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App Metaphor is “Outdated,” Says Nokia Exec

In an interview, Chris Weber, Nokia’s top executive for America, said that iOS and Android’s reliance on the app model is “outdated.” Instead, he says that Nokia’s new phones featuring

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Open Offices for Agile Teams May Be Bad for Workers

Most agile development teams work in open office environments, which improve communication, collaboration, and teamwork. However, several new studies suggest that theses layouts may actually be harmful for the developers

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Apple Policies Boosting Creation of Web Apps

Earlier this year, Apple changed its policies to require all iOS apps offering subscription services to share 30 percent of that revenue with Apple. The response has been a revolt.

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Survey: Facebook Has Worst API

Photo aggregation service Trove recently ran a survey on Hacker News which polled developers about which APIs were the hardest to integrate into their projects. Facebook ranked worst with 19

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Report: Developers Prefer OS X Over Linux

A new Evans Data survey finds that Mac OS X has become more popular as a development environment than Linux. According to the report, 7.9 percent of developers now use

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Scalability Rules

The co-founders of AKF Partners, Marty Abbott and Michael Fisher, have published a new book titled Scalability Rules. It offers advice for managers, architects, developers and operations personnel who face