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Ankora & Ant Colony Join Forces in Bloomteq
Two prominent software companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ankora and Ant Colony, are announcing the merger of their operations into a joint company named Bloomteq.
January 17, 2024Leading the Way in Blockchain and IoT Development in 2023
In a recent assessment conducted by SuperbCompanies, Ankora was awarded two badges for being among the top companies in Blockchain Development and IoT in 2023.
September 20, 2023Introduction of the Polygon 2.0: Taking the Internet's Value Layer to a whole new level
Polygon recently introduced Polygon 2.0, an innovative blueprint that revolutionizes every aspect of the platform. With Polygon 2.0, they aim to propel it into becoming the highly anticipated Value Layer of the Internet.
July 17, 2023NFKey Secures 3rd Place in Global BNB Chain Zero2Hero Hackathon's NFT, Gamify & Metaverse Track
We are thrilled to announce that Ankora’s NFKey team has emerged as the proud winners of the third-place position in the NFT, Gamify & Metaverse track at the prestigious global BNB Chain Zero2Hero Hackathon. Innovative project of Omer Salkanovic, Edis Banjic, Adna Tucak Kodzaga, Amel Pandur, Muhamed Musa and Ankora’s CEO Nermin Hadzic, which combines smart locks with web 3 technologies, caught the attention of judges and secured their well-deserved spot on the podium. The BNB Chain Zero2Hero
July 3, 2023Billiard history made for Bosnia and Herzegovina by Ajdin Piknjač and Sanjin Pehlivanović
Historic billiard victory Bosnian-Herzegovinian billiard players Sanjin Pehlivanović and Ajdin Piknjač have achieved a historic victory at the World Cup in Spain. They have advanced to the round of 16 by defeating Hungary. This is one of the first victories for Bosnia and Herzegovina of its kind. As Ankora, we are incredibly proud to support this talented Bosnian-Herzegovinian billiard player, Ajdin Piknjač. It is a delight to us that he makes history and showcases his exceptional skills on
June 29, 2023Angular: A Rising Star in Enterprise Projects and a Look at Angular 16
Angular, a robust open-source framework developed by Google, has been steadily gaining traction in the world of enterprise-level projects. It's a platform that empowers developers to create complex, large-scale applications with ease, thanks to its comprehensive toolset and powerful features. Angular's ability to handle high complexity, coupled with its scalability and maintainability, makes it a preferred choice for enterprise-level applications. The recent release of Angular 16 has brought a
June 16, 2023The Power of Rust - Why This Groundbreaking Language is Revolutionizing Software Development
In the dynamic world of software development, companies are constantly on the lookout for innovative tools and languages. Among the rising stars in the programming world, Rust shines bright as one of the most popular and groundbreaking languages. Combining C-like performance with memory safety similar to languages like JavaScript and Python, Rust has garnered a massive following and is extensively utilized by numerous prominent companies worldwide. In this article, we dig into the essence of R
May 29, 2023Creating Your MVP with a Development Agency
Collaborating with a development agency as a non-technical founder can be a challenging experience. Therefore, it is essential to prioritize certain aspects such as time management, budget, user feedback, and ensuring that the foundation of the product is robust.
April 26, 2023Revolutionizing Productivity: Highlights from Ankora's NLP and AI-Powered Hackathon
Last weekend, Ankora hosted an exciting hackathon event, where 20 participants were invited to work on boosting productivity with natural language processing (NLP) AI tools. Ankora's NLP and AI-Powered Hackathon was a great success, with five teams competing to develop the most innovative and practical solutions. The event lasted for two days, and each team worked tirelessly to develop and present their ideas. The participants had the opportunity to work with Ankora’s mentors who provided guid
March 21, 2023Figma to ReactJs Code Conversion Plugins
Figma is an excellent tool for swiftly generating contemporary user interface designs. Auto-Layout and other capabilities of Figma bring it closer to developers. Did you know that Figma to ReactJs Code Conversion Plugins can help you with your work? Many designers lose a significant amount of time translating Figma designs to ReactJS. So we came up with a solution! Anima App Anima is a Figma plugin that automates simple UI/UX design and development activities, helping them to produce fast
March 2, 2023Be part of Ankora Hackathon - Boosting productivity with NLP AI tools
We are excited to announce our upcoming Ankora Hackathon on the theme of “Boosting productivity with NLP AI tools”! The event will bring together developers, students, data scientists, and creative minds to explore the potential of Natural Language Processing AI and its impact on the IT industry. The goal of this hackathon is to challenge participants to develop innovative solutions using NLP AIs cutting-edge technology that can improve day-to-day processes in IT and make our work more effic
February 15, 2023Hide Your API
The demand for strong API security is developing fast in response to enterprises' increasing reliance on APIs for digital operations. With 70% of respondents to research anticipating to use of more APIs in 2023 than last year, API security, which now accounts for only around 4% of testing efforts at firms, faces a greater problem. The 4th annual State of the APIs Report gathered inputs from over 850 worldwide developers, engineers, and professionals from the technology community from over 10
February 6, 2023What is behind chat GPT hype?
