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In keeping with the theme of focusing on good engineering practices, Continuous Integration is a practice that development managers, project managers and others in agile teams should insist their teams
Cloud computing is in the middle of a hot technology cycle, which means big technology companies wanting to build cloud platforms are still on the lookout for acquisitions. No one
Adobe, one of the best-known developer of document management products and services, is taking sharp aim at a relatively new market — customer experience management (CEM). The core concept behind
The reason Red Hat set up Fedora as a separate entity is that Red Hat was overwhelmed by tech support calls from people who had gotten free Red Hat CDs in
Security startups have become hot acquisition targets for bigger companies that are trying to protect themselves or their customers from an endless stream of cyberattacks, according to Bob Ackerman, the
A pair of researchers at Cornell University are developing a new programming language which requires coders to build secure applications. “Fabric” is a set of extensions for Java that build
Sprint is kicking off an initiative to help developers create multiple platform Web apps. The mobile carrier plans to use software from Openwave to build what it calls a Browser-VAS
A new report from online job board Dice finds that 57 percent of companies involved in developing mobile apps are planning to hire in the next 12 months. However, more
The success of a business or a project is very often dependent on whether it can sustain itself financially or not. Sometimes that is a matter of having sufficient revenue
In 1986, Susan Lammers interviewed 19 prominent programmers for her book Programmers at Work. This article revisits their early thoughts on the computing industry and catches up with five of
It was getting pretty hard to keep track of all the app stores out there, but someone finally put together a list. Although it still looks a little incomplete, it
Confirming rumors that the company was decreasing its support for the projects, Microsoft will officially hand off control of the IronRuby and IronPython programming languages to the open source community
A new report from IDC says that software as a service (SaaS) is on “a tear,” with expected compound annual growth rates of 26 percent through 2014. “Software will never
In this two-part series, we will focus on Resource Sharing: as it pertains to the software/system architect and as it pertains to the infrastructure provider. In other words: from both
At yesterday’s “Back to the Mac” event, Steve Jobs offered a sneak peak at the latest version of OS X, codenamed “Lion.” Among the OS’s new features is a Mac
Apple’s restrictions for its iOS App Store have been the subject of much discussion. So what will be allowed in the newly announced Mac App Store? Here are some highlights
Node.js allows developers to build networked applications in JavaScript outside the browser, and it’s being used by thousands of developers. Why? Developer Guillermo Rauch explains, “Most web developers are already
Most articles I have written focus on Agile Project Management techniques.? One area where agile PM?s can improve is their involvement with team engineering practices.? Without a strong, good agile
Denim Group’s CSRF e-Learning Module Offered for Free As security threats continue to grow more and more complex, the demand for developers who are equipped to address vulnerabilities increases. Recently,
In a move meant to keep its Office cash cow earning ever more income, even as the IT world moves towards computing in the cloud, Microsoft introduced a set of
Intel’s status as “just a massive chip company” is definitely a thing of the past. The behemoth from Santa Clara has been very busy on the software front, forging a
Vendors of cloud technology like Microsoft and VMware promise big cost savings for customers who move their operations to the cloud, and more and more businesses are trying out at
Sales of BlackBerry smartphones are down 25 percent this year, and RIM’s poor app store is getting a lot of the blame. “It’s horrible,” says Terry Hughes of developer Widality.
Google is rolling out version 1.3.8 of its App Engine SDK with a number of improvements for both Python and Java developers. First, they’ve added a new Instances pages to
Analytics firm Flurry has published a new report which shows that in-app purchases have displaced ads as the top source of revenue for mobile games and social networking apps on
Attributes provide a great way to improve the readability and maintenance of your application’s code. You can decorate your classes, methods, properties, etc. with metadata information and then inspect these
I am continually amazed at the serendipity that occur every day. A short time ago I was having lunch with an industry insider when he mentioned the beginnings of a
As an engineer, I know how frustrating front-end development can be. After dealing with back-end databases, sever code, various frameworks, security, scalability, and other engineering issues, it’s difficult to find
Since the publication of Donald Knuth’s seminal work, The Art of Computer Programming, those in the know understand that making software requires a special creative outlook that makes the undertaking
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
