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How has the evolution of web development benefited the health sector?

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The health sector is one of the most crucial and important in all our lives. Wherever you are on the globe, from the US to Australia, you will be affected by it in some way. From visiting your local family doctor to attending hospital for more serious matters, health care is the industry that keeps us all in perfect shape.

For anyone involved with the health sector on a professional level, it will be clear just what an impact technology has had on it over recent years. In truth, this is a sector that has always been at the cutting edge of developments by necessity, but the digital revolution of recent times has changed it greatly. It is no overstatement to say that the effects of internet and web technology have had a big influence on improving the way that treatments can be given and received. [Read more…]

5 Tricks to Better Manage Downloadable Files on Your Website

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It’s common for brands to offer downloadable content for users on their sites, either as a supplement to their existing content, or as a special offer in exchange for personal information (or in some cases, money). In any case, if you want your downloadable assets to be easily available, well-presented, and unobtrusive, there are a handful of best practices you’ll need to follow.

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There are many types of downloadable files that have the potential to improve your user experience and brand image simultaneously. For example, tax-related businesses like E-File offer PDFs of common IRS forms necessary to file your taxes. Content marketing agencies like Curata offer templates, such as editorial calendars that you can fill out. Even major consulting companies like PricewaterhouseCoopers offer their industry reports as downloadable PDFs. [Read more…]

From planning to development: the stages of creating a web-based app

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With mobile phone usage on the rise, web-based apps provide an alternative way for businesses to appeal to their audience and provider a better standard of service. A growing number of firms are turning to web-based apps to reach their audience, but there are many stages involved with creating a web-based app.

As with many projects, a team developing a web-based app needs to consider the risks associated with the project. A web-based app carries more risk than a standard website, and the technical aspects of the app have to be considered from the outset in order to find the most effective way to develop the app. [Read more…]

Why You Should Update Your Cloud-Based Application Design

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When you think about upgrading the design of your cloud-based application, you know it’s going to cost some extra money to pay your developers to implement the changes. Is it worth it? Well, that depends on why you’re updating the design.

If you simply want your design to look better, that’s a decent reason to redesign if you have the budget. However, if your user experience is struggling, it’s definitely time for a redesign. [Read more…]

Web Hosting Providers for Common Backend Languages

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Building your own website does not usually require a backend programming language. Simple HTML/CSS files are enough to get your content online. But in the modern era of web design it is more typical for webmasters to launch a project using some type of CMS(Content Management System). These are built on a number of popular backend languages such as Ruby, PHP, or ASP.

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In this guide I want to present some helpful resources to determine web hosting for these various languages. PHP has been a really popular solution around the world for many years now. But the open source Ruby on Rails has been gaining a massive following. It is important to distinguish between these different server environments and why you may consider choose one over another.

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