web development
Shopify acquires Remix to bolster its storefront design tools
Remix, a startup developing an open source web framework similar to Next.js, has been acquired by Shopify, the companies announced in a joint statement today. The financial terms weren’t disclos
Strapi lands $31M for its ‘headless’ CMS platform
Strapi, an open source content management system (CMS), today announced that it raised $31 million in Series B funding led by CRV with participation from Flex Capital, Index Ventures and angel investo
Tunisian edtech startup GOMYCODE raises $8M to expand across Africa and the Middle East
Yahya Bouhlel started coding in his early teens. Within this timeline, he interned at several companies in Palo Alto, California. Most of his work revolved around building apps and iPhone games. When
Storyblok raises $47M to build out its headless CMS aimed at non-technical users like marketers
The world of web development continues to become increasingly more democratized — and more creative — thanks to innovations in “headless” systems that give more flexibility aro
When raising at a 40x multiple makes sense
With a $4 billion valuation and roughly $100 million ARR, Webflow is valued at precisely the number that we cast as a figment of yesteryear.
Accessibility awareness is on the rise, but is it turning into action?
Are organizations finally getting the message on the importance of accessibility?
From Ph.D. to boutique software developer: An interview with Solwey’s Andrew Drach
"In my opinion, the word ‘agile’ has been loosely applied to many different approaches and strategies to manage projects so the discussion of ‘fake’ versus ‘real’ agile is tricky without a
Vercel acquires Turborepo
Vercel, the well-funded front-end development platform from the team behind Next.js, today announced that it has acquired Turborepo, a high-performance build system for JavaScript and TypeScript monor
Netlify snags $105M Series D to fuel Jamstack-focused web development
Netlify came early to the idea of separating front-end design and back-end business processes on websites. It embraced Jamstack and microservices when those technologies were not well understood. It&#
Appetiser’s co-founders discuss building client relationships and getting to MVP
We interviewed Jamie Shostak and Michael MacRae, co-founders of Australian agency Appetiser, which focuses on designing, building and growing mobile and web apps.
Arbisoft co-founder Yasser Bashir on building trust with early-stage startups
Arbisoft is the latest addition to our series profiling startup software consultants. Its CEO Yasser Bashir shared thoughts on agile development, data science, customer and employee satisfaction, etc.
Builder.io aims to make developers happy with its no-code approach to digital storefronts
Builder.io provides a drag-and-drop visual editor and headless content management system so that marketers can update websites without developer support.
Okta launches a new free developer plan
At its Oktane21 conference, Okta, the popular authentication and identity platform, today announced a new — and free — developer edition that features fewer limitations and support for sig
Version 2 of Google’s Flutter toolkit adds support for desktop and web apps
At an online event, Google today announced Flutter 2, the newest version of its open-source UI toolkit for building portable apps. While Flutter started out with a focus on mobile when it first launch
Vectary, a design platform for 3D and AR, raises $7.3M from EQT and BlueYard
Vectary, a design platform for 3D and augmented reality (AR), has raised a $7.3 million round led by European fund EQT Ventures. Existing investor BlueYard (Berlin) also participated. Vectary makes hi
Should you replace your developer portal with a hybrid integration platform?
The growing use of hybrid integration systems is drastically reducing adoption complications, improving user experiences and minimizing technical complexity — while increasing security.
Hasura raises $25 million Series B and adds MySQL support to its GraphQL service
Hasura, a service that provides developers with an open-source engine that provides them a GraphQL API to access their databases, today announced that it has raised a $25 million Series B round led by
Hasura launches managed cloud service for its open-source GraphQL API platform
Hasura is an open-source engine that can connect to PostgreSQL databases and microservices across hybrid- and multi-cloud environments and then automatically build a GraphQL API backend for them, maki
Netlify nabs $53M Series C as microservices approach to web development grows
Netlify, the startup that wants to kill the web server and change the way developers build websites, announced a $53 million Series C today. EQT Ventures Fund led the round with contributions from exi
Strattic raises $6.5M to bring static WordPress to the masses
WordPress remains the juggernaut of content management systems, even though it now often gets used in ways it was never intended. And with that, managing the life cycle of WordPress sites has only got