Articles in category Development

Development

What is Google Dialogflow?

We are undoubtedly witnessing significant growth in software services designed for helping businesses increase the ease with which their clients access them. More and more, companies both big and small are turning to such technological solutions which in turn transform the way businesses and clientele communicate. By offering more instantaneous responses to queries, businesses stand to enhance customer satisfaction and thereby strengthen loyalty. On a more personal level, I had long been sceptical of engaging a bot, however, once offered an expedient, simple solution to my problem within minutes, I began to think otherwise. Yet the question remains: are chatbots as reliable as traditional customer services, and are they natural and organic enough to handle user-specific issues?  While working on a recent project, I came across a  product from Google Cloud Platform called Dialogflow. It turned out to be a very interesting experiment and actually,  worked better than I'd expected - hence the following article.
Kasia Pryczek
11 August 2021
9 min read

Development

Why You Should Use GraphQL-Code Generator with React and GraphQL

What is Graphql-Code Generator (CodeGen)? GraphQL-CodeGen is a CLI that can generate code from your GraphQL operations and schema. In React projects using typescript operations, it is very helpful to map GraphQL schema into interfaces.  GraphQL can also generate hooks from operations.hello@start-up.house
Szymon Kiśluk
03 August 2021
4 min read

Development

How different is Python from JavaScript?

This is a question I asked myself a few weeks back. I am a JavaScript developer by trade and have recently ventured into the back-end world to learn the fundamentals of Python and to identify how these fundamentals differ from those in JavaScript. So I’ve written this article to articulate some of the particular differences that stand out, and hopefully generate interest for any front-end developer looking to take on something new.
Aleksandra Borowska
09 July 2021
5 min read