Since 1998, DevX has helped people start businesses, build websites, and provide enterprise technology to people globally. Interviewing the likes of Microsoft’s co-founder, Steve Ballmer, the publication brings comprehensive, reliable, and accessible insights to the Internet.
End-user application developers (EUADs) have always been around, but market research firm Gartner says that tight budgets and the growth of simplified application development tools could mean that these “citizen
As the founder and CEO of Appular, the first marketing and PR firm that serves only iOS app makers, Brian Akaka has helped turn apps like Simplenote, Doodle Jump, The
A year ago, Twitter had just 150,000 apps in its “ecosystem.” Today, the micro-blogging service announced that it has more than 1 million apps and that it was launching a
RIM has announced that users have now downloaded apps from the BlackBerry App World more than 1 billion times. Although the news is positive, it highlights how far the BlackBerry
In an effort to boost app downloads, Google is rolling out a redesigned version of its Android Market. “To make it fun and easy for users to explore fresh content,
We never make mistakes. Our endeavors have flawless execution. That is how many of us secretly hope to be perceived in a professional environment. It’s not easy to admit flaws
Many organizations realize there are significant advantages to moving their business-critical applications to the public cloud. With competitive pressures becoming stronger all the time, the heat is on to make
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has issued a new report with good news for mobile developers. He claims that the average Apple device owner will download 83 apps this year,
Thomas Wailgum, an editor at CIO.com, once wrote “It might appear that even tobacco companies enjoy a better level of overall ‘likeability’ than do enterprise software vendors.” Aaron Levie, founder
Mobile analytics firm Flurry has released a new report that surprisingly concludes that freemium apps (those that are free to try but charge for “extras”) make more money than apps
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, 2011 college graduates who majored in computer science were more likely to receive job offers than those with any other majors.
On Thursday, Apple announced that the App Store had passed 15 million downloads. Currently, the App Store has more than 425,000 apps, including 100,000 iPad apps. So far, developers have
In 2010, customers spent a total of $10 billion on software as a service (SaaS) offerings. However, Gartner predicts that this segment of the cloud computing market could be worth
Building Java apps for the cloud is about to get a bit easier thanks to a new tool from Java startup CloudBees.CloudBees has a DEV@cloud service that provides the contiguous
Akiri Solutions has announced the debut of DevBox, a new virtual appliance for application developers. DevBox includes tools for bug and issue tracking, automated backup, a built-in wiki and point-and-click
Puppet Labs CEO Luke Kaines has a warning for developers who are eager to jump into the cloud. “Cloud computing represents a great way to save money and speed up
One of the most popular demos at this year’s Google I/O conference was an Android-powered labyrinth game (see Figure 1). Using a Motorola Xoom Android tablet, players attempted to navigate
According to analysts at research2guidance, the market for third-party mobile app development is poised to take off. In 2010, mobile app development project revenue totaled $10.2 billion. However, the firm
On July 1, Apple began seeding the gold master (GM) release of the Lion update for OS X to developers. The company has said that it plans to release the
Just days after YGN Ethical Hacker Group went public with information about security vulnerabilities on Apple’s developer site, Apple has fixed the problems. YGN had first notified the company about
Cisco is launching a new app store called AppHQ. This distribution hub for Cius tablet apps will feature tools that make it easier for enterprise IT managers to control which
Agile methodology has done much to improve the speed of development teams, but it doesn’t address the performance of the other groups involved in the process of bringing software to
EvansData has released the results of a new survey which found that 56 percent of enterprise developers currently used NoSQL, and 63 percent plan to do so in the next
Microsoft has released a community technology preview (CTP) of the Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse with Java. The tool makes it easier for Eclipse users to package their Java applications
Just when you thought you had mastered the alphabet soup of cloud services, along comes DaaS (development-as-a-service). Al Hilwa, program director for IDC’s Application Development Software research, explained how DaaS
One point of distinction between Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android has been that Android supports Adobe’s Flash technology, while iOS doesn’t. However, Google may be backing away from its support
Which country produces better programmers — India or the U.S.? To find out, GILD compares the results of game-like skills tests completed by more than half a million developers. Here’s
The YGN Ethical Hacker Group has issued a public warning about vulnerabilities in the Apple Developer Site which could simplify phishing attacks. The group says that they warned Apple of
Intel’s Peter Biddle said that the company plans to add support for subscription based pricing to its AppUp store. The AppUp store currently has more than 3,000 apps for netbooks
Apple is pushing out build 9a5248d of iOS 5 to its developers. The second iOS 5 beta adds several new features, notably Wi-Fi syncing. The new feature will allow iPhone
