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Quantox Is The Easy Solution For Fixing Spooky Code
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!
The Worst Of Them All
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.
What is Lean Start-up Method?
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.
LEAN on Quantox To Bring Your Idea To Life!
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!
In our vast experiences dealing with projects and project management, we have learned that it is best to KiSS. No, don’t worry, that isn’t a romantic come on, it is simply a witty acronym that stands for Keep it Simple Stupid. Complicated projects with multiple moving parts that all depend on one another rarely succeed, from what we’ve seen.
Start From Creating MVP
Our advice is to get to an MVP (minimally viable product, or the least amount of features your product or project needs to get started) as soon as possible, and launch. Once you are actually launched it is quite easy to work towards incremental improvements continuously throughout the life of a product. One of the biggest mistakes that we have seen in our experience is people who have an unclear vision for their projects, which doesn’t make for a clean and concise MVP.Another mistake that often hampers projects is when companies try to do too much and create too many features prior to launch so that your product is sitting around while competitors can easily take advantages of gaps in the market. Ambition is definitely good, but too much ambition can also be a killer.
How To Get From Idea to MVP?
How do you get the perfect MVP? It’s not that hard. Think about your product or project. List the features that are essential to it’s functioning, and get those features working flawlessly. Leave out anything that is extra, or not essential to the product you want to create. Those most basic features are the ones to launch within your MVP. After launching, think about any bells and whistles you would like to add to enhance or change your project.Remember, the thing that matters most is having a functioning product that does what you want it to do, not having the most elaborate product out there on the market.
Quantox- Keeping Software Development Simple Since 2006!
Quantox operates with the help of Kaizen mindset, meaning we achieve great results by first completing smaller, but equally important tasks. Each one of us, but working as a team, has a clear task to complete that will enrich your project and lead to project realization faster and without hassle. Task by task, we'll take your project from idea to MVP, launch your product and keep on improving it with new features and possibilities. Do you want to see simple and clear project development process? Let's Talk!
So, you have a project and you are going to create a request for an exterior company to get the job done. Keeping your project request clear and detailed will help you a lot down the line, and will also save you money. Project requests set the precedent for the entire project, and it is helpful to start it off on the right foot.
Disadvantages of Not Having a Clear Project Request
If you end up presenting a project with a confusing description and scope of work, it costs your team time, costing you money. There are a few ways that this will drain your pockets. First of all, all of the back and forth communication it will take to clarify your work request just isn’t worth it, when with a clear work request your project can get started right away. Each minute you spend communicating and clarifying is the time that is not being spent working on your project. What is even worse, is the second way that an unclear project proposal can cost your company money: unclear project requests can lead to drafts of your project being created that are completely misguided or simply not what you are looking for.
Advise With Your Team
In creating clear project requests it is also important to get your whole team’s input early on in the process, before making the request, rather than presenting them with a nearly finished project and getting their input then. This will also save you a lot of time and money because your team is smart and probably has great ideas that would improve any project your company is working on. Using their ideas early on will keep you from having to revise projects over and over to incorporate innovative employee ideas.Start your project off right with a clear and concise request that will lead the way to the project you are envisioning.
Quantox- An IT Solution Company To The Point!
Creating project request and presenting it to an exterior IT company is not an easy task, but with Quantox it can be a lot easier. The project managers working in Quantox know that the best developed ideas are presented in the clear and concise manner. So, when you're ''stuck'' and can't seem to organize your project, our PM's are there to help you determine the scope of work, requirements, timelines and deadlines of your project, thus helping you save money. You have a great idea, but don't have all the details ''polished-out''? Let's Talk!
Project documentation is an important part of any project, but especially those that create systems that will be used by people whether inside or outside of your company, which are either created by people outside of your company or will be used by outsourced employees. Proper project documentation can set the precedent for the way your company will manage that project once it is complete and the way that other related projects will get managed in the future.A job certainly isn’t over when a project is completed, especially in the sphere of web and technology.
Most projects in this sphere are development projects that will get used in the future either internally within a company or externally by consumers. These projects will need to be supported since your internal teams will need to learn new systems and get used to using them. You can really prevent problems down the road by having great documentation.When you use project documentation, it is best to use whatever best practices are suitable for your industry, because then it will be easier for your team to learn the new system, and any new team members who come on should be able to learn it easily, as long as they are familiar with your industry best practices already. In addition, should your team run up against any obstacles in the months or even years after the project was completed, having proper documentation can save your company a lot of money and time.
