QuickBooks and Share A Refund talk all things app development

QuickBooks QBOConnect App Developer Share A Refund

The benefits of app development

Seeing an idea become a tangible reality is the dream of every app developer. Nick sums up the feeling of successfully creating an app. “It’s great to know that our app creates real value for small businesses,” he shared. “As a software entrepreneur, there’s no other feeling like it in the world.” It definitely helped to have the QuickBooks team on his side. “The QuickBooks Developer Relations Team did a terrific job in supporting us throughout the development process,” he said. The benefits of building an app to empower businesses far outweigh the challenges that arise.

The challenges of app development

Still, challenges are unavoidable. Especially when it involves the ever-changing world of technology. For Nick, the most challenging part about developing Share A Refund was keeping up with the growth. “Our workflow was processor heavy and load balancing servers were taking more time as we grew, so we attempted to move toward a serverless architecture,” he explained. “At first, progress was slow, and the days dragged on, but we kept trying and eventually got things working. Only to realize that in order to make the change, we needed to rewrite the entire application from scratch.” Although Nick did not want to perform such a cumbersome undertaking, looking back he sees how it was all worth it. “From a speed perspective, batch jobs that previously took several hours to run now took milliseconds,” he stated. “I’m glad we did it.”

Nick credits teamwork for overcoming the various challenges of architecting and deploying an app. “With ten different ways of doing anything, it’s important to see all options and pick the best path,” he explained. “Working in teams helped us navigate all the tough decisions that went into building Share A Refund.” The power of collective teamwork helped them achieve more than individual work ever could.

Working in teams helped us navigate all the tough decisions that went into building Share A Refund.

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