Amazon Web Services (AWS) is debuting a new platform as a service offering that it calls AWS Elastic Beanstalk. The service automatically handles capacity provisioning, load balancing, auto-scaling and application
Microsoft has announced the release of Attack Surface Analyzer, a new free tool for developers that helps them secure their applications. “The tool also gives an overview of the changes
As far as an Internet browser is concerned, Microsoft hasn’t been top dog for years. With Internet Explorer 9, now in beta, Microsoft is trying to clean up Internet Explorer’s
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The “continuous delivery” process of building, testing and deploying software is relatively unknown — but that could be about to change thanks to the publication of a new book on
The applications that you develop aren’t simply bits and bytes; they automate the most central processes that your business depends on. Application development teams are under pressure like never before
According to the latest State of Agile Survey,conducted by VersionOne, Scrum is used by 58 percent of Agile teams, up from 50 percent, the number reported in 2009. Scrum adoption
Verizon’s announcement that it will begin selling a version on the iPhone that works on its network in February has generated a lot of buzz in the mobile application development
JRuby, the Ruby variant for Java Virtual Machines, has just launched what project leader Charles Nutter calls “the biggest JRuby release we’ve ever done.” Version 1.6 adds support for Ruby
According to new research from Distimo, app prices are dropping, and free apps are becoming more popular. During 2010, the average price for an iOS app dropped 12 percent, and
Many developers are familiar with Heroku, which helps programmers develop and scale Ruby applications. Startup PHP Fog wants to offer similar functionality for PHP developers, and it’s just raised $1.8
After three years in development, the open source Joomla 1.6 content management system (CMS) is now generally available. With the new release, the project has built new abstraction layers to
Many people dream of starting their own company. It is sexy, hip, fun and exciting. Unfortunately,there is a downside: tremendous risk. No one wants to assume risk, and much less
With all the changes that 2010 brought, what will happen this year with applications and software development in general? this year? Here are a few interesting predictions for developers, courtesy
Database.com, unveiled recently at Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce conference, is an open database that the vendor claims will work with any device, platform and application. “We see cloud databases as a
As promised, Apple launched its Mac App Store for Snow Leopard users on Thursday morning. Apple has stocked the shelves with more than 1,000 apps at a variety of price
Jupiter Research has just released a new report that predicts the mobile ad industry will be worth $894 million by 2015. While that’s a lot of money, the report says
If you’re a software engineer, CareerCast says you have the best job in the country. The job title landed the top spot on the list ahead of mathematician, actuary (last
Silverlight is a great tool that you can use to work with data retrieved from different services. With some knowledge of asynchronous programming and callbacks, you can use Silverlight to
Every site needs to attract attention. Since people can only come to your site by typing your URL directly into the browser, come to your site from a link on
If the results of a recent survey about databases carry any water, it’s time for developers to learn some new cloud tools. Databases in the cloud will impact the database
onoDevelop is an open source integrated development environment for Linux platform users. This IDE is a replica of the original Microsoft .NET editor and also contains Windows support. The editor
s web applications replace web pages on the Internet, there are a number of approaches that are being taken to add new functionality to these sites. One approach, the one
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has released a new set of guidelines for mobile Web app developers. Key recommendations include the following: [login] Include a link that dials the
Through its Connect service, Facebook has long offered developers the ability to let users log in to Web apps using their Facebook credentials. However, the old tool had one big
Since the iPad debuted on April 3, developers have uploaded more than 50,000 apps for the device. That means it took just 8 months to hit the milestone. By comparison,
Red Hat (NYSE:RHT) reported its third quarter fiscal 2011 financial results this week, coming in at the top end of its own expectations. Growth at Red Hat came by way
Linux vendor Red Hat (NYSE:RHT) is set to report its third fiscal quarter 2011 earnings after market close today. With new technology releases in full swing during the quarter, expectations
Every year, technology and innovation seem to grow at an increasingly rapid rate, with each year bringing about more and more innovation. This year was no different. 2010 has seen
Having a product is obviously better than not having a product at all, but not by much.? Bringing a product into the marketplace is just the first step on a