Without documentation, your company will have to spend money and use people’s time to figure out any issues, but with the project being clearly explained, you should see nothing but smooth sailing in your future.
Quantox Professional Project Documentation For a Smooth Sailing!
At Quantox we keep our organisational skills at the highest level. By having professional project documentation, but also company profile documentation and Quantox people documentation, we armed every Quantox member with a reliable source for solving problems and built bridges between our own people.
Outsourcing with Quantox gets that much easier when we present our documentation, leaving no questions unanswered. Still, error prevention may be the best outcome of our diligent record keeping of everything we do for our clients. Do you want to learn more- Let's Talk!
What Is The Difference?
When hiring someone for work that is not going to be done within your company, it can be hard to tell whether you should hire a freelancer or use an outsourcing company. What is the difference? Freelancers are typically individuals who provide specialized services on their own time while outsourcing companies have full-time employees who can provide many types of services under their direct supervision.
Why People Prefer Outsourcing Over Freelancers?
Many professional companies and people prefer outsourcing companies because there is a single contact person that can give you access to a wealth of services. When you go with freelancers, you will have to contact different freelancers for different services, which will not only make your Rolodex quite large but can get confusing and often leads to scheduling conflicts that cascade if anyone freelance misses a milestone that the others were relying on having completed in time. This becomes especially problematic if you have a lot of projects happening simultaneously.
Outsourcing Companies Are Better For Project Continuity
Another reason why businesses prefer to use an outsourcing company is that it mitigates risk. If a freelancer gets sick or has some type of family emergency – that’s it - your project becomes delayed. Your work will not get done until they are better and back to work. However, if the person working on your product from an outsourcing company is ill one day, there is typically someone else there who can pick up the slack and keep your projects going full steam ahead. Thus, outsourcing companies tend to give you more complete coverage and usually get a job done faster.
Reputation Matters!
Lastly, with freelancers, there is no surefire way to vet them. Sure, there are online review sites, and they may provide you with references before you hire them, but if you choose an outsourcing company, they have already gone through the hiring process. Thus, they know their employees well, and typically know that they are quality workers who will finish the job in a timely manner because they have a reputation to uphold. Hiring a random freelancer off Fiverr may sound like a smart way to save money until you examine all the unintended consequences and learn to leave those risks on the shoulders of an outsourcing company with shoulders broad enough to carry them all for you.
Quantox- A Full-Service, Risk Free and Trustworthy IT Outsourcing Company!
If you don't need only one Java Developer or a web designer, but a whole development team, you should consider outsourcing a company like Quantox. You'll have access to all necessary staff members- from developers, to analysts to QA specialists. It you have any questions about IT outsourcing, we are glad to answer them and help you reach an inofrmed decision. Let's Talk!
When you hire an outsourcing company to get a job done, you may feel comfortable knowing that they have the experience to deal with your project, so creating some type of official agreement may not be on your radar. However, agreements are actually quite important, no matter how much you trust the company you are hiring to get the job done. It helps to protect yourself as the client and them as the vendor, should anything go wrong during the job, as small as that possibility may be.
Benefits of Having a Written Agreement
First of all, having an agreement is really the only way to make sure everyone truly understands the project at hand. It usually spells out the scope of work entirely, with specific details, so both parties know what is expected of them, and that includes you.
The company you hired won’t be waiting for a month to start the project because you didn’t know you were supposed to send them some photo assets, and they will be able to provide the results you need when you need them.Agreements can also help to avoid miscommunications during the work process, and also can avoid conflict when miscommunications do happen during the project timeline. If a miscommunication does occur, you can just refer to the agreement and quell the worries of both parties since the job will be spelled out plainly in the agreement.
Finally, agreements help to create a timeline and actionable checklist that the team working on your project can work from and check to make sure that all the work agreed upon is done in a timely manner and at the level of quality that you have requested.Basically, having an agreement always ensures that both the client and vendor are protected and covered, and prevents things from going wrong due to mistakes and miscommunications. While things hardly ever go wrong, agreements make it easy to smooth things over on those rare occasions.
Transparent Outsourcing Collaboration is Promised With Quantox!
Here at Quantox we understand how important it is for you to feel that your intellectual property is truly yours. Not only will we protect your idea from plagiarism, we will also ensure that every word of our written agreement pertaining to the development process is fulfilled.
Don't take our word for it- our promise are our signatures on the project detail and development process contract. Let's Talk!
