The Biggest Development Trends of 2012It’s human nature to want to look back on the year we just finished and to look forward with anticipation to the coming year. Joe Townsend rounds up this year's biggest trends and shares his thoughts of what 2013 has in store for software and IT professionals.
Is It Time to Get Rid of the Desktop IDE?Eclipse set the development world abuzz in the fall of 2012 with the release of Orion, its browser-based integrated development environment (IDE). With the big push to move computing to the cloud, is it time to get rid of the desktop IDE?
Georgia Tech Issues Cyber Threat Forecast for 2013New and increasingly sophisticated means to capture and exploit user data, escalating battles over the control of online information, and continuous threats to the US supply chain from global sources are real possibilities according to the Georgia Tech Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2013.
Mobile Development's Unique Challenges Solved by AgileLearn how mobile developers are using agile's methodologies to traverse the unique landscape that mobile software presents. Although the Agile Manifesto was written long before smartphones and tablets and other mobile devices were built, agile's methodologies have never been more relevant.
James Bond Drives 3D Aston MartinFor the action scenes in the latest James Bond movie Skyfall, British company Propshop Modelmakers used innovative 3D printing technology from Augsburg-based voxeljet to create the three Aston Martin DB5 models that double for the now priceless original vehicle from the 1960s.
Don't Hope for a Happy UX—Build One YourselfYour site's UX is just as important as the product or service you're selling. Too many businesses wait for input once their site is online rather than involving potential clients from the start. Learn how to ensure that users love your site—and that they will return to it.
How Lean Is Your Development Platform?Businesses are now realizing the value of a lean approach to development, thereby working to eliminate any and all wasteful activity. Software development teams must ensure that their development platform abides by lean guiding principles, which enable their development process.
Is Touchscreen Technology Already in the Past?It seems like only yesterday that we were clamoring for touchscreen technology in all of our devices. RIM certainly understands this, but "yesterday" in the computer world is just that. The past. Developers today are working through some amazing inventions to eliminate the need to touch anything.
