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How to Guide Your Software Development Teams

In their new book Leadership, Teamwork and Trust: Building a Competitive Software Company, authors Watts S. Humphrey and James W. Over offer managers advice on the best way to lead

Google Extensions Could Aid Java Security

Google has open sourced a project called “Contracts for Java” or “Cofoja” that is dedicated to building a new set of extensions for Java. The features would serve dual purposes

Agile Development at 10: Evolving Again

Ten years ago this week, the Agile Manifesto was signed at the Snowbird Retreat in Utah. Agile development techniques spread quickly, and soon the whole developer community was talking about

Report: Salaries on the Rise for Developers

IT staffing and consulting firm Bluewolf has released a new report which says that most developer salaries are likely to rise in 2011, particularly those with mobile app experience. In

Patni Testing-as-a-Service Allows for Flexibility

Many companies have been looking at cloud-based services for their application testing needs. Now vendor Patni has taken that to the next level with a testing-as-a-service (TaaS) solution that provides

Microsoft and SAP Intro Duet Enterprise

Microsoft and SAP have previously tried to integrate their enterprise software through Duet, but that solution required so many architecture changes that many developers found it too difficult to use.

.NET Reflector to Go from Free to Paid

Red Gate Software has announced that it will begin charging a $35 fee for a perpetual license for its.NET Reflector software. Formerly available for free, .NET reflector is a very

Seasoned Developers May See a Sweet Deal in Honeycomb

Experienced Java or smartphone developers probably won’t have any problem mastering Google’s new tablet OS, Android 3.0 “Honeycomb.” “If you’re a Java developer, it’s going to take you three to