As in-app purchases have become a more popular way for developers to monetize their apps, it’s become more common for children to make those purchases. A loophole that provides a 15-minute window where iTunes log-ins aren’t required to make purchases has turned this into a problem for iOS apps. In
Ten years ago this week, the Agile Manifesto was signed at the Snowbird Retreat in Utah. Agile development techniques spread quickly, and soon the whole developer community was talking about practices like pair programming, TDD, frequent check-ins, and continuous integration. Since then, agile has evolved considerably to encompass the entire
IT staffing and consulting firm Bluewolf has released a new report which says that most developer salaries are likely to rise in 2011, particularly those with mobile app experience. In addition, networking experts and systems analysts will also see pay increases. By contrast, C-level executives should expect pay to stay
As software engineers, we are often faced with difficult and abstract challenges. At times we can get quite carried away with solving our engineering problems and lose all track of time. This is my somewhat comical list of ways we can catch ourselves when we’ve been programming for too long.