Digest #35: March 2025

March highlights: Mad Devs was busy this month bringing important topics to our audiences, from fresh articles to glossary terms. Also, check out the hot vacancies and join our team!

Get a look at fascinating changes through our blog

The Mad Devs team stays on top of new innovations and approaches, which is why we have prepared two new articles to share our explorations with the world.

Build vs. Buy Software Decision: Your Strategic Guide.

Build vs. Buy Software Decision: Your Strategic Guide for 2025

This article explores the strategic question of whether businesses should build custom software or purchase an existing solution. This is a nuanced decision that can deliver competitive advantage, operational efficiency, and long-term business success.

  • Created: Mar 25, 2025
  • 15 min read
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Revolutionizing FinTech: How AI-First Financial Products Are Reshaping the Industry.

Revolutionizing FinTech: How AI-First Financial Products Are Reshaping the Industry

The financial services industry is undergoing a deep transformation powered by artificial intelligence, and this article examines how these technologies are creating a new approach to financial services and how businesses can leverage AI to achieve more.

  • Created: Mar 31, 2025
  • 12 min read
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A new take on old ideas

Learn about approaches to software development, the steps to creating a streaming service, and the differences between Spring Boot and Quarkus in these updated articles that include new information.

Your Comprehensive Guide To Software Development Methodologies in 2025.

With so many approaches to software development, it can be confusing to choose the right one for a project. This article explains each methodology’s advantages and disadvantages and shows when each is best applied.

How to Make a Streaming Service Like Netflix.

Competition fuels innovation, and while Netflix is a giant in the streamlining business, there is no reason why someone else shouldn’t try to create something better. This post explores how Netflix works and what anyone needs to do to build their own streaming service.

Spring Boot vs. Quarkus: Which Java Framework to Choose?

Choosing a Java framework influences factors such as performance and development cost. In this revised article, Mad Devs explains the differences between these two frameworks and when to choose which.


Hot tech terms in March

Explore these concepts and technologies that are revolutionizing work and business.

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📖 Speech recognition
Read a quick overview of speech recognition technology and its applications in various industries.

📖 Agentic AI
Stay up to date on advances in AI with this text on agentic AI and how it’s transforming business.

📖 Reasoning engine
With an understanding of AI agents, check out this introduction to reasoning engines and how they help AI work better.

📖 Digital process automation (DPA)
Explore the benefits of digital process automation for businesses across industries.

📖 Application lifecycle management (ALM)
See the importance of proper application lifecycle management and how new approaches deliver better results.


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