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Online job board oDesk regularly publishes an Online Employment Report which lists the most in-demand skills based on data from site job postings. The latest version shows a 710 percent
Ever since the release of ASP.NET MVC there is a constant buzz to evaluate its features and compare it with traditional Web Forms development. This article compares both these frameworks
My favorite session at the Las Vegas Dev Connections conference last April was the part given by Markus Egger on the topic of Cognitive Friction. I’m embarrassed to say that after 15 years
Harris Interactive has released a new poll which reveals that 38 percent of mobile app users are unhappy with “most” of the apps they’ve tried. That could be bad news
After a few years on the job, developers often find themselves asking: what’s next? For some, the answer could be to go to business school to earn an MBA. Today,
According to Plato, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs, and two heads.? These were very powerful beings that eventually rebelled against the Greek gods.? The answer Zeus
Recent Apple announcements related to Java had some Mac developers wondering if future versions of OS X would support Java. Now Apple has answered that question by announcing its support
In this article, open source heavyweight Bruce Perens explains the complications resulting from a lawsuit between Red Hat and Acacia. Acacia had sued Red Hat for violating a patent on
When Ram Arumugam answered his phone at a noisy kids soccer arena, a voice said, “Ram, this is Steve.” It was Apple CEO Steve Jobs calling to discuss an e-mail
Intel, hardly a household name in software, has lately been building its software credibility in the developer community, especially among developers using its multi-core processors. Intel’s interest in developer tools
With the cost for all-day meetings reaching into the thousands of dollars, project managers are well-advised to make sure their meetings are as efficient as possible. In this article, experts
According to developer Tim Caswell, “One of the secrets to being a super effective JavaScript developer is to truly understand the semantics of the language.” In order to help others
The list of the top 100 grossing iPhone apps includes 34 free apps that make their money through in-app purchases. This so-called “freemium” model has rapidly grown in popularity since
The ongoing fight between Oracle and Apache just got a little more heated. The Apache Software Foundation is asking other JCP members to vote against releasing the next proposed version
Three months ago I wrote an article about going from agile development to something that would speed up development at the expense of quality.? It isn’t meant to be a
Inheriting code from another project or another company is a mixed blessing for developers. Finished code that works is always a plus, but what about code that works and is
Internet.com — the online IT news and information network and a sister site of DevX.com – has unveiled a new education portal, Education.Internet.com. The idea is this: From a single
A recent article on Training.DevX.com argues that they certainly are. When it comes to salary figures, for example, the article sited a 2009 Project Management Institute survey that says project
It’s no secret that there are countless options when it comes to tech training. To help break things down, we launched an article on our new site, Training.DevX.com, which details
Google’s contacts API allows developers to access users’ Gmail contact lists and some other data. However, Google has recently changed its terms of service so that developers who use that
Analytics firm Distimo says that Apple’s App Store now officially has more than 300,000 apps. About 38,000 of those are for the iPad, and about 7 percent work on both
Microsoft researcher Don Syme has announced that a compiler and core library for the F# programming language are now available under an Apache license. Previously, the code was available, but
This article offers advice from a developer who’s already begun creating apps for Windows Phone 7. It covers migrating WP7 apps to and from other Windows platforms, how to avoid
When Apple first announced its new Mac App Store, it said it would begin accepting apps for review in November. Now it is making good on that promise. The company
Developer Interest in iPhone Decreases, Windows Phone 7 on the RiseA new report from Millennial Media ranks the top mobile application development platforms. According to the newest “State of the
In part I of this article, (Resource Sharing, Part I: An Architect’s Perspective) we focused on how the architect is affected by resource sharing and how resource sharing could actually
Google Code has launched a new tool designed to make it easier for developers to track their use of Google’s APIs. Google API Console aggregates information about which APIs a
Developers can now access the “golden master” version of iOS 4.2, and the upgrade will likely become available for users to download within a week or two. The new operating
We present the top ways to quickly make gains in search engine optimization. 1) Title Tag The title tag within the html head section is sometimes bypassed as a nuisance.
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
