Developers can now access the “golden master” version of iOS 4.2, and the upgrade will likely become available for users to download within a week or two. The new operating
Google Code has launched a new tool designed to make it easier for developers to track their use of Google’s APIs. Google API Console aggregates information about which APIs a
A pair of researchers at Cornell University are developing a new programming language which requires coders to build secure applications. “Fabric” is a set of extensions for Java that build
Sprint is kicking off an initiative to help developers create multiple platform Web apps. The mobile carrier plans to use software from Openwave to build what it calls a Browser-VAS
A new report from online job board Dice finds that 57 percent of companies involved in developing mobile apps are planning to hire in the next 12 months. However, more
In 1986, Susan Lammers interviewed 19 prominent programmers for her book Programmers at Work. This article revisits their early thoughts on the computing industry and catches up with five of
It was getting pretty hard to keep track of all the app stores out there, but someone finally put together a list. Although it still looks a little incomplete, it
Confirming rumors that the company was decreasing its support for the projects, Microsoft will officially hand off control of the IronRuby and IronPython programming languages to the open source community
A new report from IDC says that software as a service (SaaS) is on “a tear,” with expected compound annual growth rates of 26 percent through 2014. “Software will never