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Assuring Enterprise-Quality Agile Development

This HP white paper begins with an overview of both the strengths and weaknesses of agile development methodologies. It then proposes an “ideal” solution—a hybrid approach that offers the speed

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iPad Programming: Maintaining Two Code Bases

Now that Apple has started selling the iPad and the NDA lifted on the iPhone 3.2 SDK, it is time for developers to start developing iPad applications. And for a

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Where Tech Hiring Is Hottest

According to David White, owner of a Silicon Valley recruiting firm, tech hiring is definitely picking up. “It’s common for us to have an engineer with the right skills talking

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Are Linux Developers Getting Too Old?

Some members of the open-source community warn that unless more young developers begin working on the project, it could stagnate. During a panel discussion at the Linux Foundation’s Collaboration Summit,

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Twitter to Add Places, User Streams

On Thursday, Ryan Sarver, head of Twitter’s platform development, gave developers a few hints about the company’s upcoming roadmap. First, he told the crowd at the Chirp conference that Twitter

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Google Plans To Expand Cloud Computing Services

At a roundtable discussion on Monday, Dave Girouard, President of Google Enterprise hinted that the company is planning to expand its cloud services with an emphasis on “value added” services

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Steve Jobs: Apple Owns “Pad” Trademark

Recently, Apple told developer Chris Ostmo that if he wanted his app approved, he had to remove the word “pad” from its name. When he asked why, Steve Jobs replied

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Tensions Rise for Twitter and App Developers

At this week’s first-ever Chirp conference for Twitter developers, tensions between company and the third-party developers who helped make the service so popular are beginning to grow. At the conference,

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Adobe launches Flash Catalyst CS5

Today’s unveiling of the Adobe Creative Suite 5 (CS5) includes several tools aimed at making it easier for designers and developers to work together. The first, Flash Catalyst, is a

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Checkmate For Adobe Flash On iPhone 4.0?

Apple has made yet another attack in its ongoing war on Flash. The iPhone 4.0 developer agreement says that apps will not be approved unless they are built using Apple’s

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Cybersecurity Report: IT and Business Need To Talk

Most companies do a poor job of handling cybersecurity, even as their losses to cybercrime continue to mount, according to a report issued this month by the Internet Security Alliance

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New Hiring Formula Values Math Pros

If you’re looking for a job in Silicon Valley, maybe you should beef up your resume by taking a class in statistics. The Wall Street Journal reports that many companies,