As most of you know, Chat GPT is a sizable and influential chatbot that responds to most of your inquiries by analyzing AI models with 175 billion parameters. What would that AI (artificial intelligence) do without the information already available on the internet? Yes, you are correct that it would be unable to respond to your inquiries. In light of this, Chat GPT does not think or give you answers but instead searches the internet for information-containing articles, blogs, and libraries.
January 13, 2023Ankora Gaming now has Valorant team
After great success with acquiring the license for the EBL with the League of Legends team, Ankora Gaming continues its journey with a new team in its organization. After the successful local tournament at the end of October Red Bull Campus Clutch, the API_GG (Ankora Player Initiative) secured the most successful team title in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The squad includes Omar Fattah ’’Omcii’’, Halid Frljak ’’Painsui’’, Danis Jusić ’’dandanis’’, Tarek A. Chahin ’’dababyyoda’’, and Omar Chahin ’’B
December 12, 2022Ankora Gaming is the first Bosnian club in the prestigious Esports Balkan League
Fortuna Esports, the organizer of the regional Balkan LoL league, has officially confirmed that following the successful agreement on the acquisition of a spot, we have secured a license to participate in the largest Esports league in the Balkans beginning next season. We formed the League of Legends gaming squad, Bosnia and Herzegovina's first professional Esports team, six months ago in front of the IT company Ankora. Our primary goal, as previously stated, was to compete in the EBL, the m
December 9, 2022NEXT.JS 13
This new version of Next.js has brought in a new era of web development with many new features and improvements to the existing ones. The new app directory introduced in Next.js 13 can be gradually adopted alongside your page’s directory because it includes built-in support for layouts and powerful new conventions. Your React pages become the ideal serverless and edge infrastructure, providing dynamic at static speed, availability, and cost effectiveness. A new data fetching technique added to
December 2, 2022Our Omer Salkanović won first place at ETHSafari
ETHSafari a conference that took place in Kenya from 18th to 24th of September, brings together a good gathering of 1,000 people from all around the world to learn about, hack, discuss, and celebrate the Ethereum ecosystem. Through conferences, hackathons, and other initiatives across the continent, the DAO ETHSafari aims to increase awareness of African web 3 projects [https://ankorainc.com/portfolio] and close the gap with the global Ethereum ecosystem. The event featured learning, hacking,
November 24, 2022WooCommerce 7.1 Adds Cart Block Cross-Sells
The much-awaited custom order tables functionality, renamed "High-Performance Order Storage," was included in yesterday's WooCommerce 7.1. (HPOS). This large project promises to improve stores' performance significantly and provides custom tables for orders, products, and coupons. HPOS has been developing since 2022, but its implementation has been a topic of discussion for many years. It is now accessible behind a feature flag that can be enabled at WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced > Feature
November 11, 2022Startup success: Displaced IT professionals are starting their own businesses
According to a story by Emily Dreibelbis of PCMag.com, if you've ever considered leaving your job and starting something new, a survey by Clarity Capital regarding computer professionals left off during the epidemic revealed that it would be an excellent idea. A startling 1,007 of the 4,188 respondents reported starting their own business after being laid off. More professional advancement (58%) and financial gain (52%), albeit underpaid (35%), were the top reasons for doing so. Perhaps thei
November 4, 2022Fintech Q3 2022 report
The market turbulence has been challenging for fintech to overcome. Funding has significantly diminished, particularly at the late stage; the value and number of departures have decreased. Fintech Q3 2022 Report compiles a comprehensive analysis of how the industry is adjusting to the market slowdown. Still, for the time being, we've gathered some crucial insights regarding Fintech's Q3 performance. Fintech funding is now back to the pre-pandemic levels. Fintech startups raised $13.4B global
October 27, 2022One More Arduino Battles Event has been Successfully Completed
This weekend at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Sarajevo, one more Arduino Battles event has been successfully completed. The IEEE Student Branch put on the event in association with Atech and Ankora. The competition brought many exciting events, and guests from the company Atech Slovenia were also present, as well as the team of engineers from Atech-BiH. Seven teams participated in the competition, and more than 25 students from the first and second years of the technical colleges
