills that one good frontend developer should have? What follows is a list of 20 useful tools that can help you to upgrade your existing skill set
The development and use of smartphones in everyday life have led to the fact that almost all websites have more visits via mobile devices than over PCs. Therefore, it has never been more important to develop a web application in an away to provide an excellent user experience on the screen of all sizes and shapes. In this respect, media queries could help us a lot to adjust different styles depending on the type of screen.
Using these two layout systems significantly improves the quality of HTML code writing, saves us unnecessary duplication of elements (for each type/screen width) and contributes to the flexibility of styling the application. If this seems too complicated, there are also frameworks that make it easy to set up a grid layout, and the most popular among them is Bootstrap.
The utilization of standard CSS to stylize applications requires a lot of repetition in writing, which is one of the bad practices in general in programming. If you, at the end of the project, decide that you don't want the main color of the theme to be blue, but for example, green, you will have to go through the entire code manually and make changes. And as soon as you do something manually, it's not good either from the aspect of speed or from the aspect of avoiding mistakes. This problem is solved by CSS preprocessors (SASS, LESS ...) which broadly extend the functionality of standard CSS.
An easy and powerful way to impress visitors on your page is by using animations. CSS offers many possibilities for this - you can choose when, how, how often and with how long delay a certain animation is to take place. It is important to note that only some CSS properties are animatable.
jQuery is a very popular and potent JavaScript library that allows easy manipulation of DOM elements. It owes its popularity to the fact that the syntax itself is much more readable than classic JavaScript, so it will also suit beginners.
JavaScript is a language whose basics are easy to learn, but by deeper learning, its complexity grows. In order to become attractive to a larger developers community, it was created to "forgive" small mistakes, and his leniency just leads to a misunderstanding of the essence of the code. Therefore, in order to understand why something in the JS does not work as expected, we need to understand its true foundations.
Databases are not the prime Frontend developer area per se, but there is an exception, which is when certain data should be stored in the user's own browser. Why would there be a need for that tools? Let's say that, from the aspect of user experience, it is good that he does not have every time he visits our website to type in the username and password, but it only needs to be done for the first time, after which the data is stored in its storage, to which only the user can access. Here you need to distinguish three popular storage types: localStorage, sessionStorage, and the cookies.
One of the key advantages of modern browsers is that they have built-in debuggers that help us detect errors in our code by allowing us to pass through our JS code a step-by-step while creating breakpoints on the lines where we suspect we made a mistake.
Frameworks are tools that entirely alter the way our code works. Their goal is to simplify and upgrade JavaScript functionality, often by replacing the complete code structure and writing design. There is a large number of JS frameworks that compete with each other for dominance in the JS world, releasing periodically new and more powerful upgrades. The most popular among them are React, Angular, and VueJS.
Asynchronous programming represents tools which allow web applications to remain responsive even when multiple tasks are processed simultaneously. Events related to user interaction, such as filter search or mouse click, occur regardless of the standard flow of the application. Therefore, the application waits for user action and then reacts depending on it. Various techniques (promises, observables, callbacks) support the process of asynchronous programming.
NodeJS is a modern platform that allows you to use JavaScript on the server. Yes, it is now possible to make a complete application using JavaScript only. In fact, on the market, there are complete stacks based on JavaScript as a programming language and JSON as a data storage format, such as MEAN(mongo + express + angular + node) and MERN (mongo + express + react + node). The popularity of the NodeJS is on the upward path so you will not be wrong if you start reading NodeJS documentation right now.
Is it really necessary to lose a few hours for, say, making a calendar for selecting a date, when simple, ready-made solutions and tools exist on the web, that is free and can be used in a few minutes? It's exactly where that package manager such as npm, bower or yarn, enters the scene, with their simple commands to import someone else's code from the Internet. Of course, you should always take care of the correctness and security of the entered code, but certainly, this type of help is well-suited in certain situations.
Good communication and planning significantly affect the quality of every business, and the development of web applications is not the exception. To make sure that we understand the client's requirements (or even our personal requirements), it is advisable to make a wireframe (prototype) before the start of the code writing, where the basic app structure will be displayed with emphasis on the functionality and users' needs. Creating these drawings is easier with the use of one of the many tools available on the web (Axure, UXPin ...). Although the UX design does not strictly apply to the frontend, there are situations where a client expects his developer to know the basics.
When we finish with wireframes and app structure, we can move to the aesthetic appearance of the application - the user interface. This design area is much more familiar to the frontend developer than the previous one, but it does not mean it is less demanding and that it requires less effort to learn the basics. UI design is a step before coding, a setup of a complete visual appearance of the future application, and it could be made by using some of the software tools that enable it (Adobe Photoshop, Sketch, GIMP ...).
For a good design you should have idea and inspiration, but in addition, it is necessary to know certain rules. What is the meaning of certain colors, how colors interact with each other, the use of lines of different shapes and thicknesses, the use of empty (negative) space, typography, symmetry and asymmetry, and the harmony of the parts are just some of the things that you must be aware of if you want to be successful in graphic design.
Icons are more important part of the application than it maybe seems. Apart from being good looking, they also have functional advantages. They take less space than text, so there is more room left for other things. And if you have visited a site in a foreign language, the icon can help a lot in understanding what is behind the link. For the correct use of images, you should know the advantages and disadvantages of certain formats (jpg, png, gif, svg...), as well as the rules of optimization.
Numerous tools exist for the purpose of code versioning, but often the first association for most developers is GIT. Whether you work alone or in a team, it's important that you keep your code on one of the software specializing in code versioning and that you have an insight into the changes that occur over time. Another significant advantage of GIT is the ability to branch code in order to make the building of the specific functionality isolated until it is finished when it can be returned to the master branch.
REST is an architecture that has become the standard for communication between client and server. The basis of REST is the use of HTTP protocols and its standardized operations (GET, PUT, POST, DELETE ...) that allow data exchange. Another standard in this area concerns the format in which a particular data is sent from one side to another - JSON.
One of the main coding standards is, regardless of the field of speech, the writing of the code in English. This is important because all programming terms are in English, most tutorials, documentation and video materials are in English, and after all, if the client does not have the same native language as you, it is expected that you will communicate in English. Therefore, if you are a programmer, there is no reason not to start learning it immediately.
Although it is advised for all beginners in programming to use Notepad to learn the basics of programming without using shortcuts, it is absolutely necessary to use more advanced editor for serious projects, which does not only allow faster and more transparent code writing, but also checks for frequent syntax errors, offers the ability to complement the code depending on programming language used, offers element definition, helps to debug the code, and has an integrated versioning control. At the moment, the most popular frontend editors on the market are VS Code, WebStorm, Atom and Sublime Text.
With +500 developers Quantox is known for having some of the best front-end developers in the region. With a goal to share our knowledge and teach developers a proper approach to the technologies used in front-end, Quantox is often holding meet-ups, lectures and courses and presenting the knowledge that allows us to build effective and efficient IT solutions. Do you need a front-end developer to create an amazing digital product for you? Let's Talk!
Have you ever had a feeling that you are the victim of discrimination? In your workplace, among your friends, even in your own home? Unfortunately, discrimination has deep roots in every aspect of today's people and we are not even aware of that fact! When we are speaking of discrimination, we can tell that women are more often its victims than men, right? Our colleague Ivana will give you a little deeper insight into this topic, and what she thinks about all this, read below:"In many ways, we can be victims of prejudice.One way is when we are personally victims of discrimination. The other is when we have some prejudices that limit us. For example, we believe that there are certain conditions or exact steps for reaching happiness, and if we do not fit into that picture, we refuse to be happy. There is also a third way that prejudices are impacting our lives, which is when we look at people who have prejudices, as well as those who are discriminated against, and we are sorry that people are not able to take everything that is good and nice from life to enjoy and use it to its maximum!
The phrase "Woman Programmer - not a woman, nor a programmer." was spoken by an educated man.This suggests that even educated people can be the victims of prejudice. I think it is careless to say who is a better programmer, because someone may have speed, other, knowledge of the field, third, a persistence, and fourth may better understand the needs of the client ... And everyone can be "better" in different situations. And it is absolutely unnecessary to spread the story to the sexes, because there is no point, and it is individual.
Among engineers, there are significantly fewer women than men, which is a consequence of our nature, but also of our upbringing. I personally know few women who, according to their programming skills, can stand side by side with the best male programmers, while also being feminine and beautiful, and some also cook perfectly. I add this about beauty and cooking, not because I think that this is something that makes a woman a woman, but because I believe that’s what the quote above alluded to. But it is true that there are some differences in quality brought about by each side, in programming, and in relationships with people, which, again, should not be generalized. Everything, of course, is individual.
