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Creating an Effective GUI Automation Framework

The term “automation framework” is widely known today in the world of software testing. Although most individuals relate it to technology used for UI based automation, it is almost always

Judge Rules in Favor of Patent Troll

Two years ago, Lodsys began sending letters to iOS developers, demanding that they pay 0.575 percent of revenues to license patents on in-app purchasing and upgrades. Apple fought back, saying

Engine Yard Adds Java Support to its PaaS

Platform as a service (PaaS) vendor Engine Yard used the Oracle OpenWorld event as an opportunity to announce support for two Oracle technologies. First, Engine Yard now supports cloud development

Does Your Cloud Depend on Dwarves in a Box?

Remember the fascinating story of the Mechanical Turk? This chess-playing automaton was a sensation in the courts of eighteenth century Europe. Who ever heard of a machine that could play

FDA Releases Guidelines for Mobile Medical Apps

The mobile development industry has created a wide range of apps related to health and medicine without knowing whether or how those apps would be regulated. Now the Food and

Give NSA People a Break

You have to admit, the United States National Security Agency (NSA) has had a really hard time lately. Edward Snowden’s revelations of the heretofore top secret PRISM program keep on

Expert Advice on Transitioning to Cloud Development

In this lengthy article, InfoQ asked a panel of cloud computing experts for advice on transitioning to cloud development. Here are a couple of key takeaways. Developer evangelist Adron Hall

Avoid Tunnel Vision

In my role at ZapThink I get to speak with people at all levels of many organizations, from the most technical of developers to the most senior executives in the

Three Things Continuous Delivery Can Do For You

If you’ve been searching for a software strategy that can help you deliver new features to your customers or staff with greater speed and efficiency then continuous delivery is it.

Apiary secures $1.6 million seed funding

Apiary, the API design platform company, announced yesterday it has secured $1.63 million in seed funding led by Flybridge Capital Partners and Baseline Ventures. Headquartered in San Francisco with engineering

DevOps Drives Revenue for IT Shops: CA Study

DevOps is catching on more than ever among more agile IT groups and now, based on survey data from CA Technologies, it is apparent that DevOps is indeed not only

LinkedIn Open Sources Samza

LinkedIn has released Samza, a big data tool for real-time data processing, under an open source license. LinkedIn’s Chris Riccomini explained, “Samza helps you build applications that process feeds of

Splunk Buys Mobile Analytics Vendor BugSense

Splunk, known for its IT monitoring and analytics tools, has announced the acquisition of BugSense, a mobile analytics company. In the past, Splunk hasn’t targeted the mobile space. However, company

Seven Coding Trends Worth Exploring

Enterprises application development teams often shy away from “cutting edge” programming techniques. Large organizations often look for very stable solutions—after all, no one wants to slide from leading edge to

Who’s Writing Linux Now?

The Linux Foundation has released its annual Linux Development Report, which chronicles who is making the most contributions to the open source operating system. As in other recent years, most

Continuous Integration is Critical

Developing software requires planning for change, continuously observing the results, immediate feedback, and incrementally course correcting based on the results. Startups are commonly plagued by the following problems: ???Lack of