Tech stack for Helpful project
Helpful users are supposed to have access to resources such as retailers, incentives, online shopping in a mobile app, returning used bottles, etc. Our goal was to improve performance and scalability. The customer also asked not to store data on the client side. That is why a client-server architecture was chosen. The client-server architecture works for applications that require a separation or abstraction of concerns between the client and the server; it is meant for systems with high interoperability.
The client-server architectural style helps applications improve performance in scalability
ASP.NET CORE
was chosen for the backend development. The security and reliability the platform provides make it a good choice to create robust software with C# language. Asp.Net Core is a high-performance open source cross-platform framework, its advanced functionality allows you to create cloud-based web applications. One of the foremost reasons why this version of ASP.NET has gained immense usability among web application developers is due to its Open Source code.
ASP.NET Advantages
- Automatic memory management
- Cross-platform architecture
- Package management
- Garbage collection
- Language independence
- Asynchronous programming
- Easy to quick and customize feature-rich enterprise-grade web applications
- Flawless development of MVC web applications and RESTful APIs
- Multiple language support
Database
Helpful project has a complex database structure where each entity can have a lot of relations with other entities. In order to avoid duplication of data and work with entities that may have many relationships, SQL database was chosen.
PostgreSQL is used to store internal data:
- Built using an object-relational model, it supports complex structures and a breadth of built-in and user-defined data types
- It provides extensive data capacity and is trusted for its data integrity
- Postgres allows storing complex data safely
- Entity Framework Core is just right due to its simplicity and ease of making changes
Flutter
has been chosen for cross-platform mobile development.
- Dart language supported on the platform fosters fast speed of performing operations
- Same UI and Business Logic for all platforms: almost 97% of shared codebase – no problems with the UI consistency on different platforms
- Increased Time-to-Market Speed
- Development for all platforms (iOS, Android, Tablets) with minimum number of device-specific issues