My observations are that, even among developers, men appear more confident in themselves. I deliberately say "appear" because I know that we are being confronted by the same doubts, but we deal with them differently. Let's say, when we get a problem which we have not met with before and we do not know if we will solve the problem within the timeframe, it is more likely that a man will say that he knows how to solve the problem (even he doesn’t), while the woman will openly convey her doubts to the superior.
Also, if there is a barrier to solving a problem, a man will ask for assistance freely, while the woman will try once, possibly twice, and if someone is prevented from helping her at that moment, she will no longer try, as to not be a nuisance. (At least no one can say that we weren’t raised right...)I also noticed that men are more focused on the amount of work they do during a working day, while women want to make sure that the job is well done, and to pay enough attention to the details. The entire process is essential to women, including the needs of the client, the needs of colleagues ... They try to give everyone their best, if possible. Empathy is not our weakness, but it’s what gives quality to our work.
As I have already said, I believe that these differences are the result of different education and not a difference in our abilities. Both male and female programmers can equally write a good code, and there is no room for prejudice. I would love to see the desertion of these rules of what makes the woman a woman, and the man a man because it would make it easier for everyone. And I look forward to meeting every new female colleague, welcome!
Even though we can not see it with our bare eyes, we live in the time of yet another revolution, and this one is more advanced than all the others in the long history of mankind. Of course, we are talking about a technological revolution which has begun in the previous century and which never ceases to amaze us with its progress. The most important thing about this revolution it that it affects us all! But, how much the technology and new trends will affect and change our life, depends just on ourselves. Man as an intelligent being has a power of decision, freedom, and thinking, and with these powers, man can choose a way he will use a new technology. It can be a good and bad purpose, which can help him improve himself or go to the extreme of which is very hard to return - it is all a part of man's habits, lust, desire, and motivation.But, every sane person aims to use all of the new technologies for good purposes, in order to help him improve, and be a better version of himself. So, check out which new technologies will be a significant thing in every day's routine.
The main purpose of these body sensors is health. We, as a mankind, are slowly approaching the age when we will all have a real-time information about our body. Scientists are doing their best to make things so small that they can fit anywhere in our body. Because of their effort, in a certain time, we'll be able to have one rounded unity of information considering our body and health, which will be recorded and available for ourselves and the doctors. Even now, we have watches and bracelets which can measure our pulse, heart bit rate, distance covered, and which can actually give us the tips in order to keep us well-shaped. There are many applications, connected with these gadgets which give us the wider picture of what we need to do and what we need to eat in order to say healthy.Now, imagine the future, and how easy the tracking of our complicated mechanism will be, when one micro or nano-robot will be able to collect all the data, from our blood test results, blood pressure, to amount of bacteria or virus appearances. Imagine how much this will make everything easier: you won't have to go to doctors, and wait for a long time just to get these results. This is a simple example of how technology can make our life easier, but, on the other hand, some people say that we are getting lazy because of such an advanced technology. It all depends on how you look at this topic! I think that technology makes our life easier and helps us achieve our main goal - our progress.
Let's take biohacking for example - it represents a desire to become a better version of yourself! What we put into ourselves, what we eat or drink, has an enormous impact on how we feel. Things we put into our belly such as all kinds of food or music we listen to are all the relevant factors of our biology. Biohackers are just using devices to measure these inputs and outputs in order to improve their health.Also, imagine that you can see in the dark (have some sort of night vision) in your lens, or know where the North is, or how to install a sonar, feel something is radioactive in your surroundings... The possibilities are literally limitless.
The future in which the car will be completely automatized, smart, which will make our life easier and which will allow us to work on ourselves while we are traveling (watch a movie, read a book, or simply take a rest) is on our doorsteps. The car that can take your child from the school by itself, the car that will save lives, that's what we need! Now, let's connect health sensors with this smart car, shall we?! With the interaction between these two technological wonders, your car will be able to notice if you're feeling sleepy so it will play some gentle music, or it can notice that you're not feeling well, so it will take you to the nearest hospital, or notice that you're hungry and take you to the best restaurants...
Can you imagine the world without cables? With the energy that circles everywhere? Electricity and power supply which will be controlled wireless and won't be dangerous for living beings. Wireless charging has already made its first steps, small but pretty significant. In the future, we will be able to connect all the smart devices, everything that has a battery, and to charge them via wireless, with no need for cable. The wireless charging will be available, just like the phones are able to transfer files and receive the signal via wireless.
Having drones which can be programmed to serve as a delivery unit, to be able to monitor using the camera, is already here! But, having a drone which will record things in nature, for example, each tree, so we can easily see if the forest is illegally cut, or drone which will collect information in different part of atmosphere and which will allow us to better understand the weather, which will report if the percentage of pollution is above normal, is something else! All this will be available in the following decades and it will help us to understand our planet and its nature better, on a whole another level.
Some of these things may not happen soon, but we will be the witnesses of their beginnings. Moreover, Quantox is dedicating to being a part of the technological progress by constantly innovating and creating IT solutions one step closer to the future. Your innovation idea can become a reality with us. Let's Talk!
During the previous year, we have organized several meet ups where we gave our best to offer the most quality information and to share the most valuable knowledge with all the interested people. In the time to come, these meetups and lectures will be available on our youtube channel so the all of you who have seen them live will have the opportunity to refresh your memory and the rest of you will have a chance to learn something new.A great lecture by PHP programmer Milan Popovic was just a first in a row, and he has spoken on a topic titled "Good code is worth a fortune". In these 45 minutes, he has pointed out the examples where the most of the programmers make mistakes, but you can also see the examples and references which will help you improve your code and make your job easier on a daily basis. This lecture is intended for less-experienced programmers but it constitutes a very good basis for all those striving to become excellent developers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZJuxtwwFHA&t=438s
Over the years, I have learned that the best way of predicting the future is to observe and follow the people who are creating it! Future is now interweaved into code and science, IT and robotics, IT trends of things of nano and others pretty small sizes, but large enough to make people's life easier.
We've talked a lot about this topic, right, so, what is AI?
AI is the ability of a computer to act like a human being. We can divide understanding of artificial intelligence into two parts, where the first part about strong and weak AI and for the second part example is from Arend Hintze.
First part - We have a weak AI design for the specific task, like Apple Siri or Google Assistant, while stronger AI represents a general intelligence or the ability that machine has a conscience like a human being
Second part - Arend Hintze, an assistant professor of integrative biology and computer science and engineering at Michigan State University has categorized AI into four types, from AI systems that exist today to sentient systems, which do not yet exist. His categories are as follows:
Type 1: Reactive machines. An example is Deep Blue, the IBM chess program that beat Garry Kasparov in the 90's. Deep Blue can identify pieces on the chess board and can also make predictions, but it has no memory and cannot use past experiences to make the future ones. In simple words, this machine analyzes possible moves.
Type 2: Limited memory. These AI systems can use past experiences to make future decisions. Some of the decision - making functions in autonomous vehicles have been designed this way.
Type 3: Theory of mind. This is a psychology term. It refers to the understanding that others have their own beliefs, desires, and intentions that impact the decisions they make. This kind of AI does not yet exist.
Type 4: Self-awareness. In this category, AI systems have a sense of themselves, have consciousness. Machines with self-awareness understand their current state and can use the information to infer what others are feeling. This type of AI also doesn't exist yet.
Today, the artificial intelligence is most commonly used in video games, where the computer is made to act as another player, and of course, we are talking about the weak type of AI. We can find AI in healthcare - best-known healthcare technologies is IBM Watson. AI also finds its purpose in business: machine learning algorithms are being integrated into analytics and CRM platforms to uncover information on how to better serve the customers. AI in education can assess students and adapt to their needs, helping them work at their own pace.
Manufacturing is another field where AI is widely used -this is an area that has been at the forefront of incorporating robots into the workflow. Industrial robots were used to perform single tasks and were separated from human workers, but as the technology advanced that changed.
In the years, decades to come, AI will definitely become smarter, faster, more fluid and human-like thanks to the inevitable rise of quantum computing. In the future, not so far away, quantum computers will be able to solve all of life's most complex problems and mysteries regarding the environment, aging, disease, war, poverty, famine, the origins of the universe and deep-space exploration...
Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-generated scenario that simulates a realistic experience. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, virtual means "existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in actual fact, form or name". Therefore, virtual reality is best described as an illusion of reality created by a computer system.
So, let's talk about where virtual reality is used today? Here are a list and short descriptions, so we can all get a little bit deeper into this topic.
5G is a type of wireless technology that you may have heard about in recent headlines - Verizon selecting Samsung as the provider for its 5G commercial launch and similar.
