NASA has published the guidelines that it uses for writing safety-critical code. The agency primarily uses C for safety-critical code, but the guidelines are also applicable to other languages. Here
In recent years, agile software development has enjoyed a steady rise in popularity, but now some developers have begun criticizing the methodology. At the Reaktor Dev Day in Finland, computer
Cloud Harmony has posted reliability ratings for thirty different cloud computing providers. Among the largest providers, Amazon’s EC2 appeared to have the best ratings for a compute service, achieving 99.9974
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has released the results of a new CIO survey that asked questions about mobility, cloud computing, spending priorities and storage. Key takeaways include the following:
At CES 2015, several vendors have unveiled virtual reality displays. One of the most notable is HP’s Zvr, which could have enterprise and education use cases. However, before VR use
In a new blog post, Todd Brix, Microsoft’s general manager of Windows Apps and Store, laid out the company’s plans to improve the Windows Store. “Providing a platform where developers
For some time, rumors have suggested that Microsoft engineers have been working on a non-Windows operating system. ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley reports that there have been two significant developments in
ZDNet has put together a list of the top business technology trends from the past year. Several of the items on the list relate directly to developers and could impact
Microsoft has released an update to the beta version of Windows App Studio that includes some significant changes. Windows App Studio is the company’s web-based mobile development platform. The latest