Tag: frontend
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How We Reduced Backend Load Using Retrofit and OkHttp Caching in Android
Introduction Mobile applications frequently fetch the same resources—home feeds, category lists, configuration data, and other semi-static content. Repeated requests increase latency, consume bandwidth, and place unnecessary load on backend services. Retrofit relies on OkHttp for networking, and OkHttp provides built-in disk caching. However, responses are cached only when the server returns valid HTTP cache directives…
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Shipping Faster Without Breaking Production
How the OLX India PWA team built a session-scoped flag system directly into their SSR pipeline — cutting merge time from 4 days to 2 and tripling MR throughput without any new infrastructure.
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Crafting Better iOS Code with Quality Gates
Maintaining speed without compromising quality is key in iOS development. At OLX, we use tools like Danger, SwiftLint, Periphery, automated tests, and monitoring to build reliable, scalable features while ensuring a seamless user experience.
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SEO at Scale: How OLX India Engineered a 160% Surge in Organic Clicks – Part 2
📌 Missed Part 1? Read about our Technical SEO strategies here With the technical foundation in place, we turned our attention to on-page SEO—where content quality, user experience, and ranking signals play a crucial role in driving organic growth. While technical fixes improved crawl efficiency, it’s the content and experience that keep users engaged and…
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SEO at Scale: How OLX India Engineered a 160% Surge in Organic Clicks – Part 1
What if I told you that in just 14 months, we achieved an almost 160% increase in daily clicks, a 50% rise in daily impressions, and significantly improved our search rankings? That’s exactly what we accomplished at OLX India through a well-executed SEO strategy. SEO is not an overnight game—it takes persistence, data-driven optimizations, and…