Platform as a service provider (PaaS) Engine Yard has announced that it is updating its architecture to allow more flexibility. It plans to enable users to choose among various cloud
Big data tool vendor Concurrent has released a new open source tool called Lingual that makes it easier for developers familiar with SQL to build applications based on Hadoop. “Concurrent
Microsoft used the Mobile World Congress as the opportunity to release a number of statistics related to its Windows Phone platform and to announce a new Dev Center app. The
Oracle has released version 7.5 of its NetBeans integrated development environment (IDE). Although NetBeans focuses primarily on Java, most of the key updates in the release improve its handling of
.NET developers who use Microsoft’s Visual Studio IDE now have a new tool that can allow them to develop iOS apps. The 2.0 version of the Xamarin development platform includes
The advent of the era of cloud development has meant that many developers now use multiple cloud-based services in their day-to-day activities. And tracking all of those services in a
Amazon’s cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), has launched a new application management tool called OpsWorks. Built from technology that Amazon acquired with the purchase of Berlin-based Peritor last
Despite the fact that Windows Phone and BlackBerry account for very small slices of the mobile market, a new survey reveals that mobile developers are still somewhat interested in both
According to Bart Copeland, CEO of ActiveState, cloud computing, specifically private and hybrid platform as a service (PaaS), is poised to shake up enterprise application development. He predicts six changes