October 18, 2022Managing secret keys in Git and NX
During our day-to-day work on our products, we constantly use 3rd party systems for a variety of things - be it some product-related integrations, like Stripe or Hubspot, or even our infrastructure tools, such as S3 buckets or DynamoDB databases. Usually, we interact with those tools by passing along some form of authorization, such as access keys, client secrets, or we’d generate tokens locally based off of those keys. This allows us to define what’s a “secret key”. A secret key or a secure v
October 11, 2022Arduino Battles (14-16 October) : Team Competition for Students of Technical Universities
Arduino Battles present a team competition for all students of technical faculties, organized by the IEEE Student Branch of the University of Sarajevo in cooperation with Atech by Ankora. The competition will be held in the premises of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Sarajevo from October 14 to October 16, 2022. Teams (minimum 2 and maximum 5 members) can register via the following link https://bit.ly/3LP6myF The best teams can win valuable prizes, while the best five individuals in
September 28, 2022The Ultimate SaaS Unit Economics Guide: Unit Cost Calculation
As one might anticipate, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) sector is primarily reliant on marginal data. Finding strategies to lower marginal expenses, such as the cost of attracting new customers (or even retaining existing ones), can help businesses improve their overall financial performance and acquire a competitive advantage. Software firms who want to acquire a competitive advantage and increase their profitability must pay special attention to their SaaS unit economics. Measuring and tra
September 22, 202211 Product Roadmap Mistakes to Avoid
A product roadmap's function is to explain the product's high-level goals and plans while offering a short visual overview that maps out the vision and direction of your product across time. A well-crafted product plan may be the difference between success and failure. Roadmaps can help you shape your entire approach to product vision and create tactics for expanding your client base. An excellent roadmap might even persuade management to approve a concept since it can demonstrate market feasi
September 12, 2022Google introduces Carbon, an experimental C++ replacement
Frustrated by the sluggish progress of C++, Google developers have launched Carbon, a new "experimental" open source programming language that might replace the venerable but aging C++. Carbon might serve as a successor language to C++, offering an easy jumping point for developers to a newer language that handles current development ideas such as memory safety and generics, just as Microsoft established Typescript to update JavaScript and Kotlin to shore up deficiencies in Java. Chandler Ca
September 6, 2022In a downturn, how should web3 businesses handle fundraising?
The web3 sector has seen a distinct impact as a result of the financial market crash this year. The present slump is the industry's first significant "hit," and Web3 firms are its newest participants.
August 24, 2022Big Changes Ahead for Deno
On GitHub, Deno just surpassed 4.1 million downloads with 250 thousand monthly active users, and they are constantly seeking ways to improve the platform further. Thanks to the most recent updates, the majority of npm packages should function in Deno within the next three months.
August 18, 2022Our part in creating the biggest League of Legends tournament in BiH
As a socially responsible company, we are always happy to support projects we believe are of importance to the community we live in.
July 29, 2022$100 million cryptocurrency fund launched by former Binance executives
A $100 million venture fund has been established by a group of former executives from Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges.
June 5, 2022Agile Manifesto: What is it?
The Agile Manifesto is a document that lists four fundamental ideals and 12 principles that software engineers should follow to drive their work, according to its creators.
May 20, 2022Early-stage fundraising: A tale of two worlds
After two years of record round sizes and results, you may be forgiven for assuming that venture capital is a founders' market today. And there is some merit to this: venture capital investment had its best year in 2021 — more than double from 2020, which was already a record year. In 2021, about 400 new companies exceeded $1 billion in worth, bringing the total number of unicorn companies to 69 percent in just a year. Massive rounds of funding have been reported to materialize swiftly for fi
May 12, 2022a16z, Coatue, and USV invest $725 million into Dapper's Flow (blockchain development fund)
Building a developer ecosystem is proving to be far more difficult than building a platform, which is something the web3 industry is continuing to learn.
