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Visual Studio 2013 Preview Due Soon

In the past, Microsoft has taken two years between each update of its Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE), but it is rushing out Visual Studio 2013 less than one

When Good Developers Write Bad Code

At the O’Reilly Fluent Conference, Sarah Mei from Pivotal Labs addressed a common phenomenon on enterprise application development teams—really good developers who unexpectedly write really lousy code. According to Mei,

Newly Uncovered Cloud Backup Risk: Forgetfulness

One of Amazon’s newer offerings is Amazon Glacier, a low-cost, highly durable storage service for archiving and backup. By trading off speed of access for durability, they’re able to charge

What’s Coming in Windows 8.1 for Developers?

Microsoft has now revealed a few more details about the next version of Windows, version 8.1, codenamed Windows Blue. For users, the big news is that Microsoft is bringing back

Top Skills for Hadoop Developers

With more and more enterprises launching big data projects, workers with Hadoop skills are in high demand. That raises the question, if developers want to apply for Hadoop-related jobs, what

HP Revamps App Modernization Tools and Services

Enterprise applications have a reputation for being ugly and somewhat difficult to use. But HP wants to change that perception. “Historically, most enterprise application developers start with a set of

iOS 7: ‘Black, White, And Flat All Over’

9to5Mac has a lengthy article with information from unnamed sources about the new look for iOS 7. They say the design will be “black, white, and flat all over.” In

Joyent Drops Cloud Computing Prices to Match Amazon

Cloud computing provider Joyent is determined to catch up to industry leader Amazon Web Services (AWS). With that goal in mind, the company has introduced thirteen new server instance types

The Problem with PaaS: Appropriate Abstraction

Amazon has shown that Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) can actually work, leaving all other IaaS players scrambling to compete. For its part, Salesforce.com has illustrated that Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) can be similarly successful,

Seven Mobile Development Tools You Should Try

InfoWorld has put together a list of “7 must-try mobile dev tools.” This isn’t a group of editor picks—instead a group of developers weighed in with their favorites. They include

Rackspace Works to Attract Developers

In the past, Rackspace has been primarily an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) vendor, but now it’s adding features to become more attractive as a cloud development platform. Specifically, its

Atlassian Updates Jira Bug Tracker

Atlassian has officially released Jira 6, the latest version of its bug tracking tool. The most noticeable change in the bug tracker is the revamped interface, which the company says

Why I Just Don’t Get SAP HANA

If you follow enterprise IT, you can’t miss SAP’s HANA in-memory database. SAP claims this product is a game changer, and they have managed to run their enterprise software on

Should Enterprises Offer Developers Free Perks?

Datamation’s Eric Spiegel writes of his past experience working for a company that decided to stop giving away free sodas and snacks. While it was a small thing, the change

The DevOps Paradox

I’m a big fan of DevOps. So when I read a thought-provoking blog post on why organizations shouldn’t implement DevOps, well, I had to chime in. The author of the

Rising Demand for Developers with Big Data Skills

Recently, numerous sources have noted strong demand and increasing salaries for developers with big data skills. For example, a McKinsey Global Institute report stated, “By 2018, the United States alone

What’s Happening at BlackBerry Live

Blackberry is currently holding its annual BlackBerry Live event in Orlando, and the first day kicked off on a high note. “I remember being right here one year ago …

Go Goes Faster

Google has released version 1.1 of its Go programming language. “The most significant improvements are performance-related,” blogged Google’s Andrew Gerrand. “It is likely that your Go code will run noticeably

Want Cybersecurity? Get Cloud

Want Cybersecurity? Get Cloud. That’s the perspective of General Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency and commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, speaking at an event on May