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Complex Access Concept for the Backend of a Web Application

In a challenging energy tech project, Sensetence was responsible for designing a central, highly complex authorization system in the backend. Our experienced senior developer contributed in-depth Symfony expertise within five months – and delivered a solution that went far beyond standard concepts. The challenge lay at the heart of the project: different user groups – […]

From PHP 7.2 to 8.3: Smooth Migration and Modernization of a Laravel Application for a Mechanical Engineering Customer

As part of a recently completed project, our team successfully implemented a software modernization project for a mechanical engineering customer from Augsburg. The aim was to bring an existing Laravel application up to date technically and at the same time significantly increase the long-term maintainability, stability and security of the application. The starting point was […]

Overview of Known Low-Code and No-Code Platforms for Web Applications

Explanation of the Idea Low-code and no-code platforms are at the center of a paradigm shift in parts of software development. They enable companies to implement digital solutions significantly faster, more cost-effectively and with fewer specialized developer resources. But what exactly is behind these approaches? What are their differences, their weaknesses – and which of […]

AI at Sensetence – LLMs, AI Integration & Self-hosted Solutions

When people talk about artificial intelligence (AI) these days, many people immediately think of large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI GPT. But AI is much more than just LLMs. It includes rule-based systems, machine learning (ML), probabilistic models (e.g. Bayesian networks) and symbolic AI (e.g. expert systems). Neural networks are also used in many […]

Automatic Software Tests – Quality Assurance in Development

Automatic software tests are an important part of modern software development. They help to detect errors at an early stage, avoid regressions and ensure that applications work reliably in different scenarios. In agile development processes in particular, they enable rapid iterations without the need to repeat manual tests every time.Depending on the type of test, […]

Inertia.js and Symfony: A Powerful Combination for Modern Web Applications  

Nowadays, we web developers are faced with the challenge of developing powerful, robust and secure web applications that also offer an interactive user experience with the shortest possible loading times. Good collaboration between frontend and backend is crucial to meet these requirements. There are different approaches to choosing the right technology stack.   In this […]

Conference as Further Training: Web Summer Camp 2023  

From August 31 to September 2, 2023, the picturesque coastal town of Opatija, Croatia, hosted the top-class Web Summer Camp, an event dedicated to the use of web technologies. The event is divided into workshops and lectures and offers various tracks. As an enthusiastic full-stack developer, I was particularly interested in broadening my horizons and […]

Working in External Teams

Until April 2020 we had mainly worked for our own customers on long-term projects. Recently we have been hired for several jobs, on which we have worked together with agency employees and freelance software developers. In the following, we would like to point out the experiences gained in this context and the challenges we have […]

Digital Pandemic Challenges

Once we had switched our daily work to home office at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic and built the necessary infrastructure (see Going Remote), we have been able to face the work-related challenges of this difficult time. Because not only the work locations and the accompanying circumstances have changed, the order situation has also […]
Meeting Scheduling

Meeting Scheduling with a Genetic Algorithm

Our client organizes meetings between two groups of people, investors and companies within the framework of events. Typically, investors request meetings with companies. They confirm the request and the meeting can be scheduled. Challenge At first glance, the problem seems easy to solve: An investor can choose a suitable time for the meeting. Once the […]