Like much of our society, programming is driven by trends. As new technologies create better precision, efficiency and ease of use, older technologies fall by the wayside. InfoWorld has put
Runnable, the three-month-old code discovery service that aims to be the “YouTube of code,” has announced two major new features. First, Runnable has added support for two of the most
It’s clear that hackathons have benefits for the enterprises that sponsor them—companies get new ideas, test their APIs, generate buzz and get a look at talent they might want to
Enterprise software saw some big changes over the past year. InfoWorld has put together a list of seven of the most important: In-memory databases going mainstream. HCM (human capital management)
All of the major cloud computing platforms are eager to attract enterprise developers, and Google Compute Engine is no exception. In its latest move in the cloud wars, Google is
In a lengthy article, eWeek’s Darryl K. Taft examines the role that the Windows Azure cloud computing service plays in Microsoft’s attempts to court developers. For example, the company has
Research firms and vendors predict that internal app stores and cloud computing will be very important trends in enterprise application development over the coming year. For example, AppDirect says most
Twitter has announced that it is releasing CocoaSPDY, a SPDY framework for OS X and iOS, under an open source license. SPDY is an alternative to HTTP that improves Web
These days, business analysts and other users without programming skills are clamoring for the ability to create apps. To meet their needs, Microsoft has just released a beta version of