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SkyDrive’s Secret Code Editor

Microsoft has quietly rolled out a SkyDrive cloud development feature. If you create a text file on your local PC and upload it to SkyDrive, you can open the file

Microsoft Revamps Developer Portal

As part of its ongoing efforts to unify its development platforms, Microsoft is rolling out a redesigned home page for the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN). The portal aims to provide

10 Revolutionary Mobile Development Tools

Mobile development tools have come a long way in just a few short years. Today’s tools make the process of writing apps much easier—particularly if you are interested in cross-platform

New Developer Features in iOS 7 Beta 4

Hidden in the code of the latest iOS 7 beta release is information about some likely new features for the next iPhone. Specifically, the beta 4 includes a folder called

Salesforce.com Adds New Mobile Development Tools

Following a 40-city developer tour, Salesforce.com has launched some new tools for developers. Specifically, it has released twenty open source HTML5 and CSS templates that focus on making the most

Getting Started with Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon is the biggest player in the cloud computing market today. While millions of users shop Amazon’s retail website every day, not everyone is aware that some of the most

Yet Another Agile Architecture Gotcha

I’ve already discussed in an article and a blog post the difference between the Agile enterprise architecture I write about in my book, The Agile Architecture Revolution, and the Agile

CloudBees Buys FoxWeave

Java platform as a service (PaaS) vendor CloudBees has acquired FoxWeave, which offers cloud-based data integration. CloudBees and FoxWeave together make it easier to utilize APIs, and they make it

Building Search Interface Using Apache Solr in .NET

A quick, granular and accurate search interface is of prime importance for most web applications today. Many have traditional search interfaces where the scope of search is restricted to specific

Dustup at OSCON – Missing the API Bigger Picture?

Fellow Cloud pontificator Randy Bias caused quite a stir at O’Reilly’s Open Source Convention (OSCON) this week. Basically, he suggested that the OpenStack crowd capitulate to Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Microsoft Azure to Add OpenJDK Support

Microsoft had previously announced that its Azure cloud computing service would soon support Oracle Java, but now it is also planning to add support for an open source implementation of

Google Updates App Engine

Google has released version 1.8.2 of its App Engine cloud development program. One of the most significant improvements in the release is an updated version of Google Plugin For Eclipse

IBM Gets Involved with Cloud Foundry

IBM has announced that it plans to be involved in the development of Cloud Foundry, an open source platform as a service project currently managed by VMware spinoff Pivotal. According

Is the Cloud Making Developers Obsolete?

The rise of cloud development platforms has seen a growing number of vendors touting “codeless” enterprise application development. Many of these tools promise to allow business employees to create new

Java Will Get New Updates for ARM

Oracle and ARM have announced that they are working together to update Java for use with ARM processors. That could make Java SE more suitable for use on some embedded

Fear the Insider Threat

When you hire an employee, especially one with a sensitive role like a system administrator, what kind of background checks do you perform? Typical organizations will check candidates’ criminal records

AppScale Launches App Inventor Cloud Appliance

AppScale has released a new “private cloud in a box” called the App Inventor Cloud Appliance. App Inventor is a Web application that simplifies mobile development. The new appliance includes

Security Breach at iOS Developer Site

Apple has sent an email to developers notifying them that its portal at developer.apple.com suffered a security breach. As a result, the company took the site offline while it investigates,

Adobe Updates PhoneGap

Adobe has released the 3.0 version of its PhoneGap cross-platform mobile development platform. The open source tool boasts several improvements, including a new plug-in architecture designed to keep your apps

Will Your Next Resume Be Written in Code?

Insurance company MetLife is taking a novel approach to recruiting development talent. The company has launched a new website that asks developers to submit their resumes in JSON. The site