ReadWrite notes that open source database PostgreSQL is enjoying something of a surge in popularity with developers and enterprise IT pros. Hacker News mentions are up, and PostgreSQL job postings
Google updated its App Engine in August, but it’s already pushing out another release, version 1.8.4. It includes a number of features aimed at improving cloud development capabilities. “To make
Reversing course on a previous decision, Microsoft has opted to release the final code for Windows 8.1 and the Visual Studio 2013 release candidate to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. “We
When it got underway two years ago, the UK’s Universal Credit program was touted as the world’s biggest agile software development project. But now, the £2.4 billion project is over
Adobe has released Generator, a tool that bridges the gap between design and development by linking Photoshop with Edge Reflow. In essence, Generator allows designers or developers to create an
The New York Times has published another set of revelations about secret spying programs at the NSA, and this time they have major implications for developers. According to documents provided
For many enterprise application development pros, news that the company is embracing agile software development methodologies is cause for concern. After all, this type of transition radically alters the way
On Wednesday, the Apache Foundation released version 2.0 of the open source NoSQL database Cassandra. Jonathan Ellis, Apache Cassandra’s VP, noted that the five-year-old database, which was originally created by
The market analysts at IDC have come out with some new predictions for growth in the cloud computing industry. They believe public cloud spending will grow at a compound annual