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The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
Sencha describes Sencha Architect 2, the latest incarnation of its visual Web development tool, as "a massive upgrade to Ext Designer," the previous version. The name change from Designer to Architect reflects the product's new focus. Instead of a tool for building Web UIs, Sencha says the new version is suitable for creating complete Web applications, both for UI designers and back-end developers. That's true up to a point.
By Neil McAllister | 16 May, 2012 20:12
Despite the gold-rush atmosphere around mobile application development, you won't find many newbie-friendly tools aligned to help nonprogrammers mine for application riches. Even if the target platforms often seem like toys, most of the development kits are still developer-minded and code-centric, and they can present formidable hurdles to the uninitiated.
By James R. Borck | 11 May, 2012 20:15
Cloud-based app features and services now can quickly be included in mobile apps, with an improved toolset from Appcelerator.
By John Cox | 18 April, 2012 08:27
Are enterprise applications really secure? It depends on whom you ask.
By Brandon Butler | 21 March, 2012 02:47
Mobile development is as much about UI artistry and screen flow as technical programming. This premium on presentation means that the most important skills for building mobile apps are more likely to be found in your Web developers than your Objective-C coders.
By James R. Borck | 15 February, 2012 22:07
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