Employing people in-house is the most costly option, and beyond the obvious costs of salary, benefits, and training there are many other expenses that come along with the challenge to continually motivate your own staff. Outsourcing is a good way to save some time and money by utilizing a fully managed team of personnel who already have exactly the kind of expertise you require.
Outsourcing also gives you the opportunity to save money by only utilizing the people you need for the specific tasks you wanted to take care of right now while letting someone else worry about all of the HR challenges and ancillary costs that come along with maintaining a world-class workforce.The main barrier companies have when starting to outsource workflow is the fact that choosing the right outsourcing company to work with can be a challenging and confusing ordeal in itself. However, if you follow some common sense tips, choosing an outsourcing company can be made easier and establishing a streamlined workflow that saves you resources while improving your results is an attainable goal.
When starting to think about choosing an outsourcing company, always get references from trustworthy brands in the industry. Just as you would get a reference for a good dentist from a friend you trust, an outsourcing reference about the team that seems to have everything together is the key to knowing the difference between an option that merely looks good and one that actually is great.Once you have a potential company in your sights, do the research necessary to get to know the company and the individuals you will be working with on your own projects.
Make sure the company has a good track record and can articulate a recent easy to verify trail of satisfied companies who have already had similar projects to your own perform. Most importantly, get examples of work they have already done.
Many outsourcing company sites will proudly display some of their clients, and they may even have a case study or two on their sites to show how using their services can positively affect your bottom line – but always be careful to vet those items by speaking to the actual clients being quoted and making sure they are recent examples rather than old work done by someone else who left long ago.
It is also important to make sure that any outsourcing company that you are considering is able to come up with a clear plan that has concise milestones for your needs. It’s one thing to be able to talk the talk, but can they walk the walk? Displaying the ability to set a plan in place is a good sign that they can also complete the work assigned. All too often you’ll notice the same people who failed to show you a workable plan are the ones who are unable to complete the work as well.
Benefits Of Outsourcing Quantox Technology!
There is plenty of work to be done in preparation of your project, and that phase of the relationship is also an excellent opportunity for you to evaluate the team you are hiring and the way they work with you.
Once you have the right people in place, from a company like Quantox, the scalability of an outsourced option gives you tremendous advantages over in-house employees, because unlike the arduous process to hire one person in your office, the outsourcing path opens up the possibility to acquiring a limitless pool of qualified experts at virtually any task you want to accomplish. Let's Talk!
In sports and virtually every other form of competition, the cliché is that speed kills, because getting to the goal first provides an undeniable advantage for one competitor over the other. That same principle applies to all forms of web development and it is becoming increasingly essential thanks to recent changes by Google and others to the way organic web traffic is allocated.
Even more importantly, the expectations of your customers are tied directly to the speed of your site, apps and digital products.
No Lag—No Inefficient Coding
In the dial-up era, it was common to wait for a page to load due to lag times caused by low bandwidth. This was also a blessing for inefficient developers because the slow loading times and resources squandered by their code were often covered up by the even slower download speeds available to customers. Now, with many clients having access to 1GB connections and mobile providers continually improving throughout while spreading the reach of public WiFi, even the smallest lag or latency is infuriatingly obvious to your potential customers or clients.
Test Your Website Load Time
Google had repeatedly expressed the fact that mobile load times are now a significant signal used in determining their search results, and that has even gone so far as to provide a simple tool to test your load times on desktop and mobile versions of your website. The tool is free and it assigns a 1 to 100 score for your site speed. Even more importantly, it makes simple suggestions of ways to improve your speed score, and it is critical to achieving a score of 85 or better for both Mobile and Desktop on nearly any website you publish.
What Is Mobilegeddon?
The so-called Mobilegeddon update Google made in 2015 underscored the importance of Mobile responsive design and echoed the significance of making sure your site loads lighting fast across any device that a viewer decides to use.
Quantox Smart Coding for Supersonic Speed!
Quantox helps many of our clients by cleaning up the antiquated code, refreshing the underlying database structures being used and making many other seemingly small improvements to incrementally optimize existing websites. We also use industry best practices and many proprietary methods to ensure that any new site we create for you is as fast as possible, to the delight of search bots and human visitors alike. Let' Talk!
Imagine if you walked into a brick and mortar store and were greeted by a salesperson who immediately asked, “What is your date of birth and credit card number?” A store like that wouldn’t get many sales or last very long, yet online site owners seem to think it is somehow more acceptable to create landing pages that abruptly demand all kinds of personal information from potential customers in a completely non-conversational way.Too often we are given site mock-ups or see sites designed by others that immediately request signup information from end users. Sure, having a signup button makes sense, or asking for a name and email address may be part of your business model, but the conversion ratios, time on site, bounce rates and other metrics can easily be improved across the board by engaging the viewer in a more conversational way.