One reason why it's such a big deal is that it will result in higher wireless speeds, capacities, and lower latency - which generally means that there will be far fewer delays or "technical hesitancies" in some of the things it powers, like wireless VR or autonomous vehicles.
That benefit is two-fold. It doesn't only enrich a user experience when it comes to something like AR or VR by providing higher data rates, but its also practical when it comes to safety - which is the part where the latency piece comes in.
During the presentation, the example of a two-hour movie download was used. On a 3G network, for example, that would take 26 hours. On 4G, it would be lowered to six minutes. But on 5G, it's lowered to 3.6 seconds.
Quantox is dedicated to following the latest technology landscape, not just from an IT perspective but also from a perspective of a leader in the industry. By looking at IT trends from a very angle, to our clients we can offer IT solutions and expertise, but also our business knowledge to help them benchmark their organization and reshape their IT strategy. Are you an IT expert looking for a partner or a tech-curious businessperson wanting to understand all that buzz around the latest IT trends? Let's Talk!
Content providers have to move where the audience is.When traffic moved from over the air television and radio audiences with rabbit ear antennas to cable television and proprietary satellite systems many businesses were suddenly faced with a slew of corporate regulations governing what kinds of content they could produce, and turning those walled garden systems into powerful gateways that could dictate the direction studios needed to go in if they wanted to reach a mass market. In the last few years, that paradigm is shifting as an ever-increasing number of customers cuts their cords and decides to self-determine exactly the kind of content they want to consume.
Studies are showing that the percentage of US adults in 2015 who have never subscribed to cable or satellite TV will reach 12.9%
A recent study by DigitalSmiths showed that in 2014 roughly 8.2% of pay-TV subscribers had ditched their services to become early adopters of smart TV apps, set-top boxes, and the web to television services. According to Nielsen, there were 116.4 million homes in the US expected to watch TV during the 2015-16 season, which works out to be about 9.5 million of those homes converting. That number is validated by a study done by Statista regarding Pay-TV subscribers in 2016 that estimated that there would only be 96.4 million Pay-TV households left by 2019. eMarketer went even further and concluded that in 2015 4.9 million US households will cut the cord, a spike in ratios that is almost 11% more than last year. Perhaps even more importantly, studies are showing that the percentage of US adults in 2015 who have never subscribed to cable or satellite TV will reach 12.9% as Millennials leading the shift and have become the largest demographic globally.
What does all this mean to a commercial business creating or marketing digital content?There are now a massive amount of people who were previously inaccessible, seeking the kind of content you create – but many are likely using services to access content that your company is not yet connected to for whatever reason.When you are ready to increase your reach, expand the platforms your content can be access from and want to do it in the most efficient way possible, contact Quantox and our experts in cord cutting conversions can assist you as your company joins the next generation of distributors in new media channels many aren’t even monetizing yet!
Here at Quantox, we had a few different iterations of our logo before we settled on the one we have right now. Our final logo portrays everything about us that we want you to know. It says that we are a forward-thinking, tech-savvy and well-organized company. What you may not know about many logos is that there is a hidden message in it. The upper two portions of the “Q” actually represent the brackets that programmers use when coding in HTML and PHP. We modified them to fit the idea and added the details to make it recognizable as the letter Q. Of course, coming up with a logo idea is a process that takes a little while, and requires the input of quite a few people, however, once you find the one that you know represents exactly what you are looking for, you will know it.
We created a video in order to closely illustrate the inspiration for our logo and we want to share it with everyone. This also gives you an idea of the type of ingenious thinking that could go into our collaboration when you go with us for your branding and consulting needs. We have over 100 people working with us who have different expertise in software and web development who can give you a unique and interesting perspective. This video about the origins of our logo gives you an idea of just how easy it is for our teams to get creative together, and come up with the best possible ideas for you and your brand!
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We’re a full-service web development and information company who can bring the future right to your website and web presence. Nowadays, your web presence is everything and it is almost always the first way a potential client will interact with your brand. Don’t you want it to be completely perfect and creative? You can trust us to make your vision a reality so your company’s forward facing look is exactly as you want it. Let's Talk!
We’re excited to announce that Quantox is heading to SaaStr Annual 2025 — the world’s leading gathering for the global SaaS, AI, and Cloud community!
From May 13th to 15th, more than 10,000 founders, executives, and investors will come together at the San Mateo County Event Center in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area for three packed days of tactical content, networking, and next-level innovation.
As one of the largest SaaS events globally, SaaStr Annual is where the best in B2B meet to share insights, spark partnerships, and shape the future of tech.
We’re proud to be part of it — bringing the Quantox crew, our passion for building powerful products, and our experience in scalable software solutions to this incredible stage.
Are you attending? Let’s meet, exchange ideas, and explore how we can build something great together.
Let’s talk SaaS, AI, and the future of cloud tech!
Location: 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo, CA
Once again, teams from tech companies are stepping up for something bigger than the game itself! On April 26-27, 2025, they’ll compete in the most meaningful Counter-Strike 2 tournament of the year—where every round played helps create a better future.
For six years, we’ve proven that gaming is more than just a pastime—it’s a force for good. We’ve helped equip maternity hospitals, launched reforestation projects, and built something far greater than competition: solidarity.
And this year? We’re going even further.
Who can join?
Any IT company ready to play with purpose! Each company can register up to three teams and contribute to the donation fund.
The mission?
Just like before, Quantox is leading the charge with a starting donation of 1 million dinars. Every contribution fuels the cause—helping a Serbian maternity hospital and ensuring better care for mothers and newborns.
The impact?
Your participation directly helps provide necessary equipment where it’s needed most. Every match played brings us closer to making a real difference for families across Serbia.
The reward?
Unforgettable matches, an even stronger IT community, and the knowledge that you’ve been part of something truly important.
Registrations close on April 23rd!
Sign up your team now: https://hitturnir.com/
It’s time to play, connect, and give back — see you in the game!
Serbian IT companies will unite on April 20-21 for the charity tournament.
Previous years were marked by playing for Serbian maternity hospitals, and the IT community did an outstanding job. Generous donations were distributed to hospitals in Pirot and Priboj. In 2024, companies will come together for a new cause - Serbian forests and the Quantox Foundation users.
Companies can register up to 3 teams and contribute financial funds to the common fund. Just like in previous years, Quantox is kickstarting with a donation of one million dinars.
The seedlings transplantation will be organized in collaboration with Zvezdine igre, aiming to achieve a noble mission - one million new trees in Serbia within the next 7 years.
We anticipate the HIT CS 2 crew to expand this year with new companies and teams that will compete, enjoy the game, and once again showcase that the greatest victory is Humanity.
Register your team by April 18th.
For team registration and more details, visit: https://hitturnir.com/
It's time to continue to play even harder!
Quantox team is set to attend the Money Motion 2024 conference to explore new opportunities in fintech and blockchain.
Money Motion 2024, taking place on March 21 and 22 in Zagreb, promises to be the pulse of FinTech innovation. Attendees can expect the latest updates, groundbreaking insights, and exclusive interviews covering finance, payments, crypto, and technology.
This conference presents an excellent opportunity to delve into the present landscape of payment methods and investment diversification, while also gaining insights into projected future customer expectations.
Q crew, led by Nemanja Lazić (CBO) and Ivan Ćirić (CTO) will be in Zagreb to network, share expertise in the FinTech field, and offer top-notch software solutions.
Location: Zagreb Fair, Avenija Dubrovnik 15
See you in Croatia!
Our next stop is Las Vegas, a go-to destination for the latest technology and innovations!
The Acumatica Summit 2024, is scheduled from Sunday, January 28, to Wednesday, January 31. This four-day event offers a prime platform for networking, learning, and training. Attendees can expect visionary mainstage keynotes, informative breakout sessions, and inspiring customer stories that highlight the latest industry-defining innovations and trends.
Acumatica Summit is the perfect destination for connecting with experts, discovering cutting-edge technology, and fostering business growth.
Our Q team - CEO Filip Karaičić and Head of Managed Services Dušan Milojević, will be on the spot participating in interactive sessions and offering high-quality software solutions and unique digital experiences.
Location: The Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas
Looking forward to meeting you in Las Vegas!
The return of Miljan Simonović to our company marks not only the comeback of an experienced professional but also the continuation of an exceptionally fruitful collaboration. During the past period, Miljan has demonstrated his qualities and dedication, and we have been pleased to follow his professional development. We maintained contact, waiting for the right opportunity to embark on a shared journey towards an even more successful future.
Miljan's return to the role of a Project Manager enables him to, step by step, realize his professional ambitions. We continue to build our story together, with full confidence in Miljan's ability to achieve outstanding results.
