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SaaS tools that we use to build products in 2021

This blog post is our annual recap which covers SaaS tools and platforms that help us in delivering projects for our amazing customers. We had been using these tools in 2020, and will be using most of them in 2021. Let's dig into details.

Balancing between anecdotal and statistical data in problem research

Virtually no serious startup founders make a decision without analyzing at least a small amount of data. They need to make sure that their idea is viable and solves a problem. But what makes more sense — anecdotal or statistical data?

Security concerns with using third-party dependencies

It's important to choose third-party dependencies wisely and always review current updates.

Reasons to keep codebase dependencies up to date

Libraries and tools that are used in software projects are usually under continuous development. New versions are released all the time. In this post I will explain a few reasons why you should follow these updates and keep software dependencies fresh in your projects.

AWS is too expensive for the majority of web projects

There are loads of solutions for deploying small scale web apps — Netlify, Vercel, Heroku, even Github Pages. But when it comes to serious projects you would want to be in full control of infrastructure and environment.

User authentication should be delegated

Authentication in web and mobile apps is complex and will never be simple. Because verifying a remote user algorithms. Although it's complex, you can't avoid it. But there is a way to delegate authenticating your users to 3rd party.