The Right Time And Place To Ask For Personal Information
For example, instead of asking someone to enter their purchase information and then giving them access to a catalog of items for sale after they have registered, you will earn far more by allowing customers to browse your catalog as guests, let them choose the items that they want and only ask for payment details once they reach the cart page to complete their transaction.The psychology of this method is very simple. Once someone has already invested ten or twenty minutes of their time browsing items, choosing products or services, and building a basic level of trust with your brand by seeing how well your site satisfies their requests, they become far more likely to take action at the eventual point of sale. Exactly the same way a shopper is more likely to buy a pair of jeans at a clothing store after browsing the shelves, selecting the perfect pair, trying them on, interacting with a sales associate and then later being asked to pay at checkout by a cashier.
Make Spending Money an Afterthought For Your Customers
The best sites do a terrific job making the sale seem secondary. As online marketers we are all focused on improving the CTR, maximizing revenue and preventing traffic leaks – but as a customer that all need to fade from your attention and be superseded by the fun and excitement of finding the site you want most, getting the attention you deserve and feeling as though the money being requested is more of an afterthought than the central priority of the entire user experience.
Upgrade Your Sales Funnel with Quantox!
Quantox experts are available right now to look over your existing sales funnel and to make actionable suggestions that improve the flow of traffic from your landing page to your join form or cart transaction page. The results are easy to track, and as any experienced marketer can tell you it is almost always easier to earn more by properly monetizing the traffic you do have than by inefficiently marketing to a new wave of visitors. Let's Talk!
One of the more common buzzwords among developers these days is ‘responsive design’, which many confusingly misunderstand as ‘using a Wordpress theme that looks sort of OK on mobile devices or desktop screens.’ The fact is that responsive design actually requires quite a bit more than that, and the benefits of doing it right are substantial.
What is Responsive Web Design?
Responsive design is all about presenting online content on any device as if it were intended to work perfectly on that device primarily. When a customer views your website from their desktop computer, they could care less how it might look on an Android phone. If they use an old and antiquated version of Netscape at their browser, they want to see the site in all its glory, and how it would have looked if they chose Chrome instead becomes meaningless to them. When it comes to design, the customer is always right, and that includes their implicit choices of mobile carrier, platform, operating system, browser, hardware, and software each time they visit your website.Some great tools have been added to the development arsenal recently including HTML5, H.265/HEVC video codecs, letsencrypt.org SSL certifications, a slew of mobile diagnostic tools from Google and more.
How Does Quantox Make Your Design Ideas Work Anywhere, Anytime?
Utilizing these tools and many others, Quantox creates websites, mobile apps and offline marketing materials that give your brands a terrific uniform presence in a way that is completely agnostic to the choice of device or viewing methods your existing or potential clients prefer. To learn more, contact your Quantox agent and see some examples of what responsive design can actually do for your own bottom line. Let's Talk!
The traditional spring CS 2 tournament is here!
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.
How do you view your previous experience with Quantox, and can you share some details about your start with the company?
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.
How do you believe the time initially spent with us prepared you for your current career?
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.
Do you believe this is the right moment for your second experience at Quantox, and why?
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.
Have there been any changes in your professional journey in the past?
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.
In which areas do you think your previous experience will bring the most value to the PM team?
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.
What do you think are the biggest challenges for project managers in the industry today?
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.
What is your primary motivation and inspiration in business - what keeps you going?
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.
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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.
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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
AW Summit at Bucharest is a merge of learning, innovation and networking!
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!
Quantox supports one of the oldest sports events in Serbia!
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.
What does the Fruška Gora Trail stand for?
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/
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When does Fruška Gora Trail start?
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.
The Quantox IT league was formed 6 years ago. What was the initial motive behind the establishment of the corporate basketball league and has the main idea changed to this day?
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.
What is the main vision of the Quantox IT League and where do you see it in the coming 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.
More than 50 IT companies and about 1500 players have gone through the IT League. What are the key impressions of the competition?
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.
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What do the companies that are part of the league see as the biggest benefit?
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.
What is the main drive of people who are part of the IT League?
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!
How to connect artificial intelligence and shooting stars?
Well, you can find the answers to these questions from our Dušan Pavlović, Data Scientist in Quantox Technology, who will give a lecture PER DATA AD ASTRA on 23th of March at the Geekstone Meet-Up Event.