My first encounter with Quantox was during my studies when I started as a junior Project Manager. Before that, I was active in the nonprofit sector, organizing events and small projects. So, Quantox marked the beginning of my corporate career. I worked on numerous projects, learned, tried new things, and developed myself. Despite the later challenges of the pandemic and uncertainty, Quantox is a company that truly cares about its employees and made an effort to ensure that challenges were not felt, and teams adapted well to remote work.
Regarding my initial experience with Quantox, I would highlight two things. Firstly, the excellent mentorship I received. I believe that at the beginning of one's career, having a good mentor is crucial. They provide support for learning and development while also assigning real and challenging tasks that help gain experience – something I definitely had at Quantox. Secondly, the diversity of projects. Working in the outsourcing world allows constant learning through different projects and working with different clients. Each new project is a unique story, a new idea to be realized, and new challenges to overcome – each new experience contributes to making future work easier.
Absolutely! In the past period, I have matured and gained a lot of experience, working with startups, smaller companies, and even corporations like IBM. Now is the right time to leverage that experience and take project management to a higher level. Quantox has also matured significantly, working on internal organization, growth, and strategic expansion. Despite industry challenges, there's no better way to progress than by solving problems and facing challenges.
The core of my career has always been communication with people and working on various activities. The type of projects has changed, ranging from in-house product development to outsourcing projects and improving internal processes. Industries have also changed – from education to healthcare, cloud services, and blockchain. However, my role as a Project Manager has remained consistent, helping teams develop outstanding products.
Primarily, in improving organization and processes. I've had the opportunity to work with numerous startups and scale-ups in establishing PM teams, creating custom PM frameworks, and structuring internal processes. Quantox has made significant progress in internal organization since my first time here when there were around 200 employees, so I see room for further improvement and stability to support the company's continued growth. Of course, my primary focus is on project delivery, and my previous experience in different industries will make it easier to work at Quantox, where each project is innovative in its own way, depending on the industry, technologies, and the client's imagination.
As a global challenge that has been widely discussed recently, I would mention remote work. It's much easier to work with a team that's in the same room because co-location facilitates effective communication, team building, and problem-solving.
The pandemic has brought a new normal – distributed teams and remote work, but the post-COVID era is trying to reintroduce office work through hybrid models. It's up to project managers to find the best solution for their projects and teams. Additionally, there are constant industry changes, a constant influx of new methodologies, frameworks, and tools – all of which need to be followed to stay up-to-date and deliver the best results.
Client satisfaction and team fulfillment. Although project managers don't create tangible value by writing code or creating content, enabling smooth work, leading teams, and solving problems are also crucial for a successful project. The feeling within the team when a project is completed and delivered, whether regularly through sprints or in phases, is highly motivating. When all of that is delivered to the client, client satisfaction is another motivator to continue delivering quality work.
New York is the place to be when it comes to attending one-of-a-kind affiliate marketing events!
Affiliate Summit East is a conference where more than 3500 advertisers, e-commerce sellers, publishers, and tech suppliers will gather from July 31 - August 1, to create partnerships and grow their businesses.
ASE has been rated in the top 5% of events in the world and its Meet Market has a special “speed networking” setup style for the most efficient way to build partnerships.
Quantox team will be in New York to share the experience, strategies, tips, and tactics with other experts in the industry. As a leading software development company, we will be there for all attendees interested in innovative software solutions and unique digital experiences.
Visit our booth No.1609 and meet the Q crew - Vuk Popović / Founder, Filip Karaičić / CEO, Danijel Petrović / COO, and Marko Ristanović / Resource Manager.
Location: New York Marriott Marquis Times Square
See you in the Big Apple!
Quantox ekipu i ovog leta očekuje neobičan i jedinstveni timbilding. Čačak je ove godine imenovan za prestonicu kulture, a mi se okupljamo upravo tu gde je pre 17 godina počela Quantox priča.
Već osmu godinu za redom, Čačak je domaćin festivala Dani urbane kulture u sklopu kog muralisti iz zemlje i sveta oslikavaju prepoznatljive građevine ovog grada. Ove godine će, uz pomoć lokalnih street art umetnika, jedan od murala biti posvećen Quantox-u.
Prirodne lepote Ovčarsko-kablarske klisure su nadaleko poznate, a mi smo iskoristili posetu ovim krajevima da oformimo i budemo deo jednog novog i autentičnog spektakla, a to je - Moravska Quantox regata. Sa uigranim timom ekipe Discover Serbia osmislili smo nezaboravnu plovnu avanturu klisurom.
Katamaran, čamac ili sub-daska - izbor je u potpunosti naš! Quantox tim ima slobodu da izabere kako će doživeti magičnu Zapadnu Moravu.
Ove godine smo hteli nešto drugačije. Zato smo rešili da probamo nešto nesvakidašnje - Quantox će biti partner lokalnog muzičkog festivala - Uzlet Fest - u sklopu kog ćemo imati i naš Quantox Electro Stage.
U okviru samog stejdža nalaziće se i chill out zona, kao i Barbot 2.0 - unapređeni robot koji pravi koktele za sve posetioce. Istovremeno, a u duhu Quantox-a, radimo i na podizanju svesti o ekologiji i očuvanju životne sredine. Dok Barbot priprema piće, svako ko donese 5 praznih limenki ili plastičnih čaša dobija besplatan koktel - jer Svaka Limenka Se Računa.
Mnogobrojni specijaliteti, kultura, istorija i zanimljive destinacije nas čekaju - sve što Čačak ima da ponudi ovaj vikend je namenjeno upravo nama!
Nova avantura za stvaranje uspomena uskoro kreće!
Affiliate World Conference is a place where the industry’s brightest minds absorb mastermind-level content on stage!
The world’s top affiliate marketers and e-commerce entrepreneurs will meet in Barcelona from the 12th to the 13th of July, and represent actionable insights, data-driven knowledge and innovative ideas.
As a leading software development company, with a wide range of services, Quantox will be on the spot, offering quality software solutions and outstanding digital experience to more than 5000 attendees. Drop by our booth C36 and meet the Quantox crew - Filip Karaičić / CEO, Danijel Petrović / COO, Petar Slović / CINO and Marko Ristanović / Resource Manager.
Can you think of a better way to network, interact and look for potential collaboration?
Location: Fira de Barcelona, Spain, Avinguda de la Reina Maria Cristina, s/n
Booth: C36
We are thrilled to meet you in Spain!
Adriatic Valley is a tech community currently located in Banja Luka.
With the aim of professional networking and career development within the IT industry, this community organizes various events such as panel discussions, meetups, and workshops.
Adriatic’s upcoming event is a C-level panel #2, in Belgrade. Quantox will be there, with our founder Vuk Popović. The main topic is ChatGPT vs The Future of Software Engineering, and all the participants will share their thoughts about the influence of ChatGPT on this industry.
The panel will be on June 29 @ Dorćol Platz, starting at 6 PM. If you want to attend, you can register here.
Looking forward to listening, sharing experiences, and meeting great people!
Quantox Technology se priključuje misiji prikupljanja novčanih sredstava u okviru donatorske večeri koju organizuje humanitana organizacija “Srbi za Srbe”.
Donatorsko veče biće održano 20. juna u hotelu Royal Residence u Čačku sa ciljem pomoći porodici Bešanski, kao i Narodnoj kuhinji na Kosovu i Metohiji.
Domaćin dogadjaja biće proslavljeni košarkaš Srbije Aleksa Avramović, a sve prisutne očekuje bogat program! Cena ulaznice je ujedno i donacija - minimalne vrednosti od 100 eura po osobi. Pozivamo sve zainteresovane da učestvuju u sakupljanju 50.000 eura i doprinesu ovim humanim ciljevima.
Humanitarna organizacija “Srbi za Srbe” u proteklih 18 godina prikupila je više od 11 miliona evra i pomogla više od 3 hiljade porodica.
Pridružite se akciji i podržite one kojima je pomoć najpotrebnija!
Prijave za donorsko veče poslati na e-mail adresu: donatorskovece@srbizasrbe.org
Više informacija je dostupno putem linka: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1dCaiaLw3YY4K7l81y4nIeEzoDfIsp2Or
More than 300 companies from different industries and from 80 countries will meet in Bucharest from 7th to 9th of May with the common goal to network, learn and share their practice.
As the largest European hub for affiliate marketers, digital companies, monetization platforms, entrepreneurs, content creators and social media specialists - the AW Summit conference gathers all those who are experienced in their business fields, willing to exchange ideas and build new business relations.
With excellent keynote speeches, workshops, expo, and networking events, we are proud to be part of such a event with Quantox C level crew - Vuk Popović/ Founder, Filip Karaičić/ CEO, Danijel Petrović/ COO and Marko Ristanović/ Resource Manager.
