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Presentation Design and the Art of Visual Storytelling
Discover a practical approach to designing results-oriented presentations and learn the importance of crafting a compelling narrative.
Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful engagement through branding, illustration, and design.
Digital Transformation in the Field: CSR Connect
Learn how CSR Limited, a global leader in the construction supply industry, partnered with Toptal to digitize a 150-year-old supply chain to optimize operations and delight customers.
Toptal Research
Toptal is an exclusive network of the top freelance software developers, designers, finance experts, and project managers in the world.
The Future of Teams: Managing The Blended Workforce
Discover the eight key competencies critical to creating a sustainable blended workforce, and learn how managers can best adapt their businesses to the future of teams.
Toptal Research
REST Assured vs. JMeter: A Comparison of REST Test Tools
Apache JMeter and REST Assured are two very popular Java-based tools for automated testing of REST API services.
In this article, Toptal Freelance Java Developer Nemanja Veskovic gives us an overview of the pros and cons of both of these tools and shows where they fit best in your existing REST API projects.
Nemanja Veskovic
Nemanja is a QA with more than ten years of experience working with various QA teams. He also has 4 years of experience as QA team lead.
Salesforce Einstein AI: An API Tutorial
Non-Salesforce app developers may be overlooking a hidden gem in the AI world: Salesforce Einstein offers image recognition and text analysis for plain-vanilla apps and Salesforce apps alike. In this article, Toptal Freelance Salesforce Developer Fahad Munawar Khan shows how any developer can leverage Einstein Vision and Einstein Language.
Fahad Munawar Khan
Fahad is a Salesforce Certified Force.com Developer and web developer since 2011, including being a senior dev for clients like Honeywell.
Perfect Your UX Design Process: A Guide to Prototype Design
Prototype design is a powerful process detailing how designers do everything required to test, iterate, and develop prototypes, beginning with user flows and ending in functional wireframes.
Judit Casacuberta
Judit is a UX Designer and researcher with a master’s degree in Human Computer Interaction.
Are Art Investments a Worthwhile Asset Class?
Did you know that, in 2016, $60 billion was invested in art, which was comparable to the exit proceeds from venture capital investing?
This article sheds light on the opaque world of art investments and whether it’s a realistic choice for inclusion in portfolios. The article covers types of art as well as how investments are valued and return performance relative to other assets.
Zachary Elfman
Zach is a modelling, fundamental analysis and valuation expert that has managed money for PE and hedge funds. He now runs his own business.
E-commerce UX: Essential Design Strategies and Principles
E-commerce sales are expected to more than double by 2021. E-commerce retailers and designers who pay close attention to user experience and follow e-commerce UX design principles can capitalize on this growth.
Stan Prysiazhniuk
Stan is a UX/UI consultant who specializes in e-commerce. His ultimate goal is to provide a concrete ROI for his clients.
Asynchronous JavaScript: From Callback Hell to Async and Await
Asynchronous programming used to be a challenge even for seasoned professionals, leading to aptly named phenomena like Callback Hell.
In this article, Toptal JavaScript Developer Demir Selmanovic explains how async functions took us out of purgatory and why you should be using them.
Demir Selmanovic
Demir is a developer and project manager with over 15 years of professional experience in a wide range of software development roles.
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