Innovation and Product Development

Success and failure – just like hot and cold, light and darkness, love and hate, or good and evil – these represent the ends of a familiar spectrum. Countless philosophical works have pondered these seemingly opposing concepts. My favorite view for all such opposites is that you cannot understand one without the other. They are […]

Welcome back to getting to know Sitecore Search.  Sitecore Search is an evolving product.  Products are moving away from large monolithic products with long upgrade/release cycles to smaller composable products with shorter agile upgrade/release cycles.  In this post, I’ll revisit several of my previous posts and make updates based on changes in the product and […]

Cognitive disabilities can pose unique challenges in navigating the world, making it essential to leverage innovative tools and technologies to enhance the mobility and independence of individuals facing these challenges. One such tool is the HERE WeGo app, which, when paired with assistive technologies, offers a powerful solution for people with cognitive disabilities. In this […]

On October 25th, 2023, Perficient presented a webinar that was hosted by commerce experts:  Sergio Granada, SAP Commerce Technical Director  Ignacio Pascual, SAP Commerce Delivery Director  Alejandro Granada, SAP Commerce Solutions Architect  Kim Williams- Czopek, GM of Commerce Operations   They discussed the intricacies of migrating to SAP Commerce Cloud. The session provided actionable advice, unveiled […]

Perficient is always looking for new ways to improve our efficiency and effectiveness. One way we are doing this is by using artificial intelligence (Generative AI) to help us find the most suitable resources to be assigned to any project in need.  AI can be used in different ways for our company to find resources. […]

We recently completed an upgrade project, and one of the notable changes we made was incorporating TinyMCE into its own NuGet package. With the latest version, several adjustments have been made to the implementation process. During the upgrade, we also had to relocate a custom plugin within the editor. Since I referred to various online […]

Why is this State Management Solution Named Zustand? “Zustand” is a German word that translates to “state” in English. In the context of programming and software development, “Zustand” is often used in conjunction with “Zustands management,” which translates to “state management.” It refers to the management of the state of an application, typically to keep […]

SQL Server to Snowflake Migration – Conversions with Examples Readers’ Digest: During one of my project experiences, I have had an opportunity to work in MS SQL where I gained valuable knowledge working with the stored procedures. A stored procedure is a prepared SQL code that you can save, so the code can be reused […]

The Vue Composition API offers an efficient and adaptable method for creating components, improving Vue js development. You can improve reuse, better organize code, and easily manage complicated applications by utilizing the Composition API. Let’s explore the components’ perspective and how API supports Vue 3 development. The concept of Vue Composition API, the distinction between […]

What about Rendering Parameters? I recently did a POC using rendering parameters in a component in XM Cloud. In this blog i will describe my approach, issues faced and how i overcame them. Adding a rendering to a component, is relatively straight forward in Sitecore development, i.e.(https://doc.sitecore.com/xmc/en/developers/xm-cloud/walkthrough–building-a-simple-rendering.html). However, there are some circumstances where things are […]

Yes, the AI wave brought me back to a challenging period in my career. It took me back to my junior developer days when I did not know much about software architecture, best practices, or fixing performance issues. After approximately 7 or 8 years, that sense of uncertainty returned. I was unsure where to start, […]

In today’s data-driven world, the demand for insightful and well-structured reports has never been greater. The advent of generative AI has opened exciting possibilities for automating the report-writing process. In this blog post, we will take you through our experience in creating an application that leverages generative AI to assist in generating reports from tabular […]