Our stack of tools in web development

Web development is a dynamic and fast-paced field that requires companies to constantly update and apply new tools to maximize efficiency.
In past installments, we've broken down our development processes.

Today we decided to talk more about our core stack of React, React Native and Laravel, and why we use it!

How does the frontend work?

Frontend - is the part of development that is responsible for creating the user interface and interacting with the user. We use the framework to create it React - is one of the most popular JavaScript libraries. It is based on an approach where the user interface is broken down into small independent components, each of which can be reused.

Benefits of React:

• Reactivity

By utilizing a virtual DOM and an efficient component update mechanism, React provides a responsive and smooth interface, which is especially important for complex and dynamic products.

• Modularity

Dividing the user interface into components makes it easy to scale and reuse code. This approach simplifies maintenance and development, and promotes a clear and easy-to-read project architecture.

• Large community

Has a huge community of developers who actively share experience and create many useful libraries and tools. Which provides extensive documentation, ready-made solutions and support in case of problems.

How does the backend work?

Backend - is the server side of the product that handles requests from the client, interacts with the database, and provides the necessary data and functionality.
We use a framework in our work Laravelbased on the PHP programming language. As it provides a powerful and elegant toolkit for server-side logic development.

Laravel Advantages:

• Ease of use

It has a simple and clear syntax, which simplifies application development and support. It also offers many ready-made components and libraries that significantly speed up the development process.

• Safety

Provides tools for application security, including protection against CSRF (cross-site request forgery) attacks, password encryption, and SQL injection prevention. This enables developers to build robust and secure web applications.

• Scalability

Due to Laravel's modular structure and flexibility, products on this platform can easily scale with growing business needs. It also supports the use of caching and task queues, which helps improve application performance and fault tolerance.

How do we develop mobile apps?

For mobile development we use React Native - A framework based on React, but designed for building cross-platform mobile applications.

During development, it enables you to use the same code for different platforms, which simplifies and speeds up application development.
This way, you can make your app available for both iPhone and Android.

This library allows us to:

• Cross-platform

One of the key advantages is the ability to develop apps that will work correctly on both iOS and Android using a common code base.

• Rapid development

The component-based approach and out-of-the-box framework speeds up the development process, and hot reloading allows you to instantly view changes to your application.

• Native form

Applications built with React Native look and behave like real native applications because they use native components.

Features of Laravel integration in mobile development

• API development

One of the most common scenarios for integrating Laravel with React Native is to create Laravel-based APIs that serve the mobile application. It can easily interact with these APIs, giving the mobile app access to server-side data and functionality.

• Authentication and security

Has powerful tools to authenticate and secure web applications. When integrated with a mobile application via API, these features can easily be used to secure the mobile application as well.

• Sending notifications

Provides convenient methods to send notifications through various channels such as email, SMS, etc. This can be useful for mobile applications to notify users of important events or actions.

• Working with the database

Provides a convenient and intuitive way to work with databases. It can be used to manage the data used in a mobile application and ensure its synchronization with the server.

Combination of frontend and backend

By combining React, React Native and Laravel in our tool stack, we create a powerful bundle for modern product development. To enable interoperability between them, we use APIs. React can send HTTP requests to the API to exchange data. An API built using Laravel provides access points for processing requests, interacting with the database, and executing business logic.

This mapping provides a clear division of responsibility between the frontend and backend, allowing each part of the product to be developed and scaled independently.

Conclusion

Web development requires constant development and utilization of advanced tools. And our stack helps us to achieve maximum efficiency in the hourly development process that fully meet our clients' requirements.

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