Dušan will demonstrate such a connection and talk about how computer vision, deep learning, and research on meteors - shooting stars - overlap.
One of the topics is how relatively easily you can apply your knowledge of neural networks to solve the problem of automatic detection of meteors in astronomic data made by radio detectors. This problem is one of the most complex ones in this field and our understanding of different problems in the Solar System depends on it.
As someone who studied astrophysics, being an author and the host of the science podcast "Radio Galaxy '' while engaged in the physics of meteors and meteorite astronomy for years, Dušan will show one of the examples of how to apply Data Science to scientific data!
The lecture will be held in Serbian and the entrance is free!
Thursday, March 23, 2023
6:00 - 8.00 PM
Science and Technology Park
Fruškogorska 1, Novi Sad
Save the date and welcome to the World of Data!
Register at the link
https://www.meetup.com/geekstone/events/292131441/?isFirstPublish=true
The traditional spring CS:GO tournament is upon us!
Serbian IT companies will gather from the 3rd to the 6th of April at the CS:GO Vol.4 charity tournament.
Motivated by the important topic and achieved results from the previous year,
we decided to stay with the same goal - in 2023 the IT community will be playing for Serbian maternity hospitals and better conditions for the youngest and their mothers!
Companies can register up to 3 teams and donate the financial funds to the common fund. As in previous years, the start for one million dinars is provided by Quantox.
After the closing of applications, by public voting and filling out an anonymous survey, we will together decide which maternity hospital we are helping this year!
We hope that the HIT CS:GO crew will expand this year with new companies and teams that will compete, have a great time and show that the greatest victory is humanity.
Register your team by the 31st of March.
Link for team registration and more information: https://hitturnir.com/
It's time to play even harder!
The first day of April is on our doorsteps and we all know that this day is always a great excuse for bringing smiles, jokes, and fun in the office, more than usual.
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 first is when we all negatively charge, get really serious and take a pessimistic attitude because the problem seems to be unsolvable. In this mode, the maximum focus is on solving the problem, which of course is not bad and increases the chances of solving the problem. However, for the individual as well as the entire team working on problem-solving, this leaves the mini trauma and stress that he brings with him home after work. These, seemingly harmless, mini-traumas, if present for a long period of time, lead to a reduction in love for work, feelings of fear and discomfort from the upcoming problems (as I mentioned above, in the business, they will always be present.)
- The second way of solving this problem is a lot different than the first one. Basically, the main deal here is to put a little bit of joke on every problem and to simplify it. That way, nothing will seem so scary, especially if you are a part of a team which is assembled of people who think similarly like you.
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.
- Dead mouse - I'm not talking about killing animals, of course. For this joke, all you need is to stick the ticker below the computer mouse. It will prevent the functioning of the laser, and mouse won't work. Once the person looks under the mouse, it will see the sticker - don't forget to write "April Fools" on it.
- Source code - If you are close enough with a particular colleague, and if you are skilled in coding, you can access his computer and modify the source code from the page he is visiting. What will you change is a thing of your creativity, and the choices are numerous, and the reaction to this joke can be very interesting.
- Confusion - this joke is old but the effect is still funny and interesting. All you have to do is plug the mouse from one of your colleagues into the computer from another colleague and vice versa. Assess yourself, whether the victims are familiar with a similar prank. Even if they are, there are great chances that it will be successful.
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.
- Observation - This is my favorite and I practiced it recently, although it was not a day of a joke.It is necessary to sneak the victim seamlessly behind the back, wait for a minute or two and observe it while coding carefree. Get closer to the head of the victim and breathe heavily. Try this, and the feeling will be priceless, and you will be doing a favor to the victim because you will get her out of the depths she's inflicted in solving the problem. My victim did not thank me very much though. I hope your will.
These are just some of the ideas. There are countless other jokes and pranks and it's all about your inspiration and creativity.
- Make sure you do not joke with people who maybe don't like you so much.
- If you need a bit more preparation for your joke, be sure to come early to work, or finish all the preparations during a meal break.
- If you are a victim, do not be offended because the one who joked with you probably believes that you have a good sense of humor. Try to "cooperate" and make a bigger joke off it because all this is only for the purpose of fun and spreading positive vibrations.
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
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#1 Responsive Design & Media Queries
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.
#2 Flexbox & Grid Layout Systems
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.
#3 CSS Preprocessors
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.
#4 CSS Animations
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.