May 11, 2022ATech by Ankora: Ankora proudly announces partnership with ATech Electronics
A group of representatives from Ankora visited the fair Progetto Fuoco in Verona to formalize the partnership with one of the leading companies from Slovenia.
May 10, 2022Does Apple plan on building its own blockchain?
Recently, a story broke out about an “NFT” app that Apple seemed to ban out of nowhere, despite the fact that it had been operating in the open for months.
May 5, 2022Ankora Engineering Guild is going online on April 26th
Let’s learn together!
April 14, 2022Naming in programming
Correct naming is an arduous process that much thought should go into.
March 29, 2022Fortune favors the brave - Tarek Chahin is one of them!
Through our next post, you will meet another one of our team members - Tarek. Tarek is a full stack software engineer developer for 3 years. We spoke about Ankora as a team, technologies that are being used, as well as about some of his personal views and ways of thinking. What is success? This one is easy! Success is having people you love and care about around you that you can share your stories and adventures with. Because what is the purpose of having great stories and adventures if you ha
March 18, 2022Programming languages and the environment
With ever-increasing memory capacity and speed, a new concern that comes into focus, all the more amplified by modern society’s need to conserve, is energy consumption.
February 28, 2022We launched TipKing - Cashless Tipping App
TipKing is a finance-based application available on iOS and Android devices that helps you send or receive money online. Most importantly, it is designed to be simple, secure, and guarantee complete privacy.
February 23, 2022We support our champions - Ajdin Piknjač is again no. 1 in the country!
Ajdin Piknjač won a new medal and points last weekend at the third final Masters' tournament, which took place at the SBK "Mezz" in Visoko. One of the best and most talented billiards players in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18-year-old Ajdin Piknjač, was the most successful at the third and last final Masters of BiH, where 10-ball discipline was played. This is just one of the many successes of the young athlete in the past few years, and the considerable time spent in training is more than worth
February 21, 2022N-ary tree structures and their exciting application for a question and answer based decision system
An n-ary tree structure is essentially a slightly more complex binary tree structure. We have one root node from which n children nodes go forth, and from those children nodes their own children nodes. How can this help us with a question-and-answer decision system in a specific situation?
February 10, 2022Once, a wise frontend developer said....
He is already five years young Ankaroo, and a Fronted Developer who has been thriving ever since he had joined team Ankora. Meet Namik!
January 18, 2022Path to grow a confident, full-stack developer in an inspiring environment
Today we are talking to Adna Tucak. She started as an intern in our company three years ago, and now she enjoys sharing acquired knowledge with future colleagues.
December 27, 2021Starting a Startup Business - Focus on Opportunities Instead of Obstacles: Cost Optimisation
Unlike regular companies and their businesses, startups can have remarkable growth at an exponential rate a short period of time. If significant business growth in the first years of business is not your goal, then your business idea and philosophy are not going in the direction of a startup. This is also why startups have greater scalability and exposure, which allows them to enter larger foreign markets. Most people who think in an entrepreneurial way will have a great business idea in thei
December 16, 2021Meet Amar, our Full-Stack developer and office DJ
What is your role at Ankora? A year ago, I started my journey at Ankora by participating in a 4-month full-stack internship program. Thanks to the prior knowledge and work habits acquired at the University, I was able to adapt quickly to new technologies, and after just one month, I started working on real projects that led me to the position of Full Stack Developer. The favorite part of my role is how frequently I am faced with new problems, so my day-to-day work does not feel so monotonous,
November 25, 2021GitHub Copilot Pros and Cons
In the following text, we will not convince you whether it is a blessing or a curse, but we will only look at its positive and negative sides and expand your knowledge about this extension.
November 19, 2021Web Application Development Facts You Should Know
We explored some random fun data about sites, including astounding realities about web improvement and behind-the-scenes components that influence the site's exhibition.
November 4, 2021Ankora successfully organized the first "SaaStock Local" event in Sarajevo
The global event brand SaaStock in cooperation with the IT company Ankora has successfully organized the first "SaaStock Local" event in Sarajevo. SaaStock conferences are recognized as one of the most influential tech conferences in Europe and globally.
October 9, 2021Ankora finansijski podržala uspješnog bh. reprezentativca
Dvadesetjednogodišnji bh. reprezentativac Ajdin Piknjač sa dosadašnjim sportskim rezultatima, zauzima sami vrh ljestvice najboljih BiH i regionalnih igrača bilijara.
