First released in November 2009, Microsoft’s Windows Server AppFabric has just entered the beta 2 stage. The collection of application services includes the “Dublin” app server, “Velocity” caching technology, and
Four months ago, Google first unveiled Go, a new programming language that attempts to marry the speed of Python and the robustness of C++. While it’s still a work in
Web app developers not only face the challenge of testing their code for initial release, they also must maintain apps so that they remain secure and continue performing at an
“Open-source” isn’t just for applications–it’s also for APIs. Companies are increasingly opening up enterprise software to third-party developers in an attempt to boost revenues. However, open APIs also carry the
Applications can fail for more reasons that just poorly written code. In fact, often failures result from human causes rather than technical causes. In this article, Curtis analyzes six common
PayPal sees an opportunity for developers. The company thinks third-party developers could make good money offering apps to consumers and merchants that relate to PayPal’s services, but that the company
DeveloperWorld calls Joe Stack’s fatal flight into a government building ” callous, selfish, and inexcusable,” but also points out that he has a legitimate point about tax laws that treat
In a blog post titled “Key Software Development Trends,” S. Somasegar, senior vice president of the Microsoft Developer Division, explained how Microsoft intends to respond to some recent development trends.
Last week, Apple began removing apps from the App Store that contain sexually explicit or suggestive content. So far, it has deleted 6,000 apps that had been previously approved, about