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#5 jQuery Library
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.
#6 Having a Deep JS Foundation
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.
#7 Local Data Storage
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.
#8 JS Debuggers
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.
#9 JS Frameworks
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.
#10 Asynchronous Programming
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.
#11 NodeJS
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.
#12 Packet Managers
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.
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#13 UX Design
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.
#14 UI design
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 ...).
#15 Basic Rules of Design
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.
#16 Icons and Images
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.
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#17 Control Versioning System
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.
#18 REST Architecture
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.
#19 English Language
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.
#20 Text Editors
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.
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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.
Let's start with Health Sensors
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.
Next thing on our list is Smart Cars
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...
Next, we have Wireless Charging Trends
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.
The last, but not the least - Drones
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.
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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.
So, here's my top tech IT trends for 2018!
AI (Artificial intelligence)
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...
VR (Virtual Reality)
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.
- Military uses of Virtual Reality
Virtual reality has been adopted by the military – this includes all three services (army, navy and air force) – where it is used for training purposes. - Virtual Reality in Healthcare
Virtual reality is often used as a diagnostic tool because it allows doctors to give an exact diagnosis in the combination with other methods such as MRI scans. This removes the need for invasive procedures or surgery.
This technology is also used in robotic surgery. This is where surgery is performed by a robotic device – controlled by a human surgeon, which reduces time and risk of complications. - Virtual Reality and Education
VR is able to present complex data in an accessible way to students which is both fun and easy to learn. Plus these students can interact with the objects in that environment in order to discover more about them. For example - VR astronomy. - Virtual Reality in Entertainment
The entertainment industry is one of the most enthusiastic advocates of virtual reality, most noticeably in games and virtual worlds. Also, it is equally used in other popular areas such as museums for example. - Virtual Reality in Engineering
Virtual reality engineering includes the use of 3D modelling tools and visualization techniques as part of the design process. This technology enables engineers to view their project in 3D and gain a greater understanding of how it works. Plus, they can spot any flaws or potential risks before implementation. You can only imagine how important Virtual Reality is when it comes to rail building construction or car design. - Virtual Reality in Film
Virtual reality is a very common theme in science fiction movies, where it is often used to turn fantastical into something that seems totally real.
5G Technology
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.
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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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There are some myths floating around about hiring remote workers to get any type of job done. With the internet the way it is today, you don’t need to have someone in your office to get work done. They can be anywhere all across the globe, as long as they have a good wireless connection. Some people don’t like this idea and these "Negative Nancys" have started to spread rumors about the reasons why people shouldn’t outsource web work, but the truth is, those myths and rumors are simply false.First of all, many people believe that when the cat’s away the mice will play - a proverb which means that if the boss isn’t overseeing everything, the employees will not be productive. However, a study by the Harvard Business Review showed that remote employees were actually more products - by 13.5% to be exact. The truth is that when people have the freedom to eat lunch whenever they want, take a break to enjoy the sunshine for a little while in the afternoon, and work when they feel most productive, they get a lot more done because they are happier. Plus, with remote workers, there’s no pesky office gossip and water cooler time to distract!
Other people worry a lot about communication with remote workers. Either they fear that they will be out of contact, or that something gets lost in the fray when you don’t have that workplace friendship with someone. However, there are so many online communication methods that it’s not a problem. There are contained networks like Slack which allow remote workers to connect to anything they want, and of course, video conferencing is much easier than it used to be, not to mention the countless instant messaging services that make it so easy to send off a message to someone in a second.Finally, the last fear that many have about working with someone who is not on site is that their data will not be secure. However, any good company will have measures in place to protect the security of data. There are many services that can be used to encrypt data as it is being sent along, and even more, ways to ensure that only the correct person is accessing the data you want to share.Hiring a remote worker for your web services makes sense. It’s secure, easy and can save you money, so contact us today to see what we can do for you.
Depending on how old you are, you may think that the year 2017 sounds pretty futuristic, even though that’s where we are right now. The web development trends for this time period do seem like something that even just 10 years ago would have been just a pipe dream or perhaps even something you might see on a science fiction television show. Watch out for these trends, and ask us how we can help you make these a reality for your business.
1. 360 Degree Video
The 360-degree video is revolutionizing certain industries. It’s applicable to education, where students can really see what a particular environment is like without having to visit it. They can see a full view of the rain forest or outer space for much cheaper than a trip in a rocket ship! It’s also doing great things for the real estate industry. Realtors can save a lot of time by showing potential clients 360-degree videos of a space before visiting it to make sure it will be something they are interested in.
