Mad Devs' #1 Newsletter. May 2022
Tags: news, webdev, blockchain
Published: 2022-07-21 05:06:51

## Top articles of the last month from [Mad Devs' blog](https://maddevs.io/blog/?utm_source=devtonewsletter):

**Top projects in the Solana that investors should follow**

Solana is a fast-growing contract cryptocurrency, and it is the second-largest blockchain with the lowest transaction costs. In 2021, it was one of the best-performing cryptocurrencies. It started in the 120th position in terms and finished in 5th, passing Cardano (ADA) and Polkadot (DOT). [Learn about](https://maddevs.io/blog/top-projects-in-the-solana-that-investors-should-follow/?utm_source=devtonewsletter) the best Solana projects you should pay attention to.

![solana projects](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/99thfi4ea3tmv9rmn93n.png)

**How much it will cost you to build a banking app**

Today, banking as a service (BaaS) storm troops through the market. In an Insider's study, 89% of all respondents and 97% of millennials respondents said they used mobile banking. By 2028, the market for BaaS will reach $2,299.26 billion, up from $356.26 billion in 2020. [Read more](https://maddevs.io/blog/how-much-it-costs-to-build-banking-app/?utm_source=devtonewsletter) about BaaS: how to create it, what opportunities are provided, and how it may come to the rescue.

**Software engineering project report**

How do you explain to your customer what was made and will be made in a simple, fully comprehensive way? [Learn more in the article](https://maddevs.io/customer-university/software-engineering-project-report/?utm_source=devtonewsletter) on how to inform your customers in an accessible form about the software development process. Download the checklist that will guide you in how to write reports without mistakes:

[![Checklist of Software Engineering Project Report](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/majx2s9knrvkke2u8a5p.png)](https://maddevs.io/customer-university/software-engineering-project-report/?utm_source=devtonewsletter)

**How to increase the speed of decoding of solidity sourcemappings**

Software development engineer Oleg Katkov faced a task related to work on solidity. Because of the slow work of nodes decoding, he decided to optimize source mappings analysis. [The article](https://maddevs.io/blog/how-to-increase-the-speed-of-decoding-of-solidity-sourcemappings/?utm_source=devtonewsletter) describes what solutions reduced the optimization time from 40 to 5 seconds by effortlessly linking Python with efficient C libraries.

## Third-party custom development insights:

**[How to evolve a developer's role to address DevSecOps](https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2022/5/how-evolve-developers-role-address-devsecops)**
In the first quarter of 2022, data breaches increased 14 percent compared to the first quarter of 2021.

DevSecOps creates a culture of security across the entire organization to better address security vulnerabilities – and there’s no better time to adopt this approach than now.

**[Build or Buy? Developer Productivity vs. Flexibility](https://thenewstack.io/build-or-buy-developer-productivity-vs-flexibility/)**
Something as simple as the choice between using a client library as opposed to direct access via application programming interface when using developer tools illustrates the conflict. In this article, we will go over some of the factors to consider when choosing between client libraries versus using an API directly.

**[In Today’s World, Software Risk Is Business Risk](https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2022/05/17/in-todays-world-software-risk-is-business-risk/?sh=38c991cb16f2&)**
The visibility of security risk from software went through a sea of change when the president of the United States issued an executive order on cybersecurity. Application security could no longer be relegated to an issue for software development to solve. There is much more at stake given the sharp rise in strategic importance of software. 

## Achievement:
We want to congratulate our Lead designer Aleksandr Krivov on his first certificate from [Webflow](https://www.linkedin.com/company/webflow-inc-/?trk=organization-update_share-update_actor-text)!
Our specialists never stand in one place. They are constantly developing and expanding their knowledge in order to work better and better on our clients' projects.

-_Webflow is the way to visually design, build, and launch powerful websites without coding._

![achievement](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/ry5l4j68co1fwed0j94j.png)

## Case study: The growth of Clutch.co:
Clutch.co is one of the leading platforms whose mission is to provide unbiased reviews and ratings for IT, marketing, and business service providers. Recognized as the Most Trusted Business Reviews Platform.

**Key results achieved by the Clutch.co and Mad Devs collaboration:**
- Built service-oriented architecture
- Integrated single sign-on (SSO)
- Developed a repository for geographical data
- Optimised Clutch.co’s infrastructure costs
- Implemented Matchmaking and Shortlist
- Improved website and widget performance
- Developed the Statistics service for intelligent decision making
- Implemented a connector between Clutch and HubSpot

At the moment, cooperation between Clutch.co and Mad Devs continues:

[![Clutch case studies](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/kt734vjctp697ncw3c96.png)](https://maddevs.io/case-studies/clutch/?utm_source=devtonewsletter)