Practical engineering writing on WebRTC, LiveKit, video streaming, AI agents, and telehealth — from the team that has shipped this software since 2005.
Compare DeepL Voice, KUDO, Interprefy, and Meta SeamlessM4T on accuracy, latency, cost, and architecture. What the four leading systems publish in 2026.
May 29, 2026
11 vendors demoed MoQ at NAB Show 2026. Sub-second + on-demand in one protocol. Architecture, vendor matrix, migration from RTMP HLS. Independent dev shop view.
May 4, 2026
Video anomaly detection that survives drift and false positives: the four algorithm families, a reference architecture, benchmarks and a decision guide.
July 15, 2026
Enterprise video conferencing in 2026: how to bridge SIP room systems into a WebRTC stack — architecture, vendors, compliance, and real build costs.
July 27, 2026
Twilio Video alternatives in 2026, compared: LiveKit, Daily, Vonage, Agora and custom. The EOL was reversed, so here's how to decide stay vs switch.
July 23, 2026
Agora custom development in 2026: real pricing, why an all-720p call bills as 2K, and what a production build actually costs. From engineers who ship it.
July 18, 2026
Build a custom video conferencing solution in 2026: feature priorities, WebRTC architecture, AI captions, HIPAA & GDPR, a vendor matrix and cost math.
AI video streaming in 2026: encoding economics, ML-based ABR, recommendations, live moderation, AI captions, a vendor matrix, and real build costs.
July 28, 2026
AI mobile app development in 2026: on-device vs cloud, framework matrix, real cost math ($30K-$300K), pitfalls, HIPAA/GDPR. Book a free scoping call.
LLM evaluation for production apps: the 5 metric types, LLM-as-judge biases, RAGAS, golden datasets and CI gates that catch regressions before users do.
AI video analytics in 2026: the YOLO + VLM + LLM reference architecture, latency budgets, Gemini/Qwen/GPT-5 costs, EU AI Act, and hallucination guards.
Enterprise video platform in 2026: build vs buy vs hybrid, the vendor matrix, multi-DRM, CDN cost math, and a five-question decision framework.
Hard hat detection with AI in 2026: YOLO26 vs RT-DETR benchmarks, Jetson vs Hailo edge, GDPR-safe pipelines, and the cost to build a 20-camera system.
Compare the top 5 enterprise video analytics software platforms for 2026: Avigilon, Genetec, Milestone, BriefCam and Hikvision on NDAA, AI and cost.
Android IP camera app features in 2026: on-device AI detection, ONVIF Profile T/M, WebRTC vs RTSP, Matter 1.5, a cost model, and a decision framework.
Build a HIPAA-compliant telehealth platform that also passes SOC 2 Type 2: which tools sign a BAA, a reference architecture, and real 2026 audit-cost math.
A 2026 playbook for medical imaging software development: DICOM, HIPAA, AWS vs GCP vs Azure, OHIF and Orthanc, AI, and realistic build cost bands.
Healthcare video conferencing in 2026: build vs buy, HIPAA (the proposed 2024 rule), EHR integration cost, AI scribing, and a live vendor matrix.
Build a HIPAA-compliant video platform in 2026: BAA-ready video SDKs compared, WebRTC architecture, encryption, recording, plus a worked cost model.
Classroom observation software compared: video coaching (GoReact, Edthena) vs walkthrough apps, FERPA and edTPA rules, and when to build your own.
July 17, 2026
When blockchain in education actually pays off: 5 e-learning use cases, verifiable credentials, real 2026 costs, chains, and when to skip it.
July 16, 2026
Apply video effects on iOS with AVFoundation and Core Image in 2026: Swift code, a custom compositor, Vision masks, benchmarks and honest costs.
How to build a language learning app with AI speaking practice and pronunciation scoring — the stack, real 2026 API costs, and build-vs-buy math.
Build a fan engagement platform for sports teams in 2026: the 7-feature stack, architecture, costs, MiCA fan-token rules and a build-vs-buy playbook.
Get 12 free wireframe examples for web and mobile. Download the editable Axure kit, plus Axure vs Figma vs Balsamiq vs Sketch and 2026 pricing.
