When it comes to connectivity options for IoT devices, there’s no shortage. For long-range there’s LTE, there’s NB-IoT, for short-range there’s Bluetooth, there’s Bluetooth low energy if battery life is a concern. And for high bandwidth short range, there’s WiFi. Thread is a relatively new and unheard-of entry into this mix and attempts to overcome […]
Matter: One true standard to rule them all
it’s not just nerds or early adopters who use smart home devices anymore. Everyone and anyone and their grandma is using Alexa devices in their homes. The average user is confused amid competition from all the smart home ecosystems. Should they get Apple’s Siri? Google’s Assistant? Or Amazon’s Alexa? Will the devices they purchase limit […]
What are some of the must-have developer survival skills
The software development scene has been undergoing rapid changes since its beginning. As new technologies come up, software development has evolved accordingly. The development process is constantly tweaked and optimised to exploit the latest technologies. So in this ever-evolving world how do you survive as a developer? When learning new skills is a permanent part […]
IoT trends in 2021
2020 was a tough year for everyone, in every aspect of their lives. Most tech companies faced an unprecedented and unplanned shift to WFH, and while there were some hiccups in the beginning, WFH has pretty much become the norm. Even simple everyday activities like shopping for groceries or seeing a doctor for a cough […]
What are microservices?
Applications are traditionally built as a monolith. This usually means that any small change to the client-side user interface or the server-side application has to be rolled out as a new version. And when you’re scaling up, the entire application has to be scaled up, even if there’s higher demand only for some aspects of […]