2. Virtual Reality
Virtual reality takes the idea of a 360-degree video one step further. There have been some amazing headset devices released onto the market in the past year, and different industries are exploring how virtual reality can best benefit them. Of course, video games and adult video are the things that people have been focusing on the most, but a virtual reality video advertisement to give potential clients an immersive experience can put you a cut above the rest.
3. Artificial Intelligence
When you think of AI you might think of robots that take over the world or something like that, but AI is really a lot more simple than that right now. Even many search engine algorithms are already using artificial intelligence to help determine what a person means when they type in a particular query. In addition, digital assistants are assisted greatly by AI, and all of the big tech companies are doing some heavy research into this field.
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If you own a business or even if you just have a hobby, chances are that you have some kind of website. Whether or not you are a tech guru or just someone who needs to have a web presence, there are some terms relating to web development that just about everyone should know. This will allow you to communicate your needs to the team who is going to be working with you and will make you feel comfortable doing so.
1. CMS (Content Management System)
A CMS or content management system is also sometimes called the “back end” of a site. This is where you can input blog posts, products, and updates to your site yourself. Most backends aim to be user-friendly so that even the most Luddite among us can use them to update the site. There are “out of the box” CMS’, but it’s always much better and more convenient to have us build you a custom one that can be exactly what you want.
2. Favicon
You know that little square icon that shows up in your browser tab that lets you know which website you are on? That is called a favicon. It’s an aspect of a site that is pretty important even though it is so tiny! Make sure your favicon represents your brand, and that resembles your logo but isn’t so detailed that people can’t figure out what it is.
3. Responsive Website
A responsive website design is one that will automatically detect what device or screen size a person is using and adjust itself accordingly. This is the best type of design because these days there are so many different devices like tablets and smartphones that people can be used to access the internet - and they all have different screens! It used to be that you would have to make a full mobile site version, but with responsive design, you can get an all in one package.
4. SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
Most people will probably find your company through a search engine, and that is why SEO is so important. It used to be that only the content mattered on your site for SEO, but now there are many factors involved including how simply your site is to use and how secure it is too. Make sure you take these factors into consideration!
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When creating a website for a company, many people go with out of the box solutions that are made by large entities like Wordpress or Wix. While these systems are excellent because they allow just about anyone to create their own website with minimal knowledge of coding, if you’re a company of a certain caliber, or want to have full control over your website, you really should have your own custom CMS, which is another word for back end of the site.This way you have full ownership of the back end, and whether or not things are working isn’t dependent on a company feeding you updates and comparable apps that function well only some of the time. Our PHP programmers can make this a reality for you. We’ve got a great team of people who are experts in this field, who can easily make pretty much anything you want on your website using PHP.
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This is especially relevant for those who are selling specific things online. Do you need to have certain fields available for specific information that you want to customize and make it easy to input? Or maybe you simply want your website to be easily exactly the way you want. You shouldn’t have to compromise and that’s where PHP comes in. We can make you anything you want and do a custom job for you and your website. There’s a lot of possibilities, so the only limit is your imagination and what you have been envisioning for your site. Using PHP as the framework of a website makes things more flexible and it’s a great idea, so contact us to get started on the PHP project you’ve been dreaming about.
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Nowadays, if you want to be a successful company, the most important thing you must achieve is to please your clients the best possible way! If you do that, the word will spread and in a blink of an eye your company's name will become pretty famous. It is not important what kind of job you are working, it is important how you do your job! Ok, this is a sentence which many writers, bloggers and all other related will gladly have on their posts if they are writing about their companies. But, is this really true? Let's think a bit, shall we? Ok, it IS really important to make your clients satisfied and pleased with your service, but, maybe, just maybe, there is one more important thing. Can't remember? Let me help you! Your employees! In order to make your client satisfied, the first thing you need to do is to make your employees happy and satisfied in all kinds of ways! This is not such a common sight, but, not all the companies are successful, right?