Desktop app development in 2026: Electron 43 vs Tauri, WebView2 and native, with real signing costs, upgrade budgets and a four-question decision tree.
July 26, 2026
Shift left testing, quantified: what to test at every SDLC stage, 2026 tool versions, KPI bands, real CI cost math, and when shifting left backfires.
Structured courses, glossaries, and downloadable checklists from the same team.
A playbook for RabbitMQ delayed messages: TTL+DLX vs the x-delayed-message plugin, quorum-queue retries, when to use Temporal, and Node.js code examples.
An unfiltered founder interview: Richard (Community Hill) on freelancers vs teams, user stories, MVP thinking, and why he rates Fora Soft 10 out of 10.
iOS screen-sharing: RPScreenRecorder in-app capture vs Broadcast Upload Extensions, 50 MB memory limit, IPC, publish to WebRTC SFU.
How to ship WebRTC video calls on iOS in 2026: native framework setup, CallKit + PushKit + AVAudioSession, SFU vs P2P, third-party SDK pricing, HIPAA, and the cost model that decides build-vs-buy.
How Fora Soft estimates software projects in 2026 — techniques, cost breakdowns, 2026 AI line items, KPIs, three-point examples, and regional rates.
How to share source code with a new dev team safely: NDA + IP Assignment + DPA, least-privilege repo access, secrets hygiene, and a 10-day handover plan.
How to read Clutch signals the way procurement teams do: a 9-point vendor checklist, verified-review vs portfolio rules, pitfalls, KPIs, and a 5-question…
Digital video technology in 2026 explained: frame rate, resolution, color, bit depth, bitrate, AV1/HEVC/H.264 codecs, CMAF/MP4 containers, WHIP/LL-HLS/WebRTC protocols, ABR, encoding economics.
Ali came to us in August 2020, he wanted to create a video social media. Together we have created TapeReal. Read what Ali had to say about working with us.
MVVM + Coordinators + DI for production iOS: SwiftUI @Observable, Swift 6 concurrency, testing, DI libraries, etc. vs VIPER, Clean Swift, TCA.
Jesse Janson (Vodeo CEO, Janson Media) on building a Netflix-style iOS rental app with Fora Soft that grew to 100K+ users.
Android WebRTC in 2026: libwebrtc concepts, SDK comparison (LiveKit, Daily, Stream, Agora), Compose UI patterns, capture, screen share, five gotchas.
Does your software project need a Technical Project Manager? Hard-number ROI (PMI 2025, Chaos Report), TPM vs PM vs Scrum Master, salary benchmarks…
A 2026 update of the award-winning Traefik tutorial: production-shaped traefik.yml + docker-compose.yml, Let's Encrypt, wildcard certs via DNS-01, security middlewares, HTTP/3, OpenTelemetry, and the v2-to-v3 migration.
Naseem Iqbal, CEO of MobyTap, on five years with Fora Soft: switching vendors mid-build, saving months with first-principles engineering, and…
Jan, AppyBee founder, explains why he left Fora Soft, tried freelancers and outstaffing, and came back. Plus a 5-question framework and reference-call…
Modern Android audio output switching: setCommunicationDevice API, Bluetooth SCO + LE Audio + hearing aids, foregroundServiceType=phoneCall, OEM test…
Sub-second mass live streaming: WebRTC SFU cascade, Media over QUIC (MoQ), LL-HLS, hybrid architectures, encoder tuning, cost economics.
React playbook for Picture-in-Picture: classic Video PiP, the new Document PiP in Chrome 116+, React 19 portal patterns, WebRTC streams,…
Engineering culture as a delivery metric: psychological safety, DORA-aligned rituals, async-first remote, manager 1:1s, onboarding.
Playbook for Android foreground services and deep links: the Android 14 type + permission rule, CallStyle for VoIP, verified App Links, and replacing…
Our CEO Nikolay talked to Goodfirms. In the interview he explained how the company came to be, why businesses choose us, and how to begin working…
The 2026 macOS publishing playbook: sign, notarize with xcrun notarytool, staple, distribute. Electron Forge, Tauri, Sparkle, CI pipelines and common errors.
Anthony, Speakk CEO, on building a WhatsApp-style messenger for South Africa with Fora Soft — reverse-billed data, ~100K users in month one, millions…
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