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Travel Startup Codebase Refactor and Ongoing Development

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Software Maintenance and Support
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Industry
Industry

Hospitality, Travel & Tourism

Duration
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3 months

Budget
Budget

10K - 49K

Start Date
Start Date

1 April 2018

Team Size
Team Size

1-5

Engagement Model
Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

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73/100
Good

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Client

Confidential

mapLondon, United Kingdom

Project Summary

Donatix took over an unstable codebase for a travel startup, performing debugging and refactoring while building new features and providing ongoing maintenance. Their weekly releases, prompt bug fixes, and effective collaboration helped create a steady release cadence and improved planning for future development. The client praised Donatix’s reliability, professionalism and communication.

Key Challenges

  • Need to take over and stabilize an unstable codebase built with minimal testing
  • Requirement to enable rapid feature development and effective maintenance
  • Desire to adopt an agile, test-driven development process
  • Need for a reliable main development partner after previous vendor shortcomings

Project Deliverables

  • Refactored and debugged existing codebase
  • Multiple new website features developed
  • Weekly releases and ongoing maintenance
  • Liaison and coordination with design and infrastructure teams

Project Solution

Donatix took over the existing codebase, fixed bugs and refactored unstable code, liaised with the client’s designer and infrastructure teams, and developed multiple new website features. The work used Node.js, Amazon Web Services and MongoDB, and included end-to-end development with weekly releases and ongoing maintenance. The vendor provided a lead developer (CTO-type) who scaled additional resources as required.

Project Outcome

  • All bugs were fixed efficiently
  • A steady, reliable weekly feature release cadence was established
  • Improved ability to plan future development phases due to consistent releases and responsiveness
  • Project management and communication were effective with weekly sprint planning

Platforms

  • WebWeb
  • CloudCloud

Tech Stack

  • Node.jsNode.js
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • MongoDBMongoDB

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88star

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Their work helps to better plan the next steps in development, which is especially thanks to their weekly releases, prompt bug fixes, and the efficient workflow between them and the internal team. Donatix’s reliability, friendliness, and professionalism strengthen the collaboration.”

Anonymous

CEO

Note: This endorsement is based on publicly available client feedback from external review sources.

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