We are happy to announce that our company policy is pointed in this direction and that we are doing all we can to provide the best possible conditions for our employees! That's why we have so many team gatherings, Happy Fridays, funny games in the office and so much more... But, we are most proud of our Teambuildings! Yeah, once again, Quantox Team has been sent to a beautiful place for 3 days and we all had such a great time! Teambuilding is more than just a free day you know! It's a golden opportunity for everybody to get to know their colleagues better. And that's just what we did.Due to fact that we are fast-growing company and that we have offices in different cities, not all members of our team knew each other! But that was before we had this phenomenal trip to one of the most beautiful mountains in Serbia. The Old Mountain, the jewel of the South-eastern Serbia is such a fantastic place and as soon as we arrived, we've encountered so many great things.The hotel we were staying at was off the charts and we were all stunned by the variety of things that were offered to us by the hotel itself and the pleasant stuff! Of course, the places we have visited were remarkable and I'm assured that we will always remember time spent on this wonder of nature! But, that's just a part of our trip! One general part, every company has this kind of trip, but not every company has what we in Quantox Technology have! Friends! The level of friendship in our community is something that I simply can not describe using just words! You have to be part of it to feel it! That is the main reason for our success and on this trip, all of us made new friends and consolidate the old ones.Having a 4-hours-long walk through the mountain, climbing to its biggest peak, swimming in the beautiful pool, sunbathing and chit chatting, using spa, sauna, playing basketball and football, were just an accompanying things on this trip of friendship (I would call it that way). That's why our gatherings are special and this one was probably the best we have ever had! Of course, there are much more to come and we are all looking forward to the new places and new faces in our team! Take a look at the photos below and you will maybe have a glance of the relationships we have here! Enjoy, just like we did there!
Website!
That's the word you hear every single day, no matter what is your profession and what are you currently doing, right? So, let's say a few words about this...
The Difference Between Web Design and Web Development
When thinking of creating or updating a website, you need both web design and web development. However, unless you’re working in the field, you may get these two confused. It’s really easy for non-professionals to make this mistake because of these two things really sound lot a like, and heck, they both even have the word “web” in it and start with the same letters, so the chance for a mistake is really big!However, even though web design and web development are related, they’re not the same thing, though one is required for the other. Stay with us and learn the difference and the real meaning of these two very important concepts.
What is Web Design?
When we talk about web design, we are only talking about the visual aspect of a website. When a web designer works on their project, they use programs like Photoshop or other tools which allow them to create skins and templates for a website. They work hard to ensure that everything looks perfect, and they may also create logos and other graphics for a site’s online presence. When they are done, they often hand off their designs to a developer to implement on the site.
What is Web Development?
Web development, on the other hand, is using different programming languages to actually implement many different things on a site - from the design to widgets and interactive features that show up on the website. On a very basic level, they can create a site, but more advanced developers can also create a custom content management system for a site, or even develop plugins and apps for existing out of the box content management systems like Joomla or Wordpress. Development is essential because it is used to implement the design. Of course, a developer can make up their own website design, but it is often helpful to have both because you’ll get someone with an artistic eye working on your site, as well as a coding whiz to implement it.
Quantox- A full-service Agency for Both!
Both web design and web development are a very important parts building your web solution. You need design because you want your site to look amazing, and you need development because you want everything to work smoothly. Luckily for you, Quantox is a full-service agency and we can help you with both. We have a huge team of professionals who are experts in their fields, who will work hard to make sure that your web presence is great in all different aspects. Let's Talk!
The year is 2017, and you still don’t have a website for your small business?!
It probably even sounds a little bit outrageous to you. Small business owners come up with many excuses to avoid building a website, but we’ll tell you the truth: all those excuses are completely bunk. There’s a tough truth to learn and it is that there is absolutely no excuse to not have a website! The good news is, it’s never too late to start, and we’re here to help you along the way.
Some people use the excuse that they simply don’t need a website. However, that’s just not true. Almost everyone uses the internet and the people who don’t are complete weirdos. When was the last time you did anything without first consulting the internet from ordering food, researching a product to buy or looking up the address of a physical place you wanted to go? By not having a website you are missing out on a lot of opportunities, and you are also missing out on making things more convenient for your customers and clients!Other people say that they have enough customers. This is great for you, but wouldn’t you like to make it even easier for your customers to get information about your products and give you money? With a website you can provide online payment portals, and have a website will also help with customer retention so you will continue to have enough customers.A very common excuse for business owners is to say that they use social media instead of having a website. This is a fine idea because social media is very important to any marketing mix, but it’s hard to capture your followers as customers without a website. Especially in the millennial generation, users judge company’s without websites harshly because they know how easy it is to create one, and how convenient it is to use one to get information.
Still, others say they don’t have time to maintain a website. Luckily for you, that’s where we come in! We are a full-service web development agency and we can help you with everything from making a website to maintaining it on a day to day level. Whether you just need someone to make the website or run it, we’re here for you. Contact us today to see how you can get started!