August 3, 2021Phidelys Consulting and Ankora Announce Strategic Partnership Focused on Enterprise Client Needs in Francophone World and Local Community Welfare.
Ankora is glad to announce our strategic partnership with Phidelys consulting; a French leading tech-consulting company focused on high-level expertise and rare niches.
July 12, 2021It's time to meet Ankaroo - the mascot of our company and our longtime "colleague"
He has been with us for a long time, we all know him, he knows all our secrets and plans, but we have never presented him to the public.
April 21, 2021Ankora is turning over a new leaf - We redesigned the brand and built our new digital presence!
We are excited to announce the launch of Ankora’s newly designed digital presence - www.ankorainc.com!
March 11, 2021Take Your Startup to the Next Level!
In a quickly evolving marketplace, founders need software development with rapid and Agile delivery. We can help you to identify key features, create a plan of product development and get the project ready to launch.
March 9, 2021What is the main reason why some EU IT companies are achieving greater success than others?
Outstaffing is the process of hiring additional workers, through another company, to join your development team and work under your supervision, on any project you delegate them to.
March 9, 2021We built: Easynote – An award-winning task manager & project management tool
Easynote is used by more than 15000 companies and over 55000 users. A task manager and project management tool for everyone.
March 9, 2021SaaS sales in 2021: 9 predictions from an industry expert
2020 has been a rough year. It may have felt like a series of low-points. For many in the SaaS industry, however, this was their best year ever. Paul French of Intrinsic Search takes the opportunity to look ahead at what 2021 has in store for the SaaS-business.
March 9, 2021SaaStock local, in cooperation with Ankora company, is organizing the first virtual event in Sarajevo
The topic of our premiere event in Sarajevo on 17. November will be the successful scaling of the Start-up. Great guests from the tech world, successful individuals in the industry and representatives of the start-up accelerator are waiting for us.
February 12, 202124 Crowdfunding Sites from EU
One of the biggest challenges that startups face is getting capital to put their ideas into reality. A new era has made it easier to source funding and reach your goal; especially with so many people around the world that are willing to invest or even give free money to startups.
February 12, 2021Top 12 Reasons Why Software Development Outsourcing Is So Successful
Outsourcing software development can be your gateway to success and the many ways in which outsourcing software projects is a much better option than hiring an in-house development team.
February 11, 2021How can an IoT company overcome its big problem? - Lack of IoT engineers
As the IoT market continues to grow, so does the IoT job market demand for highly skilled engineers that can develop the billions of devices.
February 11, 202113+ Best Podcasts for Startups
The best podcasts for Startups in 2021 are made up of various information for new companies. You don’t have to worry about boredom anymore since the best is yet to come. The majority of people have ventured into podcasting, and it seems that having a podcast is the norm.
February 11, 2021Do you know where the top 7% of software engineering vendors can be found?
Pangea is an elite community of software engineering vendors that brings together the top 7% of the world’s leading companies. Pangea is on a mission to simplify the buyer journey for businesses to unlock a hidden, but a world-class talent pool through the universe of vetted and healthy vendors.
February 11, 202117 Creative Marketing Strategies for Startups
Marketing is a vital aspect for your business, for it has the potential to push your business up to the sky. Your business needs a marketing strategy that can help it achieve its objectives.
February 11, 2021These are Europe’s top 10 startup accelerators that you need to know about
Startup accelerators have been one of the significant components in the process of creating thousands of startups. Joining any established accelerator can give Startups a big boost right from funding, mentorship, networking, inspiring co-working spaces, and educational resources.
February 10, 2021What to look for when hiring a software development company?
if you’re currently looking for a software development company to develop a piece of custom software for your business, here are 8 key aspects you should watch for.
February 10, 2021How we managed to develop an app used by the world‘s megastars?
The company Ankora has been operating for a full 5 years, and for those 5 years, we had the opportunity to develop applications and software for multinational companies of multimillion value like OneLife Rally.
February 10, 20215 Reasons why companies choose Bosnia and Herzegovina for IT outsourcing
According to Deloitte’s Global Outsourcing Survey, 65% of companies who outsource do so in Europe. Countries in South-Eastern Europe are increasingly attractive to companies seeking to cut costs without sacrificing the quality of IT outsourcing.
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