As a leading software development company with a diverse team of tech professionals, we are creating top-notch software solutions and offer all-around IT support.
Location: Piața Presei Libere 3-5, Bucharest
Booth#: 2
We are waiting to meet you in person in Bucharest and discuss the latest IT topics and possible ways of successful collaboration!
Just like in 2022, Quantox continues to support one of the oldest sports and recreational events that promotes healthy life and good habits for 46 years - the Fruška Gora Trail!
The oldest mountain and ultra-running marathon in Europe this year will be held on 22nd and 23rd of April.
Quality time in nature and nurturing health habits!
Through 14 tracks of different lengths and height differences, the Fruška Gora Trail offers the chance to to experience all the beauty of the Fruška Gora National Park, as a recreationalist or as a experienced professional trail runner.
https://www.fruskogorski-maraton.com/en/marathon-trails/
The official opening of the event is scheduled from 08:45 to 08:55 on the 22nd of April, and at 9:00 - the 46th Fruška Gora Trail will officially begin!
Sunday, April 23 from 11 am, is reserved for the youngest! Only children of preschool age accompanied by parents or other authorized adults can participate in the Path of Joy and Pleasure.
During a hiking tour or competitive race, all participants can feel the natural beauty of Fruška Gora - forests, streams, waterfalls, fresh air - but also, this is an opportunity to get to know the cultural and historical heritage. Along the marathon paths, you can see numerous Serbian medieval monasteries - Grgeteg (XV c.), Staro Hopovo (XVI c.), Novo Hopovo (XIV c.), Jazak (XVI c.), Bešenovo (VIII c.) Fruška Gora hamlets and tourist facilities.
Do not miss the unique opportunity to spend this weekend actively in nature!
After running kilometers and successfully completing the race - we are waiting for you to take a break in the Quantox Chill Out zone!
See you on the Fruška Gora!
QUANTOX IT League is the first sports competition of this type in Serbia!
A motivation to enable people in this industry to play sports and connect - resulted in a project which is unique and new in our country.
So far, 5 seasons of the Quantox IT League and 4 seasons of the Summer League have been played in over 800 matches and with a common goal - good fun, quality games, and an opportunity to meet and connect with colleagues from the industry.
With Luka Bulatović, the director of the IT League, we discussed the idea of gathering IT companies in one place through a sport and the advantages this kind of competition provides and promotes.
Six years ago, we gathered at the basketball court where we played basketball once a week. Back then we were teammates on the court, and today, we are the organizers of the Quantox IT League. We moved from the court to the offices and thought about how to connect with other IT professionals and set a new standard that the IT world deserves.
We are aware of the fact that it is very difficult to find free time for physical activity, but when you have a team that motivates you - then basketball training and games become an immense pleasure.
To this day, the same idea remains and we are proud of the entire organizational team as well as all the companies that have trusted us and have been participating for years.
The idea for this project arose as a desire to present the entire competition in a different light. Our mission is to create an inspiring, creative, and positive environment that encourages unhindered freedom of expression through sports. The club's vision is for people from the IT sector to play sports and meet new colleagues from the profession and also raise their work to an even higher level through the Quantox IT League.
For now, the League gathers only basketball players, but we plan to expand this project to other popular sports. The biggest challenge is to attract more companies that will be part of the league, and we plan to do that with constant improvement of conditions and through introducing novelties.
We are proud of the numbers that show us that we worked hard all these years to reach the 6th season and 32 teams. During this competition, some of the teams improved their game thanks to the good organization within the team and a large number of training sessions.
The reasons for participating in the Quantox IT League differ, from recreation, socializing with colleagues, and strengthening team spirit. Furthermore, one of the main competitive motives is raising the trophy at the end of the competition. And yet, above all these, the most interesting part for the participants is the "third half", when they stay after the game and hang out.
The Quantox IT League offers companies the opportunity for their people to spend quality time participating in a sport & recreational competition with their team. This way, they improve both their physical and mental health. This is one of the ways for colleagues to get closer to each other, get to know each other better, and spend quality time outside the office together, in a different environment. Further benefits are that, over time, members begin to understand each other better, develop better relationships and have more open communication.
Winning and losing are integral parts of every game. Every team has ups and downs. What drives them are the good results they achieve in matches. Another major motivator is the fans who are there to encourage and cheer for their favorites in the stands!
We believe that the conditions in our league are at the highest level in the country, but we can do even better. The real challenge is to overcome yourself, to do something new. Challenges are what actually drives us!
The IT League has recently gathered 32 basketball teams and organized an humanitarian All-Star event for the treatment of four-year-old Helena Živković from Čačak, who suffers from autism. Hardware and Software teams competed to help little Helena, and collected 126,900 dinars from ticket sales. This is just one of the many ways in which this kind of sports competition contributes to individuals and communities when needed.
The fifth season of the Summer IT League is beginning soon, and registrations start on the 17th of April.
See you there as we continue to strengthen the IT community through team spirit together!
When I came to the office this morning, I had one really pleasant surprise waiting for me on my desk. And, the most of you would probably ask what kind of surprise an employee can get on Wednesday, right? Well, let me tell you a short story about it...As you already know and as you have already experienced on your own skin (if you have some kind of full-time job), we live in a very fast and advanced age. Some of you may not see it that way, but just imagine how things were done just a 20 or 30 years ago and how they are done now and you will see that this age is far more advanced than all the others ages in the history of mankind combined! Our age, our (I can freely say post-modern and technological) age is something we can't fight against. We have to dance by the notes of the age and these notes are crystal clear: A lot of work in order to achieve success and earn as much money as you can and a not so much free time!
OK, we, as a generation, have accepted this concept and we are going shoulder by shoulder with our age. But, at some point of your life, you simply have to ask yourself is this enough? Success and money, expensive cars, exclusive restaurants and similar stuff... Is that enough for you to be happy on a long term basis? Sometimes, the only thing we need is another person's company, a warm word, and a pleasant hug! Money can't buy these things, but we can not live without the money, right... So, what is the best option for us? What can we do to have both free time for love and the friends and success in the business?Maybe answer to this question lies in the words of the famous Chinese sage, Confucius: "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life". The job is one of the most important things nowadays and if you choose it wisely, it's like you've won the lottery! That's exactly what we in the Quantox Technology can say about our job! This is not only our job, this is a way of life and that's why my colleagues and I come to the office with a big smile on our faces! So, I can finally talk about this great surprise I found on my desk.
It's Wednesday (I mean, Wednesday, the most unimportant day of the week), I come in the office and I find beautiful and delicious donuts on my desk! Early in the morning! To make my coffee better! How cool is that? This small thing, this little sign of appreciation and respect for employees is what makes our company so great! That's why we all have it all here: Sucess in the business, friends and warm words! We are more a family than a company and that makes us fight our age with ease!
Sometimes, I think we can even win this fight...
Quantox is a full-service web technology firm that can make just about anything you need. One thing that some businesses tend to neglect in their creative process is coming up with a mobile app or even simply a mobile version of their website.They focus a lot of making their website really awesome but hardly give a passing thought to those small devices that people use every day. More and more people access the web solely from their smartphones, making them even more relevant. Plus, in their more recent updates, Google and other search engines have announced that they have started to give higher priority to sites that have their mobile game in order. That means that fixing your site’s mobile presence can even help your search engine standings.
That is something that we here at Quantox can help you with. We have available and experienced developers who can make iPhone and Android apps, and those who are also familiar with how to make a website look A+ on a mobile device or tablet. This will allow your users to browse your site or use your product while they are on the go just about anywhere, which is becoming more essential to running a functional business these days. Pretty much anything and everything can be turned into an app, simply to allow users to have better and easier access to your products, whether you’ve got an online service or a retail product that people can buy online.
Don’t neglect your company’s mobile presence and remember to get some mobile work done to improve your business’ online presence.In this day and age, it is something that really needs to get done and some would even say that if you don’t have at the very least a mobile website going, this may be an important priority for improvement, even before updating or upgrading a normal website. Of course, our consultants can help you find the exact right services that you need and can advise you on what would be best for your company.
THINK ABOUT PROCESSES. THINK ABOUT THE NEXT IN THE PROCESS.
The process is one of the most mysterious terms and notions nowadays. Although it is now so new but exists for a long time, it has never been demystified, so for most people, it sounds so scary.Nevertheless, it is very important everybody to understand what the process is, how it functionates, as well as that our complete life and work happen through processes. Yes, everything we perform in our life, every day, takes place through processes or sets of processes. As Edward Deming said, “if you can't describe what you are doing as a process, you don't know what you are doing”. If you think over about your activities, you will see that it is quite right.Although you can read that one of four Agile principles says that individuals and interactions are over processes and tools, that definitely doesn't mean that processes and tools there are not or that are not important.
