OpenSooq is the #1 classifieds marketplace in MENA that connects buyers and sellers using mobile-first technologies. It has experienced exponential growth with over 20 million Android installs and consistently ranks in the top 100 iOS apps. OpenSooq's iOS app has a rating of 4.7 stars from nearly 150,000 reviews and its Android app has a 99% crash-free rate and high user engagement of 62 screens per session on average. The document discusses selecting optimal programming languages and technologies for OpenSooq's consumer platforms including iOS, Android, desktop, and a progressive web app for mobile/tablet to provide high performance experiences across different environments and device capabilities.

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Choosing the Right
Technologies for OpenSooq
Ramzi Alqrainy
Chief Technology Officer

2. OpenSooq Technology
OpenSooq is the #1 Mobile-first classifieds marketplace connecting buyers and sellers
in MENA
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OpenSooq Solutions

3. OpenSooq Technology
The Brain of OpenSooq
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4. OpenSooq Technology: Micro Services
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OpenSooq Micro Services

5. Selecting the Optimal Programming Language
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6. The Herd is not always Right
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7. The Elasticity of a Language is Important
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8. Choose the Best Performing Language
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9. Time to Production
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10. Good Community Support is Important
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12. Experiencing Exponential Growth
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13. Consumer Platforms: iOS application
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#1
OpenSooq was the
first application
launched in region
for buying and seller
FIRST
Built on latest
technology stacks that
make the app
extremely fast and user
friendly
SWIFT 5.0
OpenSooq
consistently ranks in
top 100 iOS
applications in
numerous countries
RANKING

14. Consumer Platforms: iOS application
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OpenSooq iOS application boasts a rating of 4.7. This rating coming from 146,985 people
who rated OpenSooq since launch in 2013

15. Consumer Platforms: Android application
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99%
OpenSooq boasts a
crash-free rate of 99%
and an extremely
high-performing app
with minimum ANRs
CRASH-FREE
62 screens / session is
the average of all users
browsing the
OpenSooq app. This is
much higher than
benchmarks, showing a
very sticky experience
ENGAGEMENT
OpenSooq has more
than 20 M installs of
Android application
INSTALLS

16. Consumer Platforms: Android application
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OpenSooq is regularly
featured in the Google Play
Store as a top pick by Google
editors team
FEATURED

17. Consumer Platforms: Desktop
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Search Engine optimized site where we
rank high on Google Search results for
anyone looking for items to buy, Jobs,
Services or for finding real estate based
on needs
Desktop site fully compatible with all
browsers, devices
Provides advanced features especially
for sellers like detailed dashboards and
statistics of ads posted

18. Consumer Platforms: Mobile and Tablet Site
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In countries, regions where internet speed is
sub-optimal and for users who care about
mobile storage, PWA site is best to use
State-of-art & light progressive web application
(PWA) built to mimic the app experience
Full Mobile Design of high performance that
supports both Mobile and Tablet devices

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