The prodigious growth of mobile devices for businesses — and the plethora of apps that run on them — has created tremendous challenges for developers. Arguably, their greatest challenge is
With all the changes that 2010 brought, what will happen this year with applications and software development in general? this year? Here are a few interesting predictions for developers, courtesy
Database.com, unveiled recently at Salesforce’s annual Dreamforce conference, is an open database that the vendor claims will work with any device, platform and application. “We see cloud databases as a
By Rob Howard, Dan Maycock and Greg Martin Developers of iPhone applications possess the fundamentals and key understanding for building applications for small form factor devices. When creating a mobile
Elance reported continued strong demand in IT hiring at its job Web site, which caters to companies looking to hire contract workers for online projects. In a report released this
Just a few years ago, doing development with native technologies was completely out of vogue for most developers. Now, it’s all the rage, at least in the mobile space. What
Android is a very hot platform for mobile developers. Indeed, a recent report indicates it may be the hottest platform. Mobile Developer Economics 2010 and Beyond, from VisionMobile, states that
Thanks to a series of improvements in developer tools that Nokia announced last week at Nokia World in London, developers should find it easier and more profitable to build apps
If the essence of a couple of recent reports are true, Android is a very popular platform for mobile developers — and the most popular in 2010. Other reports indicate