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Adults who move back in with their parents are often called “boomerang” children. A similar thing happens in IT when business software development begins in the cloud and later moves
Hype surrounding Apple’s long-awaited touch tablet centers on the living room. But are iPads ready for the boardroom? The cubicle? The data center? Whether enterprises are ready for iPads or
In February, Intel and Nokia announced that they would combine their Moblin and Maemo mobile operating systems, and now they’ve released the first fruits of their labors. Those interested in
Microsoft says it wants to encourage open-source application development for Windows. With that goal in mind, it is launching CoApp, a new platform that will make it easier for developers
With Apple forbidding Flash on the iPhone and iPad, and developers looking to Silverlight and HTML5, Adobe hasn’t had a lot of good Flash news lately. However, that may be
No matter which platform they use, many SQL developers continue to struggle with concurrency, resource management, space management, and speed. These tips may help: Don’t use UPDATE instead of CASE
Beginning today, developers have the ability to create mashups based on the actual contents of users’ Gmail inboxes. That’s because Google Code Labs has enabled OAuth for Gmail. The tool
Linear least squares lets you find the line that best fits a set of data points but sometimes the points don’t lie along a line. The second part of this
On Monday, Apple officially released the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK and iPad 3.2 firmware updates for developers creating applications for the iPad. Ironically, in order to have their apps available
Distimo’s new Monitor lets developers track statistics on their apps for both iPhone and Android, with more app stores to be added soon. It offers application development pros a dashboard
Recently, more and more handset manufacturers have been rolling out new phones based on the Android operating system. That would seem to be good news for Google, except that different
Developers often rely on local caching techniques to speed their applications. However, local caching doesn’t work if you have too much data, shared data that is accessed by multiple application
ASP.NET MVC 2.0 is the latest Microsoft framework for building web applications on top of the .NET framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5 etc. MVC stands for Model, View, and Controller, a
Based on analysis of leaked iPad screenshots, most developers are planning to charge iPad users about double what they charge iPhone users. The pricing strategy seems to make sense for
While it’s way too easy to get a brain-freeze every time you hear or read about cloud computing’s transformative this and oh-so-superlative that, developers of mobile apps have one solid
Start-up TheyMakeApps wants to become the central marketplace for one of today’s hottest commodities—mobile application development experts. The site won the business category award at the South by Southwest interactive
In order for agile development processes to succeed, you’ve got to create software that actually works for the end user. And that means dealing with your “bug debt” along the
ScrumIT is offering seven would-be software developers a unique opportunity—the chance to apprentice under “master developer” Mel Pullen. Pullen says, “I’m staking my reputation on being able to take people
Is Facebook trying to take over the entire Internet? A new extension to Facebook Connect and the Facebook API can put a like button on any site, effectively turning those
Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4 are closing in on final production release dates, and that has developers thinking about when they’ll upgrade. Specifically, when should they upgrade
Mobile carrier Verizon will launch V Cast Apps next week with about 300 applications, though it hopes to soon have many thousands available. Unlike other app stores, Verizon’s will allow
Information technology projects aren’t slowing down just because the economy tanked — only IT budgets. Everywhere you turn, businesses are facing serious challenges that require a fresh look at how
Ansca Mobile has announced that Corona SDK 1.2, scheduled for released in May, will allow developers to create Android apps in addition to iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps. “It’s
In its February 2010 Mobile Metrics Report, Admob reveals that smartphones accounted for 48 percent of traffic, up from 35 percent the year before. In absolute terms, traffic increased a
In this article, Developer World takes a long, hard look at the recent problems at SAP, including delays and lack of innovation. While the company has embraced agile development as
It’s a good time to be looking for a job in application development—and most other areas of IT. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, demand for systems and
If you’re an application developer working on Android apps with the Java-based SDK, you’ll find plenty of documentation. If you want to work at the platform level, you’ll find much
At the EclipseCon conference, Mike Milinkovich, Eclipse’s executive director, unveiled a few details about the summer release of Eclipse SDK 4.0 (e4). He said the new platform will offer a
This is a continuation of my previous article about RESTful web services, “There is REST for the Weary Developer.” This article explains a proof of concept for implementing a REST
At EclipseCon 2010 in Santa Clara, CA, Red Hat announced the available of two new products. The JBoss Enterprise SOA Platform 5.0 features an updated enterprise services bus with enhanced
