Three ways to improve the performance of your software: Case studies
Software development often involves many challenges. From handling large amounts of data to deploying new releases securely, every project has its own complications. This time, I want to tell you about three recent cases we have worked on. Each one shows how to address common problems and improve the efficiency of software development without getting into unnecessary complications.
1. Queues: Channelling more than 165K data/hour between systems
When you’re working with large volumes of data, it’s easy for systems to become overwhelmed, or worse, unable to handle it. This was the challenge in one of our recent projects, where we needed to handle 165,000 pieces of data per hour across multiple systems.
The solution was to use queues to better manage the tasks. Basically, queues allow tasks to be processed in order, without overloading systems. They also offer greater fault tolerance, which reduces the risk of interruptions.
If you are interested in how we can implement this system, you can read the full details in the article.
2. Deployments without fear: End-to-End Testing (E2E)
Software deployment, especially on Fridays, can be a source of anxiety for many teams. In this case, we use End-to-End (E2E) testing to minimise problems and improve the quality of the software during the deployment process.
This type of testing allows us to verify that the entire system works correctly, from start to finish, before releasing a new version. In this project, we applied E2E testing to make sure that changes in the frontend will not cause problems in other areas. In this way, we were able to make deployments more secure and reliable.
If you are interested in how this approach can be used in your own projects, the article covers the details.
3. Application tracking: Optimised and faultless
Knowing if an application is working well is not just a matter of seeing if it is still online. In this project, the goal was to improve the performance of an existing application, making it 25% faster and reducing crashes to almost zero.
The key was to implement an advanced monitoring system that allowed us to observe the behaviour of the application in real time. This helped us to identify points of improvement and to make optimisations more quickly and accurately.
If you are dealing with applications that don’t work quite right, maybe this case will give you some ideas.
These are just three examples of how to tackle some of the common problems in software development. If you have any questions or would like to discuss any of these ideas, we are always at your disposal.
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