Software Development
Development Stories
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Who Are Our Users—Actually?Dr. Genevieve Bell is an anthropologist working at Intel. Her keynote at the 2012 Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Conference touched on where she thinks technology is going, who our users actually are, and in what context they use our products. | 
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Growth in Mobile DevelopmentMobile software development has hit some high marks this year. The latest numbers from some of the most popular app stores—operated by Apple, Google, and Microsoft—show that the ongoing demand for developers is looking strong. | 
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Learning to Self-organizeThe concept of self-organizing teams is one of the most important foundations of successful software development but also one that is often misunderstood. | 
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How to Say No to Project Scope Creep Scope creep hasn’t been getting as much attention as in past years, perhaps due to more mature development processes, such as agile methods. Inevitably, though, some customers will want just one more thing and just one more other thing. So, the ability to say no will always be in style. |
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Amazon Embarking on a Developer Hiring SpreeIn an effort to go toe-to-toe with the competition, Amazon is boosting its development staff and could potentially build a software center in Detroit. | 
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Scientists Create Software Simulation of a Living OrganismScientists at Stanford University and the J. Craig Venter Institute have created the first-ever software-based simulation of a living organism. |
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FDA Looking to Regulate Medical AppsWith the growing popularity of mobile medical apps, some of which are designed for critical health-monitoring tasks, the Food and Drug Administration is considering some form of regulation. |
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China Spends $160 Million to Fight Software PiracyIn order to combat the use of pirated software by government employees, China has recently spent $160 million on licensed software for government offices scattered around the country. |
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