The simplest, we can say that the process stands for transforming input into outputs, using necessary and appropriate resources, as well as by someone`s managing. For example, you have whole bread as an input, so you want to get slices as an output. Therefore you will use a knife as a resource, but you will manage the resource and whole the process, moving the knife in a proper way or at an appropriate speed.Ok, that's nice… so, have a look everything you do- processes are everywhere around you. For everything you have some input- sometimes that is Manager's order, sometimes Customer's demand, technical specification or global standard. Also, input can be something your colleague did, some output of his work. Well, that is interesting- someone's output can be your input.
Definitely, you will work easier if your input is better, simpler or such that can facilitate your work.But, it seems it doesn't depend on you but on your colleague… amiss. Don't surrender, think about what you can do in order to get as good input as possible, to get desired inputs. Yes, you can go to your colleague who will deliver you his work and tell him what you need, in what form, what will be the best for you. Try to be polite, but detailed, concrete, and to define your needs in a structured way.
There is someone in the process after you - your outputs will be his inputs, so take care of that. As you wish and need as better inputs as possible, such next in the process has the same needs. Before start doing your job, ask next in the process what he needs, try to understand why that is important for him, so align your process and your activities with that.Well, that means there are many people who will be included in that stream to the ultimate customer, who can be somebody from the market. So, that means, we should start creating processes backward, thinking what is to be previous activity in order to deliver expected result, so to create processes in that way. It sounds reasonable- you can`t make a roof if you don`t have walls. Start from a roof, start thinking about your processes. Start from the Customer, start from next in the process, help him, understand why some your output is important as his desired input.Go to the mirror and you will understand, it is important for someone else like it is important for you in another situation.Think about processes, think about the next in the process, start building processes from His Majesty the Customer.
We understand that process is at the core of everything we do at Quantox. And because we master at all types of processes we are adamant in explaining every part of our software development process to our clients. With Quantox, transparency and understanding is the paramount for a good business relationship. So, Let's Talk!
When digital commerce began online there was a period of time dominated by Do It Yourself webmasters who worked hard to build and refine their businesses by hand with little or zero external help. As things became more complicated, the trend was toward establishing your own core competency and outsourcing narrowly defined responsibilities to outside consultants or independent contractors. Recently there is a new shift in the way business is being done, and Quantox is at the forefront of the modern web development evolution.
“Doing it all yourself just isn’t practical anymore, with so many systems to learn and maintain, complicated codes to create, design trends to account for and the speed at which everything keeps changing. The idea of a one-man shop running a major online business is obsolete,” explained Vuk of Quantox.
“Similarly, clients are now hesitant to hire several independent contractors on their own because they have already experienced the frustration of watching each blame the other whenever anything goes wrong of ends badly. The holistic approach is the most sensible way to handle web development these days, and that is why we have built Quantox from the ground up with comprehensive product management in mind.”
Holistic web development involves having a single point of contact, to handle all of the outsourced elements of any digital product. Whether you want an entire platform coded as a new backend, and need the design of the front end done as well, are seeking to be sure your site is properly optimized for search engines, want your email campaigns and stat tracking to be seamlessly integrated or are seeking custom solutions to any other aspect of your web-based business, having your own project manager overseeing an experienced team of experts is the only realistic way of getting your business to move forward under budget in the time frame allotted.
Quantox employs more than 100 coders, designers, project managers, technologists and experts in their respective fields – capable of providing you with all of the work you want to be done, and we do not outsource any part of your projects or require you to find separate contractors to handle other aspects of the work.
“By working in a holistic way we are responsible for the entire project and we can ensure the strictest quality control while giving our clients a truly scalable solution for virtually any digital challenge being faced. We don’t point fingers, we don’t make excuses and we are always easy to reach. That saves you time, saves you money and in the long run… it also makes Quantox the obvious choice.”
As all of us know, today's market is very demanding and competitive in every industry. When talking about IT industry, that is significantly more expressed, especially when we know that while the World is connected and that IT companies and professionals are available everywhere around us.If you want to exist on the market in such conditions, you are to be better and better from day to day, to rise continually.Yes, from day to day, not from year to year!No one has so much time to wait for improvement, especially if want to grow and increase own standards, providing the best quality to clients, as well as improving an internal organization, developing employees and increasing their satisfaction. Yes, sounds very difficult, like climbing… actually, it is some kind of business climbing.
Comparing business with climbing may sound strange, but there are a lot of similarities actually.Climbing has never been easy- it demands significant efforts, you can`t reach the top of a mountain in a day or in short period, but through many steps.Setting and reaching the small next goals and making base camps for next steps are crucially important for the success of that project, so that approach demands appropriate (specific) mindset from the start. Small goals/steps are very important, as well as base camps, in order to whole the team be accommodated and prepared/ready for next ascent. This is the best way that ensures whole the team to be successful and to achieve the goal through that exciting journey.As our goals are very high, we in Quantox don`t waste time waiting for something to be improved on itself, nor leave things to be on the same level for a long time. Instead, our approach is proactive and progressive, directed to continuous improvement, such that direct all improvements and implement all incremental solutions in a flexible way, adapting to our current level of organizational development and our next business goals.
Understanding that nothing can be moved to extremely high level over the night, we are continuously building positive environment and mindset, systematically helping every of our employees to be better from day to day, cherish concept that our employees are our the most significant and the worthiest resource, so inspire them and consider their ideas and proposals as the best resource for continuous improvement.Using that synergy, we are making small improvements every day, implement and test them, facilitate every change and enable our employees and organization to adapt to change and make fine-tuning. It really makes amazing results, strongly motivates all to continue improving herself/himself and whole the organisation. Kaizen is one of our secret sauces of the success!
We are developing and applying philosophy, culture, techniques, and tools of Kaizen consistently. We have deep necessity to improve ourselves and the company, it lies in our genuine commitment to excellence. Simply, we don't talk about Kaizen, nor try to imagine what that could be- we really live Kaizen every day.
Let me tell you something about working here, in Quantox Technology! It is not standard, boring job! It's a way of life! How many times have you been in a situation that you would give everything just to stay in the bad for a few hours more rather than go to the work, but you can't do it because you have to be in the office at the precise time? I know, you can't even count all these situations, right? Well, guess what, we in Quantox don't have that kind of problems.
Our working time is flexible!And that means that we can really be in the office whenever we want, with no consequences at all! So, if you are tired, you have something private to do, or you just had a long and interesting night with your friends, don't worry. Wake up whenever you want, grab a cup of coffee, get ready and then go to the office! That's how we do it!Of course, this is just a one of the many good things that working in Quantox Technology brings! I'm gonna turn to the science to make this easier for you to understand, so pay attention. They say that if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. This statement is often attributed to the ancient Chinese sage Confucius, and many scientific researchers have proven it! If you love what you do, and if you enjoy your work, your results will be outstanding. One more crucial ingredient for the success in the work is a team of people that surround you, and we can really say that this is the part of our company that we are most proud of.
We have all the support in work we need, and our team of administrators, project managers, team leaders and quality assurance will give their best to help you improve your skills and be successful. I must mention that we have a really wide range of projects that we are working on, from smart TV apps, Java, Laravel, Objective-C, Angular 2 to PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, XCode, JavaScript, you name it... We got the most of the industries needs covered by the experienced people and some of our projects have over 60 million of views daily.
And all of that we are managing to achieve in the fantastic offices we have. Cooking a lunch or a dinner and eating with the friends in the comfortable dining room, is a normal thing in our office. We also like to play football, basketball, and many other games during our breaks. Of course, all of this is just to encourage our staff and to create the best possible conditions for their best results.For the end, let's talk about the bond we all have in the Quantox. As I mentioned it before, this is not a just a regular job, this is a way of life. We are spending time together not only in the office, but outside also, and we are having such a great time. Our trips and team buildings are something that we are remembering with the joy and smile on our face and every member of our, now pretty large, team has something special to offer to the collective!
Because of all above mentioned, I can proudly say that we have managed to create the perfect environment for every talented person who wants to work and to be successful. After all, our motto "work hard and play hard" really is our guide!
There are artists in the world that can create magnificent masterpieces that evoke emotional connections with otherwise inanimate objects. Quantox Technology does not hire any of them. While we appreciate artistic talent, that isn’t what makes someone a great designer for commercial applications.
“Our clients want to overcome a frustrating obstacle in their business plans, or are seeking to expand their operations, ” said Vuk of Quantox. “They may want to refresh the look and feel of a website to be in line with the best converting designs currently trending, or they may want to improve the efficiency of their sales funnel with a simpler, more obvious path to making purchases.These are time sensitive tasks that can’t be done by moody or overly sensitive artists. When our clients contact us, our goal is to earn them more money with clean, effective and entertaining designs that improve retention without any unnecessary expenses. Every designer who works at Quantox is great at that, regardless of whether they work well with oil paints and marble chisels or not…”
Many business owners are lulled into a false sense of confidence when they are shown the portfolio of an amateur designer who has made a few outstanding pieces of art in the past. Keep in mind, that portfolio likely took them years to create, was probably done when their mood inspired them, and each item in that portfolio may have earned zero dollars for any client no matter how nice it looked.
“When I start to work on the UI/UX of a website, I’m not looking at it while pretending to be Michelangelo,” said Milan, Lead Designer for Quantox. “What I’m doing is putting myself in the mindset of being your potential customer or recurring member. My goal is to increase the number of signups your site brings in, to keep your existing members recurring and present your content in ways that have the best impact on the financial health of your company. If I feel like drawing for fun, I can do that during my lunch hour or on the weekends, professional design isn’t about fun and whimsy, it’s about earning dollars, euros and the trust of your consumers.”
We look forward to having the opportunity to show you why our design team wins awards from business communities and appreciation from the CEOs, even if it isn’t likely to ever adorn the walls of a famous museum (unless that museum is trying to improve revenue from its ticket sales). Quantox Technology provides free price quotes for design work and can also fully integrate any of the other back-end services your company needs to provide you with a top quality fully-functional digital property faster and better than you ever expected. Let’s Talk about your project!
WHAT IS THE VALUE OF THE CUSTOMER? FIND OUT MANDATORY.
Many companies deliver products, services or business solutions. But customers are not interested in them. Today`s Customers are more demanding, they want to participate in creating solutions for them, want customized solutions. But, then, if they don`t want products, services, solutions, what are they interested in?
Value!
Value? What is the Value? And, who defines the Value?
Value is that for what a Customer is willing to pay, something valuable to him. When defining the Value, it is very important to start and watch from the Customer`s point of view, from the Customer`s perspective.
That can be a significant problem in many situations- misunderstanding the notion of the Customer`s perspective or a way to be on the Customer`s point of view, in order to understand Customers` needs, requirements, wishes, expectations in the best way. In an intuitive way, many consider Requirement and Customer`s Value as synonyms. But, it is very important to understand that for every Requirement we will have or should have defined Value. Just imagine that you were hired by someone for painting some room in green color.
That is a Customer`s Requirement - the room to be painted. But, Value for him will be that those walls are clearly green, without any accessorizing. If you paint that room just based on his Requirement, maybe you will find adding other colors or details as nicer, better, more interesting. For example, you will probably put some wall in dark red, because of contrast; on some another, you will add a picture of a flower, Sun, or similar.
And, what then? The situation is quite simple - Customer is right. So, what will you do next? Customer will certainly expect to deliver him what required- a green room. For you that means additional work, rework, spending time and materials, delaying next planned or agreed assignments… that means losing possible business opportunities and money. Terrible!
So, is Customer always right?
If we start with an idea that Customer is always right, we will definitely have a problem. Thus, let`s say that the Customer is right for that what is specified, agreed.
Oh, that is a step ahead. Now, we have to make that specification with the Customer, actually to come together to an agreement about Customer`s needs, expectations, wishes… That definitely doesn`t mean just to hear and write down his requirements but to do your best to understand and find out what actually for the Customer represents Value, what is significant for him. Ever you said “I suppose…” you had already made a mistake and had more possibility of project failure and conflicts with Customer, Team, Managers, etc. Instead, to start do everything to avoid such situations, doing all activities that will help you to find out and understand Customer`s requirements, but Values that he considers, as well.
How to find out as much as possible?
There are many ways - actively listen to your Customer, try to understand him, as many questions, include relevant team members, draw, make some models or mock-ups, make a wireframe, give them some predefined questionnaire... do everything you have. There are many situations when Customers actually don't know what they really want or need.
In some situations, they know, but don't formulate that completely. Therefore, responsibility for defining Requirements and Values is yours. Responsibility and interest. Yes, that sounds demanding, but it is such- you have to provide them all necessary help because such you will help yourself. You have to be a very good listener, an Active Listener, in order to understand what Customer's idea is, what he wants. Additionally, you have to be a Facilitator, to help Customer to state all his ideas. Also, an Investigator, as you have to research, investigate Customers minds and needs.
That what you are doing creates the value for the company, eliminates wastes, saves time, resources and money, makes a strong base for next processes, improves quality, but increases Customer's trust and satisfaction, as well as a reputation of your company.
Enough, isn't it? Go and find out what the Value is. Just deliver Value.
As the saying goes, Quantox only hires the best, so if you can work here we already know you could easily get a job anywhere else as well.
That’s the nature of hiring top-tier professionals whose skills are envied by competitors. Keeping our team happy while encouraging the right kind of corporate culture is what we do best. After all, a web services company is only as good as the people who work to build it, and it can only succeed when everyone shares the same vision, with a common purpose fueled by a real passion for perfection.
“This year’s racing event was terrific, high performance,” said Vladimir, VP of Quantox. “Yes, it was fun and exciting to get the whole team burning up the high-performance track in cars with a trophy on the line… but in a larger sense, it was also exactly the right message for everyone who works at Quantox to take to heart.”
Winning on the racetrack isn’t about guessing or long wasteful thought processes that leave you meandering around the track as competitors pass you by. To reach the checkered flag first, you need to be efficient, smart, quick, adaptive and focused – which are all traits we put at a premium when hiring new team members for careers at Quantox!
“The winner finds the right line to travel around the track, one that is the least congested by traffic, taking the shortest path from point A to B, and then defends that advantage by perfecting all the angles to stay ahead of everyone else, ” said Vladimir with a smile. “Adapting to the changing behavior of the other drivers, focusing on the goal without distractions from spectators on the sidelines or other racers, and always looking for a way to save time without compromising on the end results. If you can do it on the track you have the right mentality to do it in the office. At Quantox we compete to win because a good effort is ok in school, but in business, the best player is the one who consistently takes home the trophy.”
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If you have what it takes to compete the carting winner Milos at the next Quantox team building adventure and relish the opportunity to work with a team that is always hungry for new knowledge, contact us and let’s find a fit for you on the team!
Holidays are times when most of the bugs in code come to the surface. Our dedicated team of exterminators fights them using best practices
As everyone prepares for Halloween and you start noticing all the ghouls, ghosts and goblins in your neighborhood, you are probably already thinking none of them are really that scary compared to the spooky feeling you get from poor code written by unreliable programmers, which we wrote about here. Here is how Quantox drives a wooden stake through the heart of bad code, along with the details of a new treat we are offering you this holiday season!
Code Ghosts:
Optimize your code and don't let Code ghosts surprise you on holidays
Bad code hides in your backend like a Ghost waiting to jump out and shout BOO when you least expect it! Your systems may seem to work correctly, but is everything tracking properly, are any resources being wasted and it is you really sure it isn’t all about to fail when you add a new plugin or feature for your end users? Quantox can review your existing architecture, or streamline your software line by line if needed to minify the source, enhance load speeds and remove all doubt about the quality of your network.
Code Ghouls:
Not rich enough to have cheap codebase
Nothing is more ghoulish than ransom schemes and backdoor access unethically installed by a fly-by-night coder you never should have hired in the first place. Security always starts internally, with good solid code written by a reputable firm that has a long track record working with known brands and caring for their infrastructure. When you work with Quantox, we supply plenty of references and testimonials from people you already know and trust. If you are nervous a ghoul may have already compromised your code security, contact us right away to discuss the many ways we can clean up your code and establish meaningful backup procedures to chop off that ghoul’s head before he ever gets close to anything of value!
Code Goblins:
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Incompetent developers are developing your site, why?
They don’t really mean any harm; they’re just a horde of completely incompetent monsters that run around claiming to be professionals. Did you try to save a few pennies by paying a goblin to pretend to do a good job when you could have hired Quantox and actually gotten great code instead? Relax, we aren’t mad, we're ready to fix whatever they left unfinished. Sometimes we can make use of their failed attempt, but more often we can write fresh code that gets the job done even faster and better than you ever expected. Hire us when you want to stop hiring goblins and start working with a team of real experts.
Trick or Treat?
At Quantox we don't believe in tricks. There isn’t one simple trick to make you trillions of dollars and clickbait doesn’t work when talking to business owners. What does work is focusing on providing honest, the quality code in a professional manner and that's what makes working with Quantox a treat! To make your Halloween even sweeter, we will add some extra to your goody bag that, on any work from a new client who needs help fixing the mess other companies have already made. We know it sucks to have to re-do something you thought was already taken care of, and that will never happen once you start working with Quantox, so this first time you want to get away from the monsters to step into the light with Quantox.com, we’re ready to help you at even lower price than usual.
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Have a happy and safe Halloween!- From Everyone At Quantox.com
PHP conference BGPHP is one of the best conferences for anyone interested in the PHP programming language. Speakers at the event covered topics for novices and experts interested in sharpening their PHP skills with there were a lot of interesting sessions aimed at improving the way programming is done on an everyday basis.
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“Many programmers come from all around Europe to be part of this conference,” said Dan of Quantox.com “and we were proud to send six of our team lead programmers to the PHP conference. “A lot of the workshops were centered on an arcade game theme this year. Pixels, video games, potions (beer) - even the music being played was from famous games. Overall it was a terrific experience and a first class opportunity for programmers to learn from each other as we shared our own experiences and heard from other top software engineers about their own programming style to better define best practices that benefit all of our clients.”
Quantox understands that the continuing education of each part of the team is essential to evolving our skill set and staying ahead of the curve. Our clients succeed in fast-paced sectors of the digital marketplace, and they rely on us to always know the best way to do things right now, and the most likely ways to future-proof build with an eye on what’s about to happen next. BGPHP began as an initiative by a small group of developers who started the first PHP User Group in Sofia two years ago.
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Sending half-dozen top-tier PHP programmers from Quantox to be part of the event is our way of supporting the creative culture that all digital professionals value. It also serves as a strong incentive for qualified employment candidates to come join the Quantox team because it’s easy to see that employee enrichment is a core component of Quantox DNA, backed by significant investment in each of our esteemed team members.
If you are seeking a career in Web Development, Programming, or Digital Project Management, and have a fascination with the new tools that are on the horizon, be sure to find a company that supports those initiatives and its staff effectively. It makes a world of difference for the way technology reaches the market and the way your career trajectory takes flight. At Quantox we are always hiring the right people to fill exciting positions in our dynamic production environment. Check out Careers at Quantox to learn more right now!
“Reset GIT branch to a specific commit” is the first topic we would like to address in the Help section. Since many of us find ourselves in a situation when we want to reset the master branch to a specific commit of the master- or some other branch, we'll take some time to write a short guide on how this can be done in a few steps.
RESET BRANCH TO A SPECIFIC COMMIT git reset –hard 87a9789447846c6ff3275f93589fbab3c7b801ec (commit hash that we want to reset the branch to)git checkout -b xx (we check out a fictive branch, which will become master)git branch -m master old-master (rename current master to something else)git branch -m xx master (rename fictive branch to master)git branch -d –force old-master (delete old master – not needed anymore)git merge -s ours origin/master (merge master branches, but prefer local data)make some changes to test git.git commit -m ‘test’ (if needed do git add . first)git push –set-upstream origin master (set local master branch to track origin master branch)git pushgit pullWe have also made a package that automates this process via artisan: https://github.com/ivanciric/artisan-git-toolsEveryone is invited to contribute to join the development of various commands that further facilitate our work.
As we announced in period from 30.06.2016 to 03.07.2016. Rafting Center Tara-Raft welcomed 72 people from Quantox Technology.We came to rafting center on Thursday around 2pm, and left it on Sunday at 11am, which means we spent around 70 hours hanging together.
Camp management estimates we had around 4 or 5 hours of sleep per person out of those 70 hours.Out of 72 people that came to rafting, 65 decided to go on adrenaline river ride on Friday. We were driven by 11 cars, and spread over 9 boats with 9 rafting skippers. All river boats went over 16km long riverbed of Tara river and another 4km of riverbed of Drina river. We got to finish in 3.5h spent on river. Out of which 3h were spent on water and 0.5h in pauses by the river.
By unofficial, but precise measurements of skippers, every boat made average of 1236 strokes. Taken care that every stroke spends 32 to 36 calories, we burned approximately 44000 calories per boat. Pretty impressive, no? We weren’t lazy and make a bit different calculation, every boat became lighter in average by 4 to 6 kg.This time of year around 500 cubic meters of water flows over Tara riverbed, which means for the time we spent on river approximately 324.000.000 cubic meters of water, which equals the capacity of Perućačko lake on the Drina.
We estimate each person had two sips of Tara river while, so we all took this natural beauty forever in ourselves.On Saturday, 58 people took safari tour through national park Sutjeska. Passengers were spread over 9 jeeps with 9 drivers. During the trip, we went over Tjentiste, rainforest Perucicu with view on waterfall Skakavac (71m) and climbed viewpoint Prijevor with an elevation of 1660m. As our camp is on 440m, it means we overcome 1200m altitude. Way to go crew!
Prijevor is beneath Maglic, which is the highest peak in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2386m). After Prijevor we visited the biggest open pool in Europe – Tjentiste. We crossed 140km during the safari and estimate loss of 6l of body liquid during the drive on the hot summer day.During our stay hosts organized 3 music bands to play and entertain us in night hours. Music spent a total of 18 hours playing, which is a total of 567 songs played. Out of these only 4 songs were a folk genre. Also in the night between Thursday and Friday, they played 10 heavy metal songs which were taken very well from hosts as well as Quantox team.
A couple of interesting facts come from Tara-Raft bar. For the time we spent in camp, we drank 13 barrels of beer, 146 bottles of beer, 98 bottles of juice and 9l of spirits. The part which will mostly be interesting for programmers is how much coffee was consumed. Well, here’s the number: 200 domestic coffees and 32 nes coffees. No one was drinking tea.Restaurant statistic says we had 22kg of meat during 4 days.
Approximately 80kg of meat was consumed during lunch, around 60kg was used for breakfast, and another 80kg was served for dinner. We also spent 20kg of milk products, cheese, and kajmak.Hope you enjoyed the read and facts and that we managed to present you part of atmosphere from teambuildingUntil next time…
Digital publishing used to include many small subcontractors and often required a lot of management supervision time from in-house executives, dealing with overages and missed milestones on project timelines. Worst of all, when anything went wrong, all the individual subcontractors would try to point fingers at each other as the way to avoid any level of accountability for their own errors. Quantox has helped to change all that by providing project continuity and the results are exceptional.
When you have Quantox build your digital property, you aren’t just getting a gifted designer, a talented coder, an experienced marketing team and each of the elements you need to succeed on the modern web – you are getting a coherent team of professionals. People who are used to working together and who understand that the sum total of their effort will be better than the individual effort of any one part of the whole.
More importantly, our supervisory staff and project management leads are familiar with every member of the team, are able to motivate and inspire their team, and significantly reduce the need for any outside resources being allocated to keeping the project ahead of schedule and under budget. That isn’t to suggest we are perfect, nobody is perfect, but we can guarantee you that if we do ever make a mistake, we are accountable directly to you and we will make it right quickly because our reputation depends on your satisfaction. We only point fingers at each other when we are complimenting one another, errors or mistakes that need to be corrected are the responsibility of every single person who is part of Quantox.
That continuity gets you the best results, with the least resources every time, and it is a key component of what your Quantox relationship is all about!
When you are starting up a new business, with a startup methodology, it’s best to do things right straight from the start. In 2008, entrepreneur, Eric Ries developed the LEAN method of creating a startup, and it’s a great methodology. Ries came up with this because he wanted to create something that would shorten product development cycles and create continuous innovation in startups.Ries came up with this idea through failures. His first startup, Catalyst Recruiting, ultimately failed because it was not agile enough to recover from the initial product launch to give their customers what they wanted. Ries experienced a similar failure with There.com, giving him plenty of learning material from his experiences.
Ries took a look at something called LEAN manufacturing, which was developed by Taiichi Ono in the 1950s. This particular system of manufacturing helped to both reduce waste and increase productivity with a few methods, one of which being quality assurance checkpoints placed in key parts of the manufacturing process. The lean startup process takes this philosophy and moves it into the startup atmosphere.The basic gist of a LEAN startup is that companies must first create an MVP or minimum viable product - the product with the least amount of features needed to function correctly - and then test it and see if customers can actually use it. Like Ono’s many quality assurance checkpoints, the customer feedback then informs the future adjustments to the product, creating a continuous feedback loop. This helps to reduce waste created by companies who put too much effort into launching a product with many bells and whistles.Using the LEAN startup method can really help you to save money and be more efficient.
Working with Quantox on developing your idea promises only steps forward, and very little or none going back. As we work toward creating an MVP from your initial idea, we are already a few steps ahead. With each upgrade of your product after the launch, we climb higher towards the success. One step at the time, building your brand with diligence and continuity that always bring the best results. Let's Talk!