APIs and SDKs for Digital Government Applications
Application development is incessantly growing and evolving. Developers are constantly looking to enhance the functionality and value of their offerings to keep their existing market share and acquire new customers. Code can improve navigation and upgrade infrastructure to enhance performance. To keep developments up-to-speed, software engineers often rely on standards-based APIs and SDKs. They empower […]
Building a Learning Management System That Works for Distance Learning
College and university will look very different this fall. While some schools are making the leap back to on-campus learning, many are opting for hybrid educational models or hitting pause on the entire process to help limit COVID-19 concerns. No matter the academic approach, however, post-secondary schools share a common challenge, finding a distance learning […]
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Top 3 Document Management Challenges for Law Firms
Today’s legal organizations are facing a number of transformative changes when it comes to managing documents. Briefcases and file folders are rapidly being replaced by laptops and tablets, and firms that are unwilling to adapt to the new digital-first landscape are at risk of falling behind their competitors. As LegalTech developers work to build the […]
How to Implement SmartZone in .NET with PowerShell
Continuous innovation has allowed Accusoft to build sustained success over the course of three decades. Much of that innovation comes from talented developers creating novel solutions to everyday problems, many of which go on to become patented technologies that provide the company with an edge over competitors. Others, however, are the byproduct of looking […]
How Software Developers Can Prepare for Agentic AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is leaps and bounds ahead of where it was just five years ago. When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, it grew to one million users in less than a week. AI has evolved from simple rule-based systems to more sophisticated machine-learning algorithms. In the software development realm, AI has already made big […]
To Buy or to Build? That Is the Question
Ever feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day? Here’s a scenario which will undoubtedly resonate with you if you are like several of our clients. You’re a senior app developer for a provider of data management solutions for the insurance industry. There are two weeks left before you head off for vacation. Your […]
Adding Text-to-Speech to Your Document Viewer
Text-to-speech (also known as speech synthesis) is the artificial production of human speech. It is most commonly used to allow people with visual impairments or reading disabilities to listen to written words. Thanks to the Speech Synthesis API, which is natively supported in modern browsers, text-to-speech functionality can easily be integrated into a web application. […]
How to Maintain Client Confidentiality With Third-Party Software
In a recent LegalTech article, Lisa Senger highlighted some of the concerns facing law firms in an age when legal document management is becoming increasingly digital. Collaborating with colleagues and sharing information with opposing counsel can put confidential client information at risk. As the need for increased security rises, developers are under pressure to meet […]
Dependency Injection and Framing for Node.js
Michael Pardue, Accusoft Senior Software Engineer When developing as a team, a persistent major concern is how to structure an application so that all team members can add features, maintain code, and fix problems without stepping on each other’s toes. We wanted to solve this for Node.js by creating a way to divide our applications […]
The C++ STL: How to Harness Its Power
Sometimes, as a software engineer, one has to deal with code we would rather not. “What were they thinking?” is a common sentiment. In my experience, this seems to be more exacerbated in C++, where it’s much easier to do the wrong thing and re-implement something ourselves instead of using what’s available to us by […]
PrizmDoc Application Services (PAS) Overview
We’ve received some questions from customers recently about PrizmDoc Application Services, such as: What is PrizmDoc Application Services (PAS)? Why do I need it? How does it benefit me? I’m interested in PrizmDoc Cloud hosted, why do I need to install PAS? Where do I install it? To provide some further clarity, we’re going to […]