Why developers are turning to API services

As application development increasingly hooks into outside services, tools to manage all those APIs are sprouting up

By Paul Krill | 23 April, 2013 10:18

Tags: Mobile Development, application development, web services, software, service-oriented architecture, MuleSoft, enterprise architecture, cloud computing, internet, ncr, Development tools, mobile technology, Architecture

In Pictures: 7 hot iPad apps for business

From Web conferencing to to-do lists, a growing legion of business apps built for the mobile workforce are finding favor with iPad devotees

By Paul Krill | 19 April, 2013 08:30

Tags: Apple, apps, mobility, slideshow, Components, iPad

Java 8 release delayed until next year

The new version of standard Java was due this September, but the need for more work on security issues and Project Lambda have pushed the release date back to the first quarter of 2014

By Paul Krill | 18 April, 2013 18:35

Tags: application development, Java Programming, security, software, Oracle

Objective-C's dip in popularity tied to decline in iPad and iPhone

The language used for Apple iOS app development drops a notch in Tiobe index

By Paul Krill | 11 April, 2013 10:09

Tags: application development, GitHub, mobile technology, Google, ios, objective, software, operating systems, Apple, Yahoo

Old Java can learn new tricks from C, Android

Experts say the language should crib app isolation, locality, and automated parallelism from more modern sources

By Paul Krill | 10 April, 2013 10:16

Tags: Mobile Development, application development, mobile technology, Java Programming, Salesforce.com, software

Software engineers spend lots of time not building software

Administrative tasks, brainstorming, and waiting for tests combine to overtake the hours spent designing and coding

By Paul Krill | 08 April, 2013 10:09

Tags: application development, software

Open source plug-in speeds mobile app development

Soasta, Cloudbees partner to connect mobile app dev to Jenkins continuous integration server, making it easier for developers to test and deploy apps to the cloud

By Paul Krill | 02 April, 2013 12:21

Tags: Mobile Development, Hudson, application development, paas, CloudBees, software, cloud computing, internet, Development tools, Apple, mobile technology, Google

IDC: Web and native device app platforms will coexist in 2013

The analyst firm is also optimistic about the adoption of cloud IDEs and heterogeneous parallel processing

By Paul Krill | 29 March, 2013 18:57

Tags: Mobile Development, application development, mobile technology, IDC, software, Appcelerator

The dark side of the beloved Python

The schism between Python 2.x and 3.x and other deficiencies frustrate its enthusiastic developer community

By Paul Krill | 25 March, 2013 10:17

Tags: application development, python, GitHub, software

JavaScript's popularity rankings vary widely

Indexes of programming languages say one thing, but GitHub's rankings tells a different story about JavaScript's popularity

By Paul Krill | 13 March, 2013 15:33

Tags: application development, GitHub, Java Programming, software, javascript

The rise of Cloud-based IDEs

Development tools in the cloud enable programming from anywhere, but they're not suited for all app dev needs

By Paul Krill | 12 March, 2013 10:08

Tags: Development tools, Development Environments, application development, paas, software, cloud computing, internet

In Pictures: 15 high-impact Apache projects

From Harmony to Hadoop, Apache has been a powerful contributor to the open source ecosystem

What's wrong with agile development: Culture, people top the list

Agile development projects are succeeding, but when they fail, it's often due to staffing and teamwork issues

By Paul Krill | 26 February, 2013 13:11

Tags: application development, agile development, Technology Business, it strategy, software, IT management, Information Technology Careers

New Groundwork Web dev framework shows promise

The open source project enables development of applications scaling from handheld devices to large-format televisions

By Paul Krill | 22 February, 2013 11:08

Tags: Mobile Development, Apple, application development, mobile technology, software, Xamarin

Apple iOS development extended to Visual Studio

With Xamarin version 2.0, Visual Studio developers can build C# apps to run on Apple devices

By Paul Krill | 20 February, 2013 14:14

Tags: Mobile Development, application development, Microsoft .Net, software, Xamarin, Microsoft Visual Studio, Development tools, Apple, Microsoft Windows, mobile